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For more information, contact us at (202) 637-7608 or philanthropic.partners@guidestar.org

Become a GuideStar Philanthropic Partner

The GuideStar Philanthropic Partners Program enables foundations to bring greater efficiency and effectiveness to their grantmaking. At the same time, Philanthropic Partners’ support strengthens GuideStar, helping us amplify the voices of nonprofits and illuminate the sector’s capacity and impact.

How your GuideStar Philanthropic Partnership helps you:• Explore the nonprofits doing the best work in the causes

and communities you care about

• Find information on program results, finances, staff, and more

• Streamline grantmaking by auto-populating forms and reports

• Simplify due-diligence and verify nonprofits’ tax-exempt status

• Analyze and compare financials of individual nonprofits year-over-year or within a cohort

• Gain exclusive access to: ◦ Hands-on training of GuideStar products and services, tailored

to your team’s specific needs ◦ Partners-only events and webinars ◦ A dynamic community of more than 120 foundation peers

How your GuideStar Philanthropic Partnership helps the sector:• Support GuideStar’s mission by allowing free access to the

largest database of nonprofit information for millions of users ◦ 99.9% of GuideStar visitors use our site for free

◦ GuideStar has one full-time employee for every 112,000 users

• Enable GuideStar to innovate by creating new functionality and tools to increase effectiveness across all dimensions of the sector

• Build nonprofit capacity by enabling nonprofits to communicate the difference they are making, for free

• Move beyond overhead ratios to focus on organizations’ results and progress

“GuideStar listens to the field about its needs and develops tools that make the ‘how’ of grantmaking more focused.”

—DOLORES ESTRADA, THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT

“Through our partnership, GuideStar allows us to access pertinent information and verify from the beginning. By helping reduce our paperwork, GuideStar has helped our grantmaking grow.”

—NAKIA HORTON, THE WEINBERG FOUNDATION

Join us and support our shared vision of better data, for better decisions, for a better world. Our Philanthropic Relations team is happy to address your organization’s unique needs and discuss the full suite of GuideStar services.

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For more information, contact us at (202) 637-7608 or philanthropic.partners@guidestar.org

Philanthropic Partner BenefitsInnovator $2,000+

Champion $5,000+

Catalyst $10,000+

Visionary $25,000+

Transformational $50,000+

Designed for small foundations with no or limited staff and need for basic due-diligence tools

Optimal for modestly sized foundations with limited staff looking for additional analytical capabilities

Perfect for medium-sized foundations with several full-time staff members and need for analytical capabilities

Created for large foundations with a multi-function structure seeking enhanced analytical capabilities in a few departments

Designed for large foundations seeking to embed analytical capabilities across the entire enterprise

BENEFITSOne user per tool

One user per tool

Three users per tool

Five users per tool

Access for all staff and board members

Access to Partners-only events, webinars, and communications

Access to Philanthropic Relations team

Partnership recognition on the GuideStar website and in printed materials

Partners-only community

In-person trainings on GuideStar tools and services, tailored to your team’s specific needs**

R E S O U R C E S

GuideStar Charity Check*A due-diligence tool ensuring 100% IRS compliance

GuideStar Pro*Downloadable 990 data, customized search on nonprofit impact and program information

Nonprofit Compensation Report*Large-scale compensation analysis based entirely on IRS data

Nonprofit Profile Webinar*Customized training to help grantees update their GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles**

*The fair market value of GuideStar Charity Check by itself is $750/user. GuideStar Pro now includes GuideStar Charity Check. The fair market value of GuideStar Pro is $2,000/user. The fair market value of the GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report is $375. The fair market value of the Nonprofit Profile Webinar is $2,000.

**Contact us at (202) 637-7608 or philanthropic.partners@guidestar.org for details.

Sector Supporting PartnersFoundations donating $1,000 to GuideStar will become Sector Supporting Partners. As a Partner, you will be able to learn from your foundation peers, access Partners-only webinars and communications, and engage with GuideStar staff.

A B O U T G U I D E S TA R

GuideStar, www.guidestar.org, is the world’s largest source of nonprofit information, connecting people and organizations with data on 2.6 million current and formerly IRS-recognized nonprofits. Each year, more than 9 million people use GuideStar data to make intelligent decisions about the social sector. GuideStar Nonprofit Profiles are populated with information directly from nonprofits, the IRS, and other partners in the nonprofit sector. In addition, users see GuideStar data on more than 200 philanthropic websites and applications. GuideStar is itself a 501(c)(3) public charity.

August 2018