The model permits the researchers to examine the incentive effects of tax policy by various demographic categories and by type of return filed. The role and impact of nonprofits in maintaining civil society. A study of nonprofits in the District of Columbia will provide a model for future work in this area. The financing of nonprofits. Using econometric models and simulation methods, staff study the effects on the nonprofit sector of various tax policies related to public giving, of proposed changes in tax incentives and exemptions, and of government contracts and block grants.
Researchers also examine the capacity for nonprofit-sector growth.
Special research projects. These include collecting data on faith-based service providers and analyzing the effect of welfare reform on nonprofits.