Nonprofit Ratios – Webinar Recording and Resources List

Exploring the New World of Nonprofit Financial Ratios: A Guide to Using Ratios as Financial Leverage 

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Research

• Anatomy of the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle: An Analysis of Falling Overhead Ratios in the Nonprofit Sector

Guides to Figuring Ratios

• Understanding Nonprofit Financial Health: Key Ratios and Metrics and How to Calculate Them
• Analyzing Financial Information Using Ratios
• 7 Nonprofit Financial Ratios: Definitions & Calculators

Indirect Cost Rates

• Linking Indirect Costs and Financial Health: The MacArthur Foundation’s Approach to Revising its Indirect Cost Policy to Better Support Grantees

Examples of Benchmark Sites

• SMU Data Arts Insights (especially “Five Steps to Healthier Working Capital”)
• America’s Health Centers: By the Numbers (infographic)
• Minnesota Nonprofit Economy Report: A Statewide and Regional Analysis (2022–23)