Research Guides: HOD Resources on Companies, Industries, and Organizations: Nonprofit Companies & Organizations

Library Databases for Nonprofit Research

Business Source Complete
Covers most business areas: management, marketing, economics, finance, accounting, & international business. Includes company reports, SWOT analyses, working papers, country reports, industry reports, case studies, etc.
Factiva
Business magazines, trade publications, and newspapers; includes the Wall Street Journal.
Logs out after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Libguide for Factiva

Foundation Directory Online
Information on grantmakers and grants. Database of foundations, corporate giving programs, grantmaking public charities, sponsoring companies, recently awarded grants, and recently-filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
Gale Directory Library
Cross-search Gale directories including: Ward's Business Directory, Encyclopedia of Associations, Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans; Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media; Research Centers Directory; etc.

Internet Sources for Nonprofit Companies & Organizations

Candid
Candid is a nonprofit that provides the most comprehensive data and insights about the social sector.
Center for Nonprofit Management
The purpose of the CNM is to create and sustain nonprofit excellence in Middle Tennessee.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle’s special reports, popular webinars, and free briefings provide indispensable information from top nonprofit experts. Surveys offer valuable benchmarking data, such as the exclusive poll on how fundraisers view their careers.
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee is a leading resource for providing philanthropic services for donors, nonprofits and the community.
Council on Foundations
See NETWORK tab for Career and Job information.
Giving Matters
GivingMatters.com is an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. It is an online resource created to inform, empower and enrich charitable giving in Middle Tennessee – benefiting donors, nonprofits and the community at large. GivingMatters.com furthers the cause of philanthropy in our region by promoting nonprofit transparency and putting nonprofit information at the fingertips of community members in an easy-to-use, searchable online database. GivingMatters.com contains more than 2,000 detailed profiles of local nonprofit organizations, and is FREE to nonprofits and public users.
Guidestar
Requires full paid membership for all information yet free version has good information.
Idealist.org
A good resource for locating jobs with nonprofit companies and organizations
National Association of Secretaries of State
U.S. companies must register with the secretary of state in which they are established. Often, you can often request articles of incorporation through the state office.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Designed as a portal for nonprofit practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to download and explore data, this is the home for all NCCS publications.
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Provides nonprofits with the tools, research, and resources needed to operate more effectively, efficiently, and ethically.
Nonprofit Explorer
Research tax-exempt organizations via their 990 filings.
Philanthropy Southeast
Philanthropy Southeast strengthens Southern philanthropy, welcoming members to listen, learn, and collaborate on ideas and actions to help build an equitable, prosperous South.
USAJOBS.gov
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the United States and around the world. As the federal government’s official employment site, USAJOBS helps the right people find the right jobs. As a part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), USAJOBS helps recruit and retain a world-class government workforce for the American people.