Jul 6, 2026 · 18 min · 11 segments
This episode is a little different. It's a bit of a public service announcement. I recently read new nonprofit sector data, and honestly, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. The numbers…
Friends, I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that it has been a time out here.
Foundations are pulling back, and at the same time we are seeing unprecedented levels of need for the services that we offer.
According to the data, 46% of CEOs reporting burnout, which is up from 30% last year.
What is also happening out here is that 60% of these nonprofit surveys say that foundation grants are harder to secure than they ever have been before.
He is not going to be named, but he also affirmed that in fact, especially for smaller nonprofits, so let's say u- under a million dollars, the foundation funding field is harder to get simply because bigger foundations are relying on intermediaries to make recommendations for grants.
The entire sector is consolidating, so if you are out here as a smaller nonprofit, you are competing for a, you are in a more competitive landscape.
The other thing that they cited was that 39% of nonprofits that they surveyed ended '25 in a deficit.
Friends, I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that it has been a time out here.
Foundations are pulling back, and at the same time we are seeing unprecedented levels of need for the services that we offer.
According to the data, 46% of CEOs reporting burnout, which is up from 30% last year.
What is also happening out here is that 60% of these nonprofit surveys say that foundation grants are harder to secure than they ever have been before.
He is not going to be named, but he also affirmed that in fact, especially for smaller nonprofits, so let's say u- under a million dollars, the foundation funding field is harder to get simply because bigger foundations are relying on intermediaries to make recommendations for grants.
The entire sector is consolidating, so if you are out here as a smaller nonprofit, you are competing for a, you are in a more competitive landscape.
The other thing that they cited was that 39% of nonprofits that they surveyed ended '25 in a deficit.
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