Are there too many Not-for-Profits in the USA diluting efforts to help those in need?

Here are some references:

- https://learning.candid.org/resources/knowledge-base/number-of-nonprofits-in-the-u-s/
- https://nccs.urban.org/publication/nonprofit-sector-brief-2019
- https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-nonprofits.html

I was having coffee and chatting and the subject of not-for-profits and their usefulness came up as well as their proliferation in recent years. Here is some data from the Urban Institute:

> Approximately 1.54 million nonprofits were registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2016, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2006.

> The nonprofit sector contributed an estimated $1.047.2 trillion to the US economy in 2016, composing 5.6 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

> Of the nonprofit organizations registered with the IRS, 501(c)(3) public charities accounted for just over three-quarters of revenue and expenses for the nonprofit sector as a whole ($2.04 trillion and $1.94 trillion, respectively) and just under two-thirds of the nonprofit sector's total assets ($3.79 trillion).

> In 2018, total private giving from individuals, foundations, and businesses totaled $427.71 billion (Giving USA Foundation 2019), a decrease of -1.7 percent from 2017 (after adjusting for inflation). According to Giving USA (2018) total charitable giving rose for consecutive years from 2014 to 2017, making 2017 the largest single year for private charitable giving, even after adjusting for inflation.

> An estimated 25.1 percent of US adults volunteered in 2017, contributing an estimated 8.8 billion hours. This is a 1.6 percent increase from 2016. The value of these hours is approximately $195.0 billion.

The question is are there too many, too few or is there a need to rethink non-for-profits?

I am just asking the question..................................curious to know!