A Recent Question: Fiscal Years

I was emailed this question a while back, "Among nonprofits, is there a preference for using a calendar year over non-calendar fiscal year. If yes, why?" I wrote back that I have asked other about this and I was told no, there is no real preference in general.

Some groups may have their own reasons for wanting a particular fiscal year based on their own operations, maybe they want their year to end shortly after a big event. Anybody ever heard anything else?