Investigate a Nonprofit
These sites provide access to nonprofit organizations' 990 tax forms.
- ProPublica Nonprofit ExplorerContent type(s): Tax returns and financial details from tax-exempt organizations
Dates covered:IRS data released since 2013; tax filing documents as far back as 2001. - GuideStarContent type(s):Data and 1099 tax forms on non-profits.
Dates covered: Last 3-5 years
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Rating or assessment tools
These sites examine how charities spend their money to help donors assess the impact of the contributions.
- BBB Wise Giving AllianceA standards-based charity evaluator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of publicly-soliciting charities.
- Charity NavigatorA charity assessment organization that evaluates more than 230,000 charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a 501 organization.
Recommended Databases
These databases will have scholarly articles or trade articles that discuss nonprofit management, volunteer recruitment strategies and marketing campaigns.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowIndexing and full text for periodicals and news sources covering all aspects of business, including business, country economic reports, company profiles, market research reports, industry reports, and SWOT analyses.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowBusiness resources including full text periodicals, news photographs, company reports, and financial data.
- OmniFile Full Text Mega This link opens in a new windowIndex with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences.
- Daily News RecordThe newspaper for the city of Harrisonburg, which may have articles about your nonprofits that don't appear in Factiva.