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Condensed into a two-page brief, this resource is intended to inform conversations at the board level with key takeaways from CEP’s new report.
CEP’s 2026 State of Nonprofits report offers vital insight into how nonprofits are faring amidst unprecedented challenges — and what they need their funders to know. Based on survey data from nearly 400 organizations, the report also examines year-over-year trends using four years of longitudinal data CEP has collected.
May 2026
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