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The survey found that the average nonprofit donor retention rate is only 41 percent, compared to a customer retention rate of 94 percent for businesses. The average new donor retention rate is only 27 percent.
For 2012, the latest data available, the average operating margin for a nonprofit hospital was 2.5 percent, according to Moody's Investors Service. 25. In 2012, the average nonprofit hospital had 165 days cash on hand and a cash-to-debt ratio of 117.7 percent. However, cash-to-debt ratios vary widely in the industry: Median cash-to-debt ratio for Aa2-rated hospitals: 214.5 percent.