Nonprofit community-based development organizations (CBDOs) work in low-income communities and communities of color. They implement development projects such as affordable housing and community facilities and provide programs and activities that meet community needs. CBDOs need financial resiliency and sustainability to ensure they can continue to serve their missions in their communities.

To better understand the financial characteristics and health of the nonprofit CBDO sector today and over time, this research links CBDOs with the financial data they reported to the Internal Revenue Service to maintain their tax-exempt status. It examines sector funding flows, leverage, and liquidity by organizational size, geographic region, and real estate holdings through a summary report; technical paper; a series of national, regional, state, and metropolitan statistical area fact sheets; and a public dataset.