Nonprofit Sector
General Resources
Journal Articles & Working Papers
ABI Inform
Indexes over 1000 academic management, marketing, and general business journals dealing with both the public and private sectors.
Business Source Complete
Articles from academic journals, magazines, and trade publications; company, industry and region reports. Includes full-text of the Harvard Business Review.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Full-text is provided from 1998 to the present.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Full-text is provided from 1972 to the present.
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
The journal of the International Society for Third-Sector Research. Full-text is provided from 1997 to the present.
Foundations & Grants
Foundation Center Online
A gateway to philanthropy and grantseeking on the Internet. Also includes IRS 990 tax forms for many foundations.
Guidestar Premium
Information about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million IRS-recognized organizations, including public charities and private foundations. Federal 990 forms are also accessible.
SPIN
Lists grants available from government and nonprofit organizations. International in scope, the database provides a keyword search option.
Directories
Annual Register of Grant Support REF AS 911.A2 A67 ![]()
A directory of funding sources in the U.S.
Foundation Directory REF AS911.A2 F65 ![]()
A directory to information on the finances, governance, and giving interests of the nation's largest grant making foundations.
Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors REF AS911.A2 F64 3 v. ![]()
National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations AS29.5.N38 2 v. ![]()
Overview
Giving USA REF HV89.G5 ![]()
Trends and statistics on American Philanthropy.
New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference REF HV89.N66 ![]()
Provides an overview of the size and scope of the nonprofit sector in the United States, including, current and future trends. Statistics on wages, finances, employment, and giving are also given.


