Recent reforms in government management of social organizations have largely trended toward differential management-administration by organization type. Researchers hold various views of this approach. Dstinguishing between supportive and operational types of social organizations，this article draws on the results of foreign research on supportive-type organizations and demonstrates the possibility of managing operational social organizations through supportive organizations，thereby realizing social self-rule and innovation in the State’s social organization management system. Next，supportive social organizations’ functions as the future hope of the third sector，as cross-sector bridges，and as agents of industry self-discipline are analyzed. In response to areas in which China’s supportive social organizations still fall short，policy recommendations are made concerning increasing their legitimacy，sustaining their scale，and strengthening supervision as they enhance their resources.