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Non Profits Data & Statistics

National Center for Charitable Statistics
Chronicle of Philanthropy Facts & Figures
Free access to much of their data and reports.
CECP Benchmarking Reports
From the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy.
Free registration required.

CPANDA

CPANDA, the Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive, is the world's first interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States.

GuideStar Pro Library Services

GuideStar collects information on non-profit organizations, through tax filings and other sources. Up to five years of financial data can be downloaded to excel and IRS filings are available for up to twenty years.

Charity Navigator
Independent ratings of charities based on financial health.
The Foundation Center
Clearinghouse of information on charities, grantmakers and other sources of funding.
BBB Wise Giving Allinace
From the Better Business Bureau. Produces in-depth evaluative reports on national charities.
National Council of Nonprofits
Trade association for non-profit organizations.
Council on Foundations
Trade association of large grantmakers
Forefront
Free resource center for grantseekers, located in downtown Chicago It offers online access to many resources not available through the Library
BoardSource
Focuses on non-profit boards of directors.

New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
The online edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains the full text of the 8 volume print edition plus quarterly additions and updates

The online edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains the full text of the 8 volume print edition plus quarterly additions and updates

Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture 2006
Includes chapters on Empirical Studies of Demand for the Performing Arts, Nonprofit Firms in the Performing Arts,Cultural Heritage: Economic Analysis and Public Policy ...

University of Chicago Library Catalog

Find items in all campus libraries, including books, periodicals, sound recordings, videos, DVDs and more.
WorldCat (OCLC)
Identify items not held by the University of Chicago and place Interlibrary Loan requests by using the FindIt button.

WorldCat is a database that allows researchers to search the combined catalogs of hundreds of libraries around the world. It contains more than 52 million records for books, journals, audiovisual materials and more. This source can help researchers find items, verify citations, and identify which libraries hold a particular title.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

Includes citations for materials from the first U.S. dissertation (1861) to those accepted as recently as last semester. Starting in 1997 full-text is often available. If full-text is not available information about ordering the document is provided.

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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Archives thousands of polls and surveys from the United States and some 70 foreign countries undertaken by many polling organizations on a very wide range of topics. Many datasets may be downloaded.