Sources for Pre-2008 990 Returns
- Foundation Center - 990 Tax Forms FinderAn free online image archive of 990 Tax Form Returns submitted to the IRS by nonprofits, private foundations, and public charities.
- Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublicaFree database to discover and access IRS filing. Some nonprofits filings date back to 2001. You can search by name, keyword, state, ten broad categories, and type of 501(c).
Study of and Support for Nonprofits
- Giving USA Foundation"Advancing the research, education, and public understanding of philanthropy is the mission of the Giving USA Foundation, founded in 1985 by The Giving Institute."
- Great NonprofitsSocial media tools "that allow people to find, review, and share information about great -- and perhaps not yet great -- nonprofits and charities."
- WANGO Code of Ethics and Compliance ManualAn Initiative of the: World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO). See the Code of Ethics at http://www.wango.org/codeofethics/COEEnglish.pdf
Monitoring and Evaluating
- BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability"The standards seek to encourage fair and honest solicitation practices, to promote ethical conduct by charitable organizations and to advance support of philanthropy."
- Charity Check"free directory of IRS-recognized charities and nonprofits....The CharityCheck directory includes more than 1.4 million charities and other organizations listed by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income taxes."
- Charity Navigator"Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency."
- Charity Watch - American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP)"The mission of CharityWatch, a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service, is to maximize the effectiveness of every dollar contributed to charity by providing donors with the information they need to make more informed giving decisions."
- GuideStar"To revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving."
Journals
Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly by "peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, is an international, interdisciplinary journal for nonprofit sector research dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and voluntarism by providing cutting-edge research, discussion, and analysis of the field. NVSQ provides a forum for researchers from around the world to publish timely articles from a variety of disciplinary perspectives."
The Chronicle of Philanthropy"news source, in print and online, for nonprofit leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. For more than 20 years, The Chronicle has been connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas."
Nonprofit Times"business publication for nonprofit management. Geared to the executive suite, The NonProfit Times delivers news, business information and original research on the daily operations of tax-exempt organizations."