Nonprofit Organizations

​​​​​​This is a selected list of university centers and organizations that focus on nonprofit data collection and reporting, providing resources for managing and funding nonprofits, and hosting conferences for those involved or interested in nonprofit organizations. Many of these centers are attached to advanced degree programs nonprofit management and continuing education trainings. (Adapted from The Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Resource Guide, Library of Congress)

• Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management

  North Park University

• Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research

  University of San Diego

• Center for Civil Society Studies

  Johns Hopkins University

• Center for Community Research and Service

  University of Delaware

• Center for High Impact Philanthropy

  University of Pennsylvania

• Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies

  Northern Illinois University

• Center for Nonprofit Management

  Northwestern University

• Center for Public and Nonprofit Management

  Cleveland State University

• Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy

  Texas A&M University

• Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership

  Georgetown University

• Center for Public Service

  Seton Hall University

• Center for Social Sector Leadership

  University of California, Berkeley

• Center for the Study of Philosophy and Voluntarism

  Duke University

• Center for Women in Government and Civil Society

  University at Albany, SUNY

• Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise

  George Mason University

• Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

  University of Southern California

• Center on Philosophy and Civil Society

  City University of New York

• Center on Wealth and Philanthropy

  Boston College

• Do Good Institute

  University of Maryland

• Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

  Grand Valley State College

• Hauser Institute for Civil Society

  Harvard University

• Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management

  University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

• Institute for Nonprofit Management

  Portland State University

• Institute for Policy and Governance

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

  Indiana University, Indianapolis
  Purdue University

• Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

  Arizona State University

• Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations

  Case Western Reserve University

• Milano School of International Studies, Management, and Urban Policy

  The New School for Public Engagement

• National Center on Philanthropy and the Law

  New York University

• Netter Center for Community Partnerships

  University of Pennsylvania

• NonProfit and Civic Engagement Center

  Columbus State University

• The Nonprofit Center

  La Salle University

• Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program

  University of Missouri, St. Louis

• Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate

  University of Minnesota

• Nonprofit Management Track, Master of Science in Management

  The Catholic University of America

• Public Services Graduate Program

  DePaul University

• RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service

  University of Texas at Austin