Business Librarian
Investigate a Nonprofit
These sites provide access to nonprofit organizations' 990 tax forms.
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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
NOTE: Must create a free account to download
Rating or assessment tools
These sites examine how charities spend their money to help donors assess the impact of the contributions.
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BBB Wise Giving AllianceA standards-based charity evaluator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of publicly-soliciting charities.
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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.
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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.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowBusiness resources including news articles, press releases, industry reports.
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Virginia Newspapers in Access World News This link opens in a new windowNewspapers from Virginia through Access World News, dates of coverage varies by title.
Tips for Getting the Best Info from Marketing Databases
JMU Libraries has created several tutorials in Google Slides to help students use our specialized business resources.
Click on the name of the database to open the tutorial that shows how to search for data and cite the information you find in APA style.
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Doing Business Research: Using Business Source Complete
Tips for using the Business Source Complete database to find information about a company, industry or topic.