Nonprofit Law

Resources include a compliance checklist developed "in consultation with the California Attorney General’s Office," recordings of educational webinars, and a jobs board. Some webinars are only free for members. Student membership is $55, you don't have to be a member to view and search the jobs board.

"The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) was established in 1988 at New York University School of Law (NYU School of Law) to explore a broad range of legal issues affecting the nation’s nonprofit sector and to provide an integrated examination of the legal doctrines related to the activities of charitable organizations." See NCPL's bibliography on the "Scholarly Sources" page.

Allows you to check on the charitable status of organizations. Downloadable Form 990s available for many organizations, free registration required to access the forms.

Now part of Candid. Registration (free) required for most data.

"Use this database to view summaries of 3 million tax returns from tax-exempt organizations and see financial details such as their executive compensation and revenue and expenses. You can browse IRS data released since 2013 and access over 9.6 million tax filing documents going back as far as 2001."
Allows a search for either organizations or individuals. Looks across all nonprofit types, not just charities. Right hand column includes links to the data sources Propublica relies on.