GuideStar for the Media

GuideStar is an incomparable research tool for reporting on the nonprofit sector. With a database of more than 1.7 million nonprofit organizations, GuideStar is the broadest and deepest source of nonprofit information anywhere.

"[GuideStar is] the most famous organization for screening charities, looking at their mission, their follow-through and their finances. If you want a thumbnail sketch of a nonprofit, just put its name in the search bar at www.guidestar.org."St. Paul Pioneer Press

Nearly 4 Million IRS Forms 990 at Your Fingertips

The GuideStar database includes more than 3.7 million images of IRS Forms 990. Register to view the three most current 990s we have received from the IRS for any nonprofit. There's no charge for registering, for accessing recent 990s, or for viewing a wealth of other information.

Subscribe to GuideStar Premium to view archived 990s. GuideStar Premium also lets you search 3.3 million individuals by name and download nonprofit information to Excel-compatible files.

Journalists receive a 50 percent discount on annual subscriptions to GuideStar Premium. Professional members of Investigative Editors and Reporters (IRE) can subscribe at up to 80 percent off the retail price:

Media Organization Size

IRE Rate*

Standard
Media Rate+

 Retail Price
Large Media Source
(Top 25 market or circulation over 100,000)

$300/user

$500/user
$1,000/user
Medium Media Source
(Top 25-50 market or circulation 50,000-100,000)

$250/user

$500/user
$1,000/user
Small Media Source
(50-200 market or circulation below 50,000)

$200/user

$500/user
$1,000/user
*Available only to professional IRE members and only on annual GuideStar Premium subscriptions.
+Available only on annual GuideStar Premium subscriptions.

For more information, contact GuideStar's director of communications, Suzanne Coffman, at scoffman@guidestar.org or (757) 229-4631, ext. 27.

Media discounts are also available for other products and services. For in-depth analysis and insight into a nonprofit's financial history, consider an Analyst Report. To benchmark an organization's salary and benefits, get our annual Nonprofit Compensation Report. Find out which charities a private foundation supports, or which private foundations have awarded grants to a specific charity, with Grant Explorer. For more information, contact Suzanne Coffman at scoffman@guidestar.org or (757) 229-4631, ext. 27.