Under the new governance models, the scope of government funding of nonprofit activities in service delivery and policy implementation is extensive. There is a long‐standing concern that government funding may compromise nonprofit operations and lead to unintended consequences. This research examines the concern by exploring the effect of government funding on nonprofits' spending on programs and services. Existing theories and empirical evidence propose competing arguments concerning the relationship between government funding and nonprofits' program spending. Using a 20‐year panel dataset of international development nonprofits registered with the United States Agency for International Development, we find that nonprofits receiving more government funding spend significantly higher proportions of their organizational resources on development programs. Government funding seems to increase nonprofits' program spending and to make them more focused on their mission‐related activities.

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政府资金如何影响非营利组织的计划支出？来自国际发展组织的证据

在新的治理模式下，政府在服务提供和政策实施方面对非营利活动的资助范围很广。长期以来，人们一直担心政府资助可能会损害非营利组织的运营并导致意想不到的后果。本研究通过探讨政府资助对非营利组织在项目和服务上的支出的影响来检验这一担忧。现有的理论和经验证据提出了关于政府资助和非营利组织项目支出之间关系的相互竞争的论点。使用在美国国际开发署注册的国际发展非营利组织的 20 年面板数据集，我们发现，接受更多政府资助的非营利组织在发展计划上花费的组织资源比例要高得多。政府资助似乎增加了非营利组织的项目支出，并使他们更加专注于与使命相关的活动。