Forum Releases Latest Key Metrics Report

United Philanthropy Forum’s 2018 Key Metrics for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the finances, membership, services and programs, operations, and governance of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), based on the responses of 56 PSOs.

Key Findings

• PSO boards are more diverse than nonprofit boards overall but less diverse than the U.S. population.
• Most PSOs have strategies and resources focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
• Restricted grants are largest source of PSO revenue.
• Half of PSO expenses (50%) go to employee salaries and benefits, consistent with the average share reported by ASAE for nonprofit associations overall (49%)
• PSOs remain mostly positive about the economic outlook, but there are small signs of weakness.
• PSOs continue to report fairly high renewal rates and have a positive outlook on membership growth.