Includes bibliographical references and index.

THE SIZE OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR -- Defining the Independent Sector and Its Place in the National Economy -- What Is the Independent Sector? -- Growth in the Number of Organizations Among the Major Sectors -- Share of National Income Among the Major Sectors -- Employment in the Major Sectors -- Earnings from Work in the Major Sectors -- Relationship between Expenditures of the Independent Sector and the American Population -- Independent Sector's Share of Total Services and Personal Consumption -- Employment Trends in the Independent Sector -- Employment Patterns in the Independent Sector -- Employment Trends by Subsector -- Trends in Wages and Salaries by Subsector -- Employment Trends by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Independent Sector -- Trends in Private Giving Total Private Giving -- Giving by Individuals -- Giving by Foundations -- Giving by Corporations -- The Financial Trends and Condition of the Independent Sector -- Trends in Total Revenue for the Independent Sector -- Financial Trends in Health Services -- Financial Trends in Education and Research Organizations -- Financial Trends in Religious Organizations -- Financial Trends in Social and Legal Services -- Financial Trends in Arts and Cultural Organizations -- Financial Trends in Other Subsectors -- Variations in Financial Trends Among Subsectors -- A DETAILED LOOK AT REPORTING PUBLIC CHARITIES -- The Distribution and Finances of Public Charities -- What Are Reporting Public Charities? -- Reporting Public Charities by Size and Age -- Reporting Public Charities by Type and Age -- Finances of Reporting Public Charities, 1998 -- Growth in the Number and Finances of Reporting Public Charities, 1992-1998 -- Trends in Reporting Public Charities by Major Subsector -- Geographical Distribution of Reporting Public Charities -- Financial Trends in Reporting Public Charities by State.