The Truth about Honesty in the Nonprofit Sector

• Published in: Public administration quarterly Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 188 - 210
• Main Authors: McDonald, Bruce D., Goodman, Christopher B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SPAEF 01.06.2021; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Nonprofit Finance; Benford's Law; IRS 990

The nonprofit sector aims to provide services with a public benefit, but how honest is it? Since the nonprofit sector relies on fundraising efforts to support its administration and program costs, and since poor financial performance can scare potential contributors away, nonprofit organizations hav...