Charitable Resources

Find and Research Nonprofit Organizations

• Once you establish a Charitable Gift FundThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation., you can access GuideStar^®, a database containing IRS recognized charitable organizations.
• The Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance layer collects and distributes information on hundreds of nonprofit organizations with national and international program services.

Philanthropy and Grantmaking

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy layer is a leading news source for those involved with philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.
• The National Center for Family Philanthropy layer promotes philanthropic values, vision, and excellence across generations of donors and donor families.
• The IRS.gov layer website provides downloadable tax forms, instructions and brochures related to charitable giving. It also provides a searchable database of all tax-exempt organizations found in the Charities and Non-Profits section of its website.
• The Council on Foundations layer is an association of foundations and corporations that promotes effective and responsible philanthropy.
• Exponent Philanthropy  layer is the country's largest association of funders and the only one dedicated to serving foundations with few or no staff, philanthropic families and individual donors. They provide high-quality and cost-effective programs, resources and connections that maximize their members' dollars and time for the benefit of diverse communities and causes.