How Revenue Sources Impact Nonprofit Advocacy

Complementary, Supplementary, and Adversarial Policy Engagement

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ID6358940
AutoresMirae Kim (0000-0002-4680-9812, Schar School of Policy and Government George Mason University Arlington Virginia USA, autor correspondente), Heather Macindoe (0000-0002-5188-6839, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Massachusetts USA), Lewis Faulk (0000-0002-8053-2335, Department of Public Administration & Policy School of Public Affairs American University Washington DC USA)
Ano2025
Data de publicação2025-06-26
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13963
OpenAlexW4411706543
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas57

This study examines how revenue sources influence nonprofit policy engagement. Drawing on resource dependence theory and nonprofit‐government relationship perspectives, we categorize 19 forms of engagement into three types: (1) Complementary Partnerships, (2) Supplementary Contributions, and (3) Adversarial Influence on Government. Results show that the share of government funding is positively associated with these three forms of policy engagement. Also, we distinguish between non‐lobbying advocacy and legislative lobbying, revealing distinct funding patterns. Our expanded models further highlight that access to key funding sources, especially government funding, matters more for advocacy than the extent of reliance on them. These findings emphasize the need for more nuanced measures of nonprofit policy engagement to deepen our understanding of how funding structures shape nonprofit‐government interactions

Adversarial system · Business · Economics · Political science · Public economics · Public relations · Revenue · Finance · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Religion, Society, and Development