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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Top-Non-Profit Resources
All American non-profits and charities are required to submit financial statements on the IRS Form 990 annually. Non-profits are required to allow the public to inspect these records during regular business hours. Many organizations will post these forms on their website.
You can frequently search for the name of the organization and Form 990 and find the form. Or you might try searching for the name of the organization and "annual report."
- GuideStar (Candid)
Gathers and publicizes information about nonprofit organizations.
Register for free to view 990 Forms. - Charity Navigator
Provides information about many charities, includes reports on quality based on its methodology. - Charity Watch
An independent charity watchdog for donors, founded in 1992 by the American Institute of Philanthropy - Tax Exempt Organization Search (IRS)
Find information about an organization's tax-exempt status and filings. You can use the online search tool or download specific data sets. - SOI Tax Stats - Charities & Other Tax-Exempt Organizations Statistics (IRS)This section contains statistical tables, articles, and other information on charities and other tax-exempt organizations.
- Nonprofit Explorer
View summaries of 3 million tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as their executive compensation and revenue and expenses. You can browse IRS data released since 2013 and access more than 14 million tax filing documents going back as far as 2001.
