Not-For-Profit Sector: A Vital & Growing Segment of LI Economy

In this report, Dr. Pearl M. Kamer, LIA Chief Economist, compares the size and recent growth of Long Island’s dynamic not-for-profit sector with growth trends in other sectors of the Long Island economy. It examines the number of firms, employees and payrolls in the non-profit health care sector, in social services and in various cultural, business, labor and political organizations. The report underscores the contribution of not-for-profit establishments to economic output on Long Island. This report is must reading for managers of not-for-profit enterprises and their Boards of Directors.