Non-profit Organizations

Foundation Directory Online

Foundation Directory Online Professional offers detailed information on grant-making private foundations and public charities, as well as the grants they make.

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Foundation Center
Information about foundations and create a searchable database of foundation information. Plus, the organization supplies educational materials on topics related to philanthropy.
Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
Search available nonprofit literature. Resources in the catalog are not free, but you can check that Library catalog to see if we have access.

Organization Research

Find company on your non-profit information.

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Companies (private and public), industries, and key business ratios.
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Find detailed information on 14 million US businesses, 100 million households, and nearly 1 million physicians and dentists. Searchable by name, line of business, geographic location, sales, and other parameters.
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PrivCo specializes in business and financial research on non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed, and international unlisted companies. Includes profiles for over 850,000 firms, 20,000 investors and 100,000 private market deals, with more information and analysis added daily. Recommended for company, investor, M&A, venture capital funding, and private equity research.

Nonprofit Explorer | ProPublica
View summaries of 3 million tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as their executive compensation and revenue and expenses

Non-profit Associations

Coalitions and associations which provide resources and research for non-profit organizations.

National Council of Nonprofits | Research, Reports, and Data on the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofits depend upon quality research to, among other things, increase their understanding, improve their operations and programs, and advance their public policy and public awareness initiatives.
National Council of Nonprofits | Sector Trends
Trends in the economy, demographics, technology, communications that can effect people's willingness to be involved with nonprofits.
National Center for Charitable Statistics | Urban Institutes
Data, publications, and information on nonprofits.
Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy | Urban Insitute
Advancing evidence and action to drive social impact.
Independent Sector
Coalition of nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs. Produces reports and nonprofit sector profiles by U.S. state location.