The Nonprofit Research Activities (NPRA) Survey measures research and experimental development (R&D) performance and funding at U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. The first full-scale survey was conducted in the spring of 2018 with a nationally representative sample of nonprofit organizations measuring FY 2016 R&D activities. The second round of the survey was conducted in partnership with the Census Bureau in the summer of 2021 measuring FY 2020 R&D activities.

Survey Description

Questionnaires

Data Tables

• Nonprofit Research Activities: Fiscal Year 2016
  DATA TABLES | NSF 22-338 | September 22, 2022

InfoBriefs

• U.S. Nonprofits Spent $22.6 Billion on R&D Activities in FY 2016
  InfoBriefs | NSF 22-337 | September 22, 2022

Working Papers

• Assessment of the FY 2016 Survey of Nonprofit Research Activities to Determine Whether Data Meet Current Statistical Standards for Publication
  Working Papers | NCSES 22-212 | September 22, 2022
• FY 2016 Nonprofit Research Activities Survey: Summary of Methodology, Assessment of Quality, and Synopsis of Results
  Working Papers | NCSES 21-202 | September 21, 2021

Forthcoming