Florida Nonprofits Survey 2025

Florida Nonprofit Alliance has conducted regular surveys of the Florida nonprofit sector since April 2020, beginning in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Three reports in 2020 and annual check-ins in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 have provided ongoing insight into the sector’s strengths and the evolving challenges nonprofit organizations face.

The 2025 Florida Nonprofits Survey examines how nonprofits fared in six major categories – programs, human resources, finances, fundraising, recent external events, and barriers to sustainability – in the calendar year 2025.  It is a detailed picture of a sector under sustained pressure while continuing to adapt in service of its communities. Florida’s nonprofit organizations are facing rising demand for services, persistent fundraising difficulties, workforce (both staff and volunteer) pressure, and heightened uncertainty driven by economic, political, and environmental factors. At the same time, modest improvements in some financial indicators and continued optimism about mission impact demonstrate the sector’s resilience and commitment to meeting community needs.

The 2025 report shows a sector strained by financial volatility, human resources gaps, and rising community expectations - barriers that limit nonprofits’ ability to deliver services and plan confidently for the future.  Even so, Florida nonprofits remain deeply committed to improving and strengthening communities in every part of our state to advance a better future for Florida.

This report also contains a regional breakdown of select questions in the survey.  To view, click on the report link below to check out Section 11: Regional Analysis.

Key findings of the 2025 report include:

• Providing programs is getting harder. 
  Nearly 60% of Florida nonprofits experienced increased costs for recurring expenses in 2025, while 40% raised less money for program expenses, and demand for services continues to go up. 
  
  
• Nonprofit staff and volunteers struggled more in 2025 than in recent years. 
  Staff and board burnout affected about one in five nonprofits, and 16% reported staff experiencing mental health impacts, reflecting growing workforce strain.  CEO and Executive Director turnover remains around 25% over a three-year period, placing further stress on staff.
  
  
• Financial health indicators are slightly improved from 2024 but still raise red flags about long-term sustainability.
  Two-thirds of nonprofits saw no increase in unrestricted revenue, and 30% reported having no reserve funds at all, leaving many organizations financially vulnerable.  27% of nonprofits are very concerned about increased expenses, and 23% are very concerned about reduced future funding.
  
  

• Fundraising remains the biggest concern and challenge for Florida nonprofits. 
  More than half of nonprofits did not raise more money in 2025 than in 2024, and, for the fourth year in a row, anticipated new fundraising sources consistently failed to materialize.
  
  
• External factors, like the political landscape and disaster recovery, add additional stress to Florida nonprofits.
  About 30% of nonprofits reported that recent federal changes impeded their ability to provide programs, including funding uncertainty, increased demand, and staff burnout. 12% are still experiencing negative effects from the 2024 hurricane season.

To read the full report, click here.

To watch the release recording, click here. (coming March 4th)

To view the slide deck from the release, click here. (coming March 4th)

To read the press release, click here.

Thank you to Wells Fargo for generously sponsoring this research.

If you have any questions about this report, please contact Leah McDermott at lmcdermott@flnonprofits.org.