Charities Topic

Charities

Charitable Organizations (Tennessee)
      From the Tennessee Department of State. Also has forms for solicitation.
      (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/charity/co-info.htm)

CharityChoices.com
     Check 10 Accountability Standards and How to Decide Thoughts about
     Choosing Charities to Support. More is there, including Charities A-Z and
     About Charitable Giving.
     (http://www.charitablechoices.org/)

For Charities and Donors (formerly Give.org)
     Better Business Bureau has information about charities.
     (http://us.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=113&id=4ef08b14-37cb-4974-a385
     -7f41f63b16b0)

Foundation Center
Has a section on philanthropy news items.
(http://foundationcenter.org/)

GuideStar
     Gives information on charities and nonprofit organizations recognized by the IRS. Includes
     Tips for Choosing a Charity: A Donor's 10 Step Guide.... Check other articles.
     (http://www.guidestar.org/)

Idealist.org
     Has a search box where the name of the organization can be put and minimal information may
     be provided.
     (http://www.idealist.org/)

Internal Revenue: Search for Charities
IRS provides searching for most charities that qualify for tax-deductible contributions.
(http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/)

Network for Good
Has charities and nonprofit organization information and links.
(http://www.networkforgood.org/)

Forms for Nonprofit Corporations

Forms for nonprofit corporations in Tennessee
     Are mixed in the form list with the for-profit corporations. This is from the Tennessee Secretary
     of State.
     (http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bus_svc/forms.htm#nonprofit)

Please ask a reference librarian for assistance in using the library databases at http://library.chattanoogastate.edu. Also, charities are identified in reference books like the Encyclopedia of Associations (Ref AS22 .E5).