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Freely Available Online Resources
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Better Business BureauFor Charities and Donors. Includes evaluative reports on some national and regional charities.
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Charity NavigatorEvaluate the Financial Health, Accountability and Transparency of 6,000 of America's largest charities. Includes CEO Compensation Report.
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IdealistGlobal. 80,000+ nonprofit organizations and job listings.
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Internal Revenue Service. Exempt Organizations Select Check.Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. List of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. Online Version of Publication 78.
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NASCO: National Association of State Charity OfficialsLinks to state regulatory agencies, some of which include searchable data on state registered charities.
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IRS: Tax Exempt Organization Search Bulk Data DownloadsYou may download as a zipped text file the most recent list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions
UPenn Subscription Online Resources
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The Foundation Directory Online (Professional)Grantmakers, companies, grants, 990s, news, jobs, RFPs, PubHub reports, and nonprofit literature.
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National Directory of NonProfit OrganizationsA guide to the nonprofit world designed for marketers, sales staff, and nonprofit professionals. Provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.
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Foundation MapsVisualizations and data on the flow of foundation funding. Produced by Candid, parent of Foundation Directory Online and GuideStar.
