The following chapters present the historical development and the current situation of the nonprofit sector in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, and Austria. The reader will get an idea of the national profiles of the nonprofit sector derived from available empirical data. These country profiles provide a comprehensive and profound insight into the history, the prior development, and the current state of the nonprofit sector in each of these countries and will enable the reader to understand the extent of the various objectives and forms of the respective nonprofit sectors. Beyond the insight into the actual performance of nonprofit organizations, the profiles offer an understanding of their prospects and possible solutions to current problems.