Waggoner Library: Marketing Resources: Non Profit Research

Information about Organizations may be found using the links below.

Better Business Bureaus
Find short reports on and complaint filings for charity organizations.
BBB of Middle Tennessee
Serving 45 counties of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Brief report and rating from the BBB.
Charity Navigator
The nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. They have examined tens of thousands of non-profit financial documents. They state they have used this knowledge to develop an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess over 9,000 of America's best-known and some lesser known, but worthy, charities.
GuideStar (NonProfit Profiles)
Search GuideStar for the most complete, up-to-date nonprofit data available.
The Foundation Stats
Supported by the Foundation Center, this is a nonprofit that gathers and analyzes data to understand and increase philanthropy’s ability to improve the world. Search organizations, find funding trends, or search funding by location.

Giving Matters.com
Provides high-quality, comprehensive information about more than 1,700 Middle Tennessee nonprofits !Choose by geographic area and then associations or agencies are listed alphabetically. Records include a video with a mission & impact statement, programs, governance, management, & financial data.
Non Profit Community Services, Nashville Chamber of Commerce
A list of non profit services in Nashville Davidson County. The list can be sorted alphabetically by name. Records are brief with agency information, brief description and links to learn more, agency website and location on a map.
Great NonProfits
A leading platform for community-sourced stories about nonprofits. Search by city or area. Records provide information about the organization, ratings and first person stories.
Williamson County Business Directory Search
The Business Directory Search is easy way to find businesses and members in the Williamson County Chamber of Commerce. Includes nonprofits.

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
Designed as a portal for nonprofit practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to download and explore data, this will be the new home for all NCCS All users should start with the Beginner's Guide to Using NCCS Data, which provides a brief overview of all NCCS data files, guidance on choosing the best file for a given research question, and some general tips to keep in mind when using NCCS data.publications.
Beginners Guide to Using NCCS Data
To fully understand, access, and use the data here start by viewing this guide.

Other Sources: Industry profiles