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Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
ARNOVA is focused on research in philanthropy offering information from a theoretical and applied perspective and hosts an annual conference as well as publications and special interest groups related to nonprofit and philanthropic studies.
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The Better Business Bureau lists all nonprofits that meet their criteria. However, it is not a definitive listing of charities but rather a place to look up information about a charity.
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Charity Navigator is the largest and most-utilized charity evaluator in America. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health, Accountability and Transparency of over 9,000 charities and provides basic data on the rest of the 1.8 million U.S. nonprofits. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy covers jobs, statistics and other news related to the topic and is considered a key publication for nonprofit leaders, fund-raisers and grant makers. The website also includes tools and guides related to running and researching nonprofits.
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Foundation Directory Online (FDO)
For researching the charitable activities of various corporations as well as identifying grants for nonprofits, the FDO is a useful resource. While the FDO is a fee-based product, the Foundation Center offers additional tools and information related to philanthropy, grants and other nonprofit activity.
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GuideStar gathers, organizes, and distributes information about U.S nonprofits.
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The definitive list for who is under the 501©(3) and ©(4) tax code,
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Are you looking for a list of nonprofit organizations that is organized by interest? Here is a partial list of non-profit organizations categorized according to specific focus areas. While some of the organizations could fall into numerous categories, each organization appears on the list only once and is categorized according to primary area of interest.
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National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
The Urban Institute focuses on research in nonprofit organizations, among other areas, and oversees the NCCS.
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