Search for Organizations
- Encyclopedia of Associations This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations and subject indexing)
A comprehensive set of U.S. and international directories to associations of all kinds. Good for finding similar organizations or organizations on a shared topic within a specific geography.
- Guidestar
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Search for financial and other information about nonprofit organizations, according to the criteria you set. Carleton does not subscribe but you can register and get a lot of information from Guidestar as a basic user. - NCSS - Active Organizations
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The National Center for Charitable Statistics offers a database of active organizations considered nonprofits by the IRS. Download the IRS Business Master Files and search by keyword or NTEE code.
Classification of Nonprofits
NTEE Codes
NTEE Codes provide a way to search for organizations by broad topic according to how they are classified by the IRS as tax-exempt organizations. A good way to identify codes is to search the NTEE Definitions with the link below.
- Search NTEE Code DefinitionsFind NTEE codes that match your topic of interest. Use them to search in NCSS or Guidestar.
Some potentially useful codes for this class are
I05 Crime & Legal-Related; Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
R30 Intergroup/Race Relations
R22 Minority Rights
R60 Civil Liberties Advocacy
R Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy
R05 Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
I50 Administration of Justice
I60 Law Enforcement
I99 Crime & Legal-Related N.E.C.
