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Exhibit 5. Percentile distribution of months of cash and investments CBOs have on hand to cover operating expenses. This metric takes into account both cash and investments when determining the number of months a CBO could continue to operate and cover its average operating expenses. Though investments theoretically contribute to a CBO’s financial buffer, they may be less liquid than cash and therefore difficult to dispose of in the event of financial stress. For analysis, CBOs are segmented by size, geographic region, quartile of state social services spending, and types of services provided.

PERCENTILE DISTRIBUTION OF CASH AND INVESTMENT RESERVES (INMOS. OF EXPENSES), TAX YEAR 2014 CBO size

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

3.6

Small (<$1M)

0.2

0.7

1.4

2.4

5.2

7.6

11.5

22.5

2.2

Mid-size ($1–10 M)

0.3

0.6

1.1

1.6

3.0

4.2

6.2

10.9

1.6

Large (>$10 M)

0.2

0.5

0.8

1.2

2.1

2.9

4.3

7.1

Region and subregion Northeast

2.8

0.3

0.7

1.2

1.9

4.2

6.2

9.9

20.2

2.9

New England

0.4

0.8

1.3

2.0

4.1

5.7

8.7

16.4

2.8

Mid-Atlantic

0.2

0.6

1.2

1.8

4.2

6.5

10.7

21.7

2.6

Midwest

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.8

3.8

5.6

8.2

14.4

2.5

East North Central

0.3

0.6

1.1

1.7

3.7

5.5

8.1

14.0

2.8

West North Central

0.2

0.7

1.2

1.9

4.0

5.7

8.3

14.9

2.7

South

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.8

4.0

5.9

8.9

16.4

2.7

South Atlantic

0.2

0.6

1.2

1.9

4.1

6.0

8.9

16.4

2.7

East South Central

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.7

3.8

5.4

8.4

16.5

2.8

West South Central

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.8

4.2

6.0

9.4

16.6

2.6

West

0.3

0.7

1.2

1.8

3.8

5.4

8.1

15.3

2.8

Mountain

0.3

0.8

1.3

1.9

4.0

5.5

8.1

14.9

2.5

1.7

3.7

5.3

8.0

15.5

Pacific

0.2

0.6

1.1

Quartile of state social spending Top quartile

2.8

0.2

0.7

1.2

1.9

4.1

6.0

9.3

18.6

2.5

Upper-middle quartile

0.3

0.6

1.1

1.7

3.6

5.4

8.1

14.6

2.9

Lower-middle quartile

0.3

0.7

1.2

1.9

4.2

5.9

8.9

15.9

2.6

Bottom quartile

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.7

3.7

5.5

8.2

15.2

Types of services Mental health and crisis intervention

2.0

0.2

0.5

0.9

1.4

2.7

3.8

5.6

9.7

3.1

Crime and legal-related

0.4

0.9

1.6

2.3

4.3

6.1

8.9

15.2

2.5

Employment

0.2

0.7

1.1

1.8

3.7

5.6

8.9

16.5

3.1

Food, agriculture and nutrition

0.2

0.6

1.2

2.0

4.4

6.2

9.1

16.5

3.2

Housing and shelter

0.2

0.5

1.1

2.0

4.9

7.1

10.9

21.5

9.1

Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief

1.3

2.7

4.5

6.6

12.3

16.8

24.1

42.0

3.2

Youth development

0.4

0.9

1.5

2.3

4.3

5.8

8.3

15.8

2.3

General human services

0.2

0.6

1.1

1.6

3.3

4.8

7.2

13.1

Total

0.2

0.7

1.2

1.9

2.8

4.0

5.9

9.0

17.1

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