Information on
Nonprofits and Grantees

We encourage colleague organizations and others to link to the National Center's site at www.ncfp.org!

Better Business Bureau
Wise Giving Alliance
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance's primary purpose is to educate donors. While the Alliance does not recommend one charity over another, it offers valuable information about specific charities and publications to help donors make their own giving decisions.

GuideStar - The Donor's Guide to
Charities and Nonprofits
GuideStar provides detailed information and electronic copies of tax returns for  more than 600,000 nonprofits and foundations.

Internet Nonprofit Center
The principal content of INC is the Nonprofit FAQ, a large collection of short discussions of topics and issues that are important to leaders and observers of nonprofits (mostly in the US).  The page also includes a "donor defense kit" of things to consider when becoming a donor..

IRS Database
This searchable database includes all nonprofits that are registered as a charity with the IRS.

FREE EMAIL and ONLINE NEWSLETTERS

Blue Avocado
An online news magazine, Blue Avocado speaks for and from the people in community-based nonprofits.

Family Giving News
View back issues and sign up here for the National Center for Family Philanthropy's monthly email newsletter highlighting key issues and new resources on family philanthropy.

FN & C Now
No longer in publication, however offers full access to useful information in its archives.

Philanthropy Journal
Weekly newsletter covers new and emerging stories in the world of nonprofits, with a special highlight on its home state of North Carolina.

Philanthropy News Digest
The Foundation Center's weekly email newsletter on foundation funding trends and nonprofits.

Philanthropy News Network Online
Bi-weekly update on news and programs in the nonprofit sector.

Philanthropy Update
News magazine from the Philanthropy Roundtable.

Please let us know of other organizations and resources to link to in this area - send an email with your name and the link you recommend to ncfp@ncfp.org.