How Daanaa Works

We show plain facts from public records with their sources, and let you decide.

We organize public information so people can learn about organizations and decide for themselves.

Our foundation

What Daanaa is, and what it isn't

Daanaa is a public directory of 1.69 million IRS eligible nonprofits, IRS status checked November 9, 2026: independent of paid influence, not affiliated with the IRS or the federal government, and not a payment processor. How we approach this →

Organization pages show plain facts only: reported revenue, the fiscal year and the filings, each with its source.

Data sources

Where the data comes from

Pages are built from these public sources:

IRS nonprofit registration list (Business Master File)

Legal name, category, state, and nonprofit status. Published by the IRS monthly.

Annual financial reports (Form 990 and 990-EZ)

Reports nonprofits file with the IRS each year. Source of mission statements, program descriptions, officers and board members, and detailed financials. The short Form 990-N has no financials or mission.

Government published financial summaries (IRS SOI / NCCS)

IRS Statistics of Income and National Center for Charitable Statistics data covering 2019 to 2024. Revenue and expense figures for hundreds of thousands of organizations.

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (a public interest newsroom)

Financial data for some organizations, used to fill gaps in 2022 to 2024 figures.

Every page shows when its data is from and its source, like "2023 · Source: IRS".

Honest limits

What Daanaa does not measure

Daanaa does not measure or estimate:

  • Impact or effectiveness of programs
  • Executive compensation or overhead ratios
  • Program delivery or service quality
  • Community need or local priority
  • Organizational leadership or governance
  • Staff expertise or program outcomes

Those are for your own research.

Honest limits

Data limits

Public nonprofit data has real limits:

  • Reporting delays: Form 990 filings are often 1 to 2 years behind current operations.
  • Coverage gaps: not all nonprofits file annually; small organizations may file simplified forms.
  • Classification challenges: NTEE categories are assigned by the IRS and NCCS, not by the organizations, and can be imperfect.
  • Missing data: some organizations don't file or have incomplete financial records.
Orgs you may not have heard of

Organizations you may not have heard of

Daanaa surfaces smaller, less visible organizations using public information, not editorial judgment or paid promotion:

Small and easy to miss

Smaller revenue or a lower public profile.

Public context available

Enough public information to show clearly labeled context.

Mission information

A readable description of what the organization does.

Hidden-gem status is a discovery aid, not an endorsement. It never changes how an organization is shown, described, or treated because of payment or partnership.

Two layer model

What the organization controls

Every page has two distinct layers:

Daanaa's data

Sourced from IRS public records. Objective, fact checked, timestamped. Organizations cannot edit this layer.

  • Legal name
  • Nonprofit category
  • Revenue from IRS filings
  • Filings and fiscal year
  • Data source & year

Organization's data

Added directly by the organization. Clearly labeled as self reported. Claim your page to update this information.

  • Mission statement
  • Program descriptions
  • Leadership team
  • Photos & annual reports
  • Impact metrics

You always know whether you're reading IRS data or the organization's own description.

Updates

How data stays current

We run automated updates on a regular schedule:

MonthlyProPublica data for organizations with new financial reports
MonthlyIRS financial data update for newly published years
MonthlyIRS tax-exempt status check against the federal auto-revocation list
Tax status

IRS status verification

We verify tax-exempt status using the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.

We confirm that an organization:

  • Is listed as an active 501(c)(3) nonprofit
  • Has not been revoked from the IRS tax-exempt status list

This does not guarantee tax deductibility, which depends on your tax situation and the type of contribution. Ask a tax professional for specifics.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Daanaa is an independent discovery platform for nonprofits, operated by EcoMargins Consulting LLC, a for-profit company.

Questions or corrections?

Want to claim your page or report an error? We correct errors quickly and disclose corrections publicly.

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