GuideStar for Business

A Powerful and Flexible Resource

GuideStar is the preeminent market research tool for businesses that serve the nonprofit community. Business professionals use GuideStar data and products every day to do their jobs more efficiently and more effectively. No other source offers the comprehensiveness, accuracy, or flexibility of GuideStar.

The Sector's Preferred Tool

GuideStar's database of more than 1.7 million tax-exempt organizations includes:

  • Comprehensive data from IRS Forms 990, 990-PF, and the IRS Business Master File
  • Narrative information about nonprofits' missions, programs, and leadership
  • Compensation data
  • Grant information

GuideStar invests the time and money necessary to ensure data accuracy and breadth; we then integrate our information with powerful products and insightful analytical services to help you find the answers you need.

How Are Businesses Using GuideStar?

  • Accounting firms purchase enterprise licenses to give their employees unlimited access to the GuideStar site and resources.
  • Financial brokers use GuideStar to understand individual nonprofits' investment practices and to target market opportunities.
  • Accountants and lawyers use GuideStar products to access data on the nonprofits they serve.
  • Major regional banks use GuideStar data to conduct market analysis on existing and potential clients.
  • Retailers who offer nonprofit discounts use our XML data feeds to verify clients' charitable status.
  • Data aggregators use GuideStar as a key source of information within their ASP products.
  • Private foundations and nonprofit governing boards use Analyst Reports and Charity Check to learn more about individual nonprofits.
  • Human resources professionals use our Nonprofit Compensation Report and Salary Search tool to benchmark executive and board compensation and benefits.
  • Professional fundraisers use GuideStar data to research and target potential clients.
  • Nonprofit-service providers use GuideStar for market research and outreach.

What New Uses Will You Find for GuideStar?

With so much information at your fingertips, the ways in which you can use GuideStar to benefit your business are endless.

Products

  • Search, Save, and Sort Information—GuideStar Select and GuideStar Premium give you access to the level of GuideStar data you need. Enterprise Licenses are available for organizations that require multi-seat access to GuideStar Premium.
  • Research, Marketing and Analysis—Analyst Reports, Grant Explorer, State/MSA data lists, and Custom Data Sets provide information for in-depth analysis of the sector or individual nonprofits. Custom Data Sets, with hundreds of available fields, give you the flexibility to craft your data request to suit your specific needs.
  • Compensation Information—GuideStar is the complete source for nonprofit compensation information. Salary Search is an advanced, interactive compensation research tool; the Nonprofit Compensation Report is our annual in-depth compensation analysis. Both tools enable you to benchmark salaries and gain insight into nonprofit compensation.
  • Custom Solutions—Our customers and their businesses are unique. We work with companies every day to create creative solutions to fit a variety of business needs. From Hosted Solutions Web sites to Data Integration, we are the ones who can help if you need nonprofit information.