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NOZA invites you to take this brief tutorial showing you how to use our searchable 990-PF Database. Once you familiarize yourself with the NOZA 990-PF Search, you may find our consistent presentation of information extremely helpful for your grant-related research. NOZA also provides links to each private foundation's tax returns, allowing you to find additional information that may be useful in your research.
Grant research in three easy steps!
Find, Review, Research |
Try this...
FIND |
Find all non-profit organizations located in your area using the NOZA 990-PF Search.
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Under Location, select your City, State, or even better, enter
your ZIP Code. (Leave the other fields blank for now.)
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Under Results, choose Sort by ZIP Code.
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Click the Search button.
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REVIEW |
Review the Search Results, containing all non-profit organizations in your area.
One quick look at the Search Results tells you the organization's Name, City, State and ZIP Code, along with the Employer Identification Number, and Total Assets for the Fiscal Year. (There may be multiple entries for one foundation if the database contains tax returns for multiple years.) |
RESEARCH |
Research the specifics about this organization using the links to the PDFs of the tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Click on the PDF link to see the IRS tax return.
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For IRS Form 990-PF, see Page 1 for the organization's
address and phone number.
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For IRS Form 990-PF, see Page 10 to research the grants
and contributions paid during the year or approved for future
payment.
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This is just one example of how to use the NOZA 990-PF Database. Feel free to experiment on your own. |
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