NPM 301 (D.C.): Financial Data, Directories, Demographics & Grants

This is a great resource for financial data on nonprofit organizations. There are some premium features that you will not have access to, but a free registration will grant access to the 990 forms. 990 forms will provide detailed financial data for nonprofit organizations. By locating the 990 forms you will be able analyze the size of a nonprofit and how many high level executives work for the organization. Guidestar also has a comprehensive directory of nonprofit organizations.

Example: I need more information about the nonprofit Compassion International.

Type compassion international into search box and click Search
Click the icon for the 990 forms to obtain financial information about the organization
Note: on the results screen, some of the reports will not be available with free accounts

Example: I need a list of nonprofits that serve Africa,

After logging in, click the link for Advanced search
Type Africa into th

The Gale Virtual Reference Database has sample business plans from non-profit organizations.

This web site provides rankings and scores for nonprofits based on their transparency and accountability.

Search 26 federal agencies for grants.

Locate Top grant making foundations, Community foundations, Corporate giving programs by state.

Searchable directory of grantmakers

These guides from Michigan State University provide funding sources for specific categories such as Education, Health, Homelessness, etc.

Community foundations are grantmaking public charities that are dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area.

This is a print resource that lists grants. It is available at the Payson library reference section.

Excellent resource for demographic data.

Example: I need demographic information on San Ramon.

Click Data at the top of the screen and select American FactFinder
Type San Ramon into the box for state, county or place and click Go
Click the links for categories such as Profile of General Population, Housing Characteristics: 2010 and Selected Economic Characteristics

This web site provides statistics on religion by region. Click the link for Religion Reports (InfoGroup). To obtain geographic information that is more precise than the county level, you will have to use the public microdata access codes (PUMA. Visit the PUMA page from the census bureau to match the codes to the geography you need.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks unemployment by factors such as age, gender, education and race/ethnicity.