Business 

A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts
Government Publications Reference HD2769.15.S63 2006

Refer to the databases under the Articles and News tabs to search for information by topic.

Use the E-journal search tool on the Articles guide to identify access options to specific nonprofit journals.

Nonprofit periodicals listed in the JHU Libraries Catalog

Related Periodicals:

Chronicle of Higher Education
Online subscription includes job listings, statistics, salaries, and news related to academic institutions

Corporate Philanthropy Report
Current Periodicals, M-Level, HG 4028.C6 C675 (back issues in main collection)

Print Directories:

Foundation Directory
General Reference AS 911.A2F68

The Foundation grants index. A cumulative listing of foundation grants.
General Reference AS911.A2F69

Encyclopedia of Associations
latest ed. in General Reference HD2425.E611; Check JHU catalog for location of back issues.
Online version

Baltimore/Annapolis: A Comprehensive Directory of the Area's Major Institutions and the People Who Lead Them
General Reference F179.5.B34

National directory of nonprofit organizations --at JHU WELCH LIBRARY; Check JHU catalog for location.
v.1 Annual revenues of $100,000 or more (2 pts.). -v.2. Annual revenues of $25,000 to $99,999 ; indexes.

Electronic Directories:

ReferenceUSA
Online directory of U.S. public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

Encyclopedia of Associations (Gale Ready Reference Shelf)
Online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations includes region-specific, national, and international coverage.

How to Obtain Financial Reports and 990 Forms:

1. Contact an organization or explore its web site for recent annual reports, 990 forms, or other financial documents.
   
   
2. If unavailable, try free, limited access to GuideStar for selected reports and 990 forms in the organizational profiles.
   
   
3. A nonprofit's 990 form, submitted to the IRS, is available by law from the organization. If the organization does not provide it, the FAQ page on the IRS website below explains how to obtain it.
   
   IRS FAQs regarding exempt organizations

Related Materials:

Blazek, Jody. 990 handbook : a line-by-line approach. New York : Wiley, 2001.
Eisenhower Stacks HJ 4640.B55

Submitting 990 Forms:

IRS Tax Information for Charities & Nonprofits

Aggregated Statistics:

IRS Charitable Statistics

Search the JHU Libraries Catalog for books and other publications owned by the Johns Hopkins University that pertain to nonprofit organizations.

Additional information exists in the Government Publications, Maps and Law wing, on A-Level.

Recommended Searches:

Alphabetical Subject search for nonprofit organizations. Scroll through the headings or add two dashes followed by a subject to refine. (e.g. nonprofit organizations--management)

Alphabetical Subject search for charities.

Advanced Keyword Series Title search for nonprofit retrieves books in publishers' series on nonprofit organizations.

Advanced Keyword General search for multiple terms searches all parts of a record for those words. (e.g. nonprofit handbooks)

Alphabetical Subject searches for:

fund raising

endowments

proposal writing for grants

proposal writing in business

business writing

corporations--charitable contributions

Advanced Keyword General search for corporate philanthropy