Nonprofit Questionnaire

Please complete this 11-part questionnaire.

(These answers make a good script for your organization’s standard presentation)
Section A: Your Nonprofit
Part 1: Nonprofit details

 Nonprofit name
 EIN
 Headquarter address
 Contact
o Name
o Telephone number
o Email
 Online content resources (provide URL’s): For example, provide URL’s of the following:
o Website
o LinkedIn (profiles of executive team and board members -- optional)
o Facebook
o Twitter
o Youtube

Part 2: Nonprofit legal structure and business details

 Tax structure
 Year of incorporation
 Total Revenue (past full year and tell us what year that is)
 Total Expenses (past full year and tell us what year that is)
 Top 3 Funders
Part 3: Describe what your nonprofit does:

 Short description [maximum 140 characters].

 Overview [maximum 600 characters]
Part 4: Please specify the following details about the composition of your board and staff.
Supply a number next to each description:

Board and Staff Composition [insert number] Board Staff

Number of people:

American Indian/Alaska Native:

Asian American:

Black/African American:
 Hispanic/Latino:

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander:

Women:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender:

Veterans:

Developmentally or Physically disabled:

Section B: Programs in your Nonprofit

Part 5: Program details

 Name of Program
 Overview (600 chars)
 Short Description (150 chars)
 Location of operation
o City (free form text)
o State
o Zipcode (free form text)

Part 6: Sector of operation (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) taxonomy):

I. Arts, Culture, and Humanities
II. Education
III. Environment, Animals
C. Environmental Quality, Protection
& Beautification
D. Animal Related
IV. Health
E. Health - General & Rehabilitative
Services
F. Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
G. Health - Multipurpose
Associations/Services Associated
with Specific
Diseases/Disorders/Medical
Disciplines
H. Medical Research
V. Human Services
I. Public Protection: Crime &
Delinquency Prevention, Legal
Administration, Legal Services
J. Employment/Jobs
K. Food, Nutrition, Agriculture
L. Housing/Shelter
M. Public Safety, Disaster
Preparedness & Relief
N. Recreation, Leisure, Sports,
Athletics
O. Youth Development
P. Human Services: Multipurpose &
Other
VI. International/Foreign Affairs
VII. Public/Society Benefit
R. Civil Rights, Social Action,
Advocacy
S. Community
Improvement/Capacity Building
T. Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and
Grantmaking Foundations
U. Science and Technology
Research Institutes/Services
 V. Social Science Research IX. Miscellaneous Mutual/Membership
Institutes/Services Benefit Organizations
W. Public/Society Benefit:
Multipurpose & Other
X. Nonclassifiable organizations
VIII. Religion

Answer parts 7-11 with bullet points

Part 7: Explain the social problem (symptoms and systemic cause). What is the size of the
problem [Char limit of 600]?
Part 8: What is your program’s solution? Why is it better than other current solution(s) [Char
limit of 600]?
Part 9a: How much money does your program need?
Part 9b: Desired type of Capital (grant, loan, PRI)
Part 9c: How will you use it [Char limit of 600]?
Part 10: Explain criteria for measuring success and failure? Provide timelines, milestones and
criteria to measure success and social impact [Char limit of 600].
Part 11: How will investing in your organization give a grantmaker visibility? What steps will
you take to get them Press [Char limit of 600]?