Research Resource #1- GuideStar

A nonprofit’s United States Tax Return Form 990 reveals a significant amount of useful information, particularly if you are researching foundations for potential funding. For example, by reviewing the 990, you can find out about a foundation’s assets, amount distributed, to whom distributions were made, and the names of its officers and directors.

An excellent, free resource for finding 990’s is GuideStar. According to their website:

“GuideStar's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.”

For more information, you can access GuideStar's website by clicking on the title to this post.