Deck 2: Overview of the Nonprofit Sector

Question 1

Who wrote "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" to discuss the decline in civic engagement among Americans?

A) Bill Gates
B) Robert Putnam
C) Lester Salamon
D) Michael Moore

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What were the total combined assets of all nonprofits in 2013?

A) $500 million
B) $200 billion
C) $800 billion
D) $3.22 trillion

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the Internal Revenue Service classification for nonprofits organizations that work for social change?

A) cultural
B) religious
C) advocacy
D) environmental

Answer 3

C

Question 4

If measured by the total number of organizations, the largest subsector of charitable nonprofits is the ______.

A) religious
B) health services
C) human service
D) international and foreign affairs

Question 5

In 2013, the nonprofit sector employed what percentage of the total U.S. workforce?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 20%
D) 30%

Question 6

If measured by total revenue, which subsector of charitable nonprofits is the largest?

A) religious
B) health services
C) human services
D) international and foreign affairs

Question 7

What term identifies organizations that do not have to pay federal income taxes?

A) public
B) private
C) tax-exempt
D) income-exempt

Question 8

What term is defined as "giving for the alleviation of human suffering?"

A) charity
B) voluntarism
C) philanthropy
D) nonprofitism

Question 9

A nonprofit organization that blends traditional fundraising methods with commercial methods to generate revenue is referred to as a ______.

A) civil society
B) charitable sector
C) social enterprise
D) tax-exempt sector

Question 10

Organizations that operate under both nonprofit and for-profit legal forms are referred to as ______ organizations.

A) hybrid
B) social sector
C) civil service
D) voluntary sector

Question 11

How much of the revenue for charitable nonprofits comes from government funds?

A) one half
B) one third
C) two fourths
D) three fourths

Question 12

A nonprofit that qualifies under

Question 13

What benefit created by the U.S. Congress is intended to encourage charitable giving?

A) income tax deductions for gifts
B) removal of limitations on lobbying
C) receiving a 501(c)(1) classification
D) receiving free health-care vouchers in exchange for gifts

Question 14

The number of tax-exempt nonprofits operating in the United States in 2016 was approximately ______.

A) 1.5 million
B) 2.6 million
C) 3.5 million
D) 5.2 million

Question 15

What principle prevents government funds from going directly to religious congregations?

A) tax-exempt provisions
B) the nondistribution test
C) charitable choice provisions
D) separation of church and state

Question 16

A certain mistrust of ______ has provided philosophical support for voluntary initiatives throughout the history of the United States.

A) lawyers
B) academia
C) volunteers
D) government

Question 17

The National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities divides nonprofit organizations into categories based on their ______.

A) budgets and staffs
B) types of clients served
C) purposes and activities
D) mission and vision statements

Question 18

Organizations that exist for the sole purpose of directing money to other nonprofits are called ______.

A) banks
B) funding intermediaries
C) advocacy organizations
D) international development entities

Question 19

Which type of charitable nonprofit organizations is the least professionalized?

A) religious
B) advocacy
C) environmental
D) arts and culture

Question 20

Private foundations are usually funded by ______.

A) the U.S. Congress
B) a single donor
C) community organizations
D) a vast number of corporate sponsors

Question 21

According to Sabeti, a critical mass of organizations is occurring within the public, nonprofit, and private sectors creating a ______ sector.

A) fourth
B) hybrid
C) new era
D) multipurpose

Question 22

Dees' Spectrum of Organizations classifies organizations that use only volunteers as a workforce as purely ______.

A) public
B) charitable
C) commercial
D) philanthropic

Question 23

The legal foundations of America's nonprofit sector are drawn from ______law.

A) natural
B) English
C) Spanish
D) nonprofit

Question 24

Identify the three ancient traditions in which the roots of America's nonprofit sector lie.

Question 25

Social welfare organizations are classified by the Internal Revenue Service as ______.

A) 501(c)(1)
B) 501(c)(2)
C) 501(c)(3)
D) 501(c)(4)

Question 26

Unlike public charities, private foundations are not permitted to engage in ______.

A) lobbying
B) fund-raising
C) providing direct services
D) international exchange programs

Question 27

Nonprofit organizations interested in achieving social and economic values are referred to as ______.

A) hybrids
B) charitable
C) commercial
D) philanthropic

Question 28

Exempt activities ______.

A) support direct services
B) directly support a social mission
C) consist solely of volunteer workers
D) generate income for the organization

Question 29

Giving intended to meet current individual human needs is referred to as charity.

Question 30

A nonprofit classified as 501(c)(3) cannot support candidates for public office.

Question 31

The two spectrums that define a social enterprise are philanthropic and ______.

A) hybrid
B) charitable
C) commercial
D) foundational

Question 32

Increased government spending on social programs in the 1960s began with President Lyndon
B. Johnson.

Question 33

The first person to establish a distinction between charity and philanthropy was Warren Buffet.

Question 34

Most museums are classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.

Question 35

Beginning in the 1980s, federal spending for many social programs was sharply reduced by President Gerald R. Ford.

Question 36

"The Gospel of Wealth" was written by John
D. Rockefeller.

Question 37

Some people believe that commercialization of the nonprofit sector may result in profit being placed ahead of the mission.

Question 38

Salamon's anatomy classifies nonprofit organizations by ______.

A) the nature of their programs and activities
B) their eligibility to receive tax-exempt gifts
C) the amount of revenue received in a fiscal year
D) who receives the principal benefit of their activities

Question 39

Explain Andrew Carnegie's perspective for charitable giving.

Question 40

Religious organizations are not considered charitable nonprofits by the Internal Revenue Service.

Question 41

Compare and contrast charity and philanthropy.

Question 42

Identify and explain the characteristics of purely philanthropic nonprofit organizations.

Question 43

Define the terms "third sector, fourth sector, charitable sector, voluntary sector, independent sector, and tax-exempt sector." Explain the characteristics that distinguish each term.

Question 44

Examine and explain the Johnson Amendment and President Trump's influence on the amendment.

Question 45

Explain the similarities and differences of 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations.

Question 46

Compare and contrast benefit corporations, for-profit corporations, and social purpose corporations.

Question 47

Analyze the Smithsonian Institution and explain the complexity of its structure as opposed to a traditional nonprofit.

Question 48

Analyze the pros and cons of repealing the Johnson Amendment. Write an argument in support of or against the act.