Seamlessly connect SparkMap data to your database. Ideal for organizations and individuals with programming experience, the SparkMap API provides direct access to over 350 indicators without having to download or import files.
Reynolds Journalism Institute Legislative Map
This resource brings legislative efforts to support local journalism into one searchable resource. The site includes a map showing states that have proposed legislation, information about the status of the legislation, a summary, full bill text, and more. The Legislative Map portal is updated after legislative sessions conclude each year.
American Tractor Club
The American Tractor Club is committed to preserving the history of iconic tractors across the country. The online repository is a first of its kind where tractor enthusiasts can upload images, videos, and stories about their historic machines.
WINMeasures.org
CARES provides data, visualizations, and web hosting services to WINMeasures.org. Supported by the Well-Being in the Nation (WIN) Network, WINMeasures.org provides data on the Well-being of People, Well-being of Places, and Equity. Leading indicators are searchable at the national, state, county, and city level (where available) and encompass a core set of equity-focused social determinants.
SparkMap
CARES launched SparkMap in 2019. SparkMap hosts a robust Community Needs Assessment tool, data upload tools, ZIP code level reports, and more. SparkMap is a great subscription service for healthcare consultants, grant writers, community benefit managers, and others working on community needs assessments.
Trust for Public Land
CARES provided data analysis and programming support for the ParkScore and ParkServe projects created by the Trust for Public Land. ParkServe is the country’s most comprehensive parks database for over 15,000 urban cities and towns across the country. The ParkScore® index is the national gold-standard comparison of park systems across the 100 most populous cities in the United States.
HospitalFinances.org
The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ), through hospitalfinancies.org, provides access to IRS 990 data for nonprofit hospitals in the United States. CARES maintains hospitalfinances.org and updates the database with IRS 990 data when available.
Building Regional Resilience
The Building Regional Resilience Hub was active between 2018 and 2024 and provided counties across the nation with a resilience index and underlying data to support the creation and enactment of community resilience plans.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
The Lincoln Home site provides researchers with access to a database of Lincoln Home site photographs.
US News and World Report Healthiest Communities Rankings
The U.S. News Healthiest Communities relies on CARES to provide data and data analysis for their annual rankings. The Healthiest Communities rankings measure crucial health-related components of society. The project scores nearly 3,000 counties on 84 indicators across 10 categories that drive overall community health.