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Business Databases

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Internet Resources For Research

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
Evaluates charities against 20 standards for charity accountability.
Charity Navigator
Rates charities with revenues over $1 Million, providing analysis of financial performance against accountability and transparency. Information also is provided for nonprofits with less than $1 Million, however data is limited and does not provide analysis.
The Foundation Center
Users can search for data and research on philanthropic trends as well as search for information on individual charities.
Guidestar
An organization whose mission is to increase transparency of nonprofit organizations to encourage charitable giving. Resource allows users to search for nonprofits providing up to three years of Form 990, financial information, leadership, and program descriptions. To see some data users must register for a free account.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Users can search for information on individual organizations, as well as larger trend data for major nonprofit sectors.

Research Centers

Issue Lab
A service of The Foundation Center that gathers and shares evaluations, white papers, and issue briefs addressing social problems and the social sector.
Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies
Center for research and knowledge about the nonprofit sector, social investing, and the tools of government.
The Third Sector Research Centre
U.K. based research center focusing on key issues affecting charities and voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals. (University of Birmingham).
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
U.S.-based, national and international association that connects scholars, teachers, and practice leaders interested in research on nonprofit organizations, voluntary action, philanthropy and civil society.