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Type the organization's name in the search box with quotation marks.
Example: "new york university" will put New York University at the top of your results.
- Our search engine uses a complex algorithm to sort organizations by relevance,
according to your criteria. Relevancy is based on a number of factors:
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The search engine looks at numerous fields of information for each organization to decide its relevancy.
Search for Many Nonprofits
Typing a single term such as university will usually return more organizations than you want. Try typing multiple words in the search box.
Example: new york university medical will give you a manageable list of universities in New York that work, research, or teach in the field of medicine.
- Organizations are listed in the search results in order of relevance.

