Keyword Searching
Applicable to keyword search fields, including the Power Search field, Keyword (or text) Searching is used to search for words or phrases appearing across the entire text of a particular database or, when using the Power Search tool, across the entire text of all databases simultaneously. While index and range searches target particular data fields, keyword searches are much broader. Keyword Searching is useful when searching for records containing very specific words or phrases not included in the indexes or when you don't want to limit your search to a particular data field.
Except when using the Power Search tool, a keyword search can be conducted either independently of or in conjunction with an index search or range search. To conduct a keyword search, simply type a word or phrase into the Keyword Search field to search across a particular database or into the Power Search field to search across all databases simultaneously for that word or phrase.
To search for multiple words or phrases, include a Boolean operator such as and or or between each word or phrase.
Note that Search 990s results might not contain exact matches of words or phrases you search for.
References
See the Boolean Searching section for more information on using Boolean operators in keyword searches.
See the Grantmaker Keyword Searching, Company Keyword Searching, Grant Keyword Searching, 990 Keyword Searching, and Grantmaker-Specific Grant Keyword Searching sections for information on each Keyword Search field. See the Power Search section for information on the Power Search field.
See the Search Tutorial section for step-by-step examples of keyword searches.
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