Research Guides: Companies and Organizations: Nonprofit Companies and Organizations

Nonprofit Companies- Financial Aspects

GuideStar (free version)
1.8 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations
Thousands of faith-based nonprofits not required to register with the IRS
Millions of Form 990 images
Candid.org Online 990 Finder
Widgets helps you locate 990s, the nonprofit financial form.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Search by various parameters such as geographic region and specific organization
Nonprofit Explorer
1.1 million tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as their executive compensation and revenue and expenses. You can browse data released since 2013 and download tax filings going back as far as 2001.
IRS.gov: Tax Information for Charities and Other Non-Profits
Tax filings up to three years. 990 filings older than 3 years can be requested by submitting form 4506-A.

ABI/INFORM Global
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A comprehensive business database covering the broadest range of business topics for both academic researchers and professionals in the workplace. In addition to thousands of scholarly journals, includes full articles from The Economist, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal. Can also be searched as part of the larger ABI/INFORM Collection.
Business Source Complete
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An all-purpose, vast business database with thousands of full-text academic journals and mainstream publications. Also includes thousands of case studies, SWOT analyses, industry reports, and a selection of brief company profiles.

GuideStar (free version)
1.8 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations
Thousands of faith-based nonprofits not required to register with the IRS
Millions of Form 990 images
Candid.org Online 990 Finder
Widgets helps you locate 990s, the nonprofit financial form.
Better Business Bureau Give.org
For Charities and Donors. Includes evaluative reports on some national and regional charities.
NASCO: National Association of State Charity Officials
Links to state regulatory agencies, some of which include searchable data on state registered charities.
Idealist
Over 90,000 charities and nonprofits, plus job information

Non-Governmental Organizations Search Engine
From UC Berkeley
World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)
Comprehensive NGO directory by geographic region.
NGOSindia
Enormous web portal of over 20,000 NGOs based in India. Searchable and browseable by Indian State.
Idealist
Includes a searchable directory of over 52,000 organizations by name, mission, country of focus, and more.