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

Library Databases for Nonprofit Research

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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.
All current Vanderbilt University students, faculty, and staff have access, both on and off campus.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Business magazines, trade publications, and newspapers; includes the Wall Street Journal.
User Limit: 10 simultaneous users. Logs out after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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.
All current Vanderbilt University students, faculty, and staff have access, both on and off campus.

Internet Sources for Nonprofit Companies & Organizations

Center for Nonprofit Management
The purpose of the CNM is to create and sustain nonprofit excellence in Middle Tennessee.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
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.
The Foundation Center
There is a branch physically located at the Nashville Public Library downtown location.
The Foundation Center: IRS Form 990 Access
All public charities over a certain size file an IRS Form 990, which provides information about a charity's financial data that is accurate and open for public scrutiny (including whether the charity makes grants). This link provides access to those forms.
Giving Matters (powered by Guidestar)
Government Job Board
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
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Has links to state job boards for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Explorer
Research tax-exempt organizations via their 990 filings.
Southeastern Council of Foundations