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Beacon Academy

Sean Koster Mbr
  • Crystal, MN
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 2004
  • EIN: 20-0158631

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Primary, Elementary Schools (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.41M (2023)

Expenses
$8.97M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.32M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$7.29M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,410,956
Expenses
$8,969,384
Net Income
-$558,428
Net Assets
-$2,977,176
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,329,037
99.0%
Program Services $76,573
0.9%
Investment Income $5,346
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $566,019
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,713,174
41.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,317,807
Total Liabilities $7,294,983
Net Assets -$2,977,176
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $132,841 $0 $16,187
Mike Reeder (Principal) $95,687 $0 $16,594
Kris Gapinski (Vice Chair & Teacher) $70,325 $0 $5,858
Elizabeth Brobeck (Director & Teacher) $56,667 $0 $12,041
Melanie Spall (Director & Teacher) $55,497 $0 $9,867
Matthew Goodman (Director & Teacher) $48,456 $0 $12,375
Joanna Pederson (Director & Teacher (Termed 10/22)) $47,803 $0 $11,336
Elizabeth Warpinkski (Director & Teacher) $41,420 $0 $12,579
Paige Roth (Secretary & Teacher (Termed 7/22)) $34,820 $0 $7,871
Wendy Terry (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Price (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Matheu Weidenbach (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jarmarcus Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,230,402
Expenses
$9,105,055
Net Income
$125,347
Net Assets
-$3,147,182
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,211,583
99.8%
Program Services $17,713
0.2%
Investment Income $1,106
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $614,081
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,903,588
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,469,878
Total Liabilities $8,617,060
Net Assets -$3,147,182
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $124,368 $0 $23,529
Mike Reeder (Principal) $93,101 $0 $16,364
Kris Gapinski (Vice Chair/Teacher) $59,246 $0 $8,377
Joanna Pederson (Director/Teacher) $53,261 $0 $9,878
Paige Roth (Secretary/Teacher) $51,118 $0 $11,049
Elizabeth Brobeck (Director/Teacher) $50,456 $0 $9,453
Heather Greibrok (Director/Teacher) $43,999 $0 $7,256
Cameron Ward (Director/Teacher) $42,568 $0 $6,168
Elizabeth Warpinkski (Director/Teacher) $40,636 $0 $7,904
Wendy Terry (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Price (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joe Sears (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matheu Weidenbach (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,759,944
Expenses
$8,869,493
Net Income
-$109,549
Net Assets
-$3,293,055
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,752,338
99.9%
Program Services $2,907
0.0%
Investment Income $1,801
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $2,898
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $555,585
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,810,527
43.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,787,256
Total Liabilities $9,080,311
Net Assets -$3,293,055
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $111,701 $0 $16,752
Mike Reeder (Principal) $86,415 $0 $7,962
Kris Gapinski (Vice Chair/Teacher) $51,274 $0 $3,845
Paige Roth (Secretary/Teacher) $45,260 $0 $4,879
Elizabeth Brobeck (Director/Teacher) $45,073 $0 $4,833
Heather Greibrok (Director/Teacher) $43,748 $0 $4,333
Cameron Ward (Director/Teacher) $40,104 $0 $4,501
Wendy Terry (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Price (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joe Sears (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Dane (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,885,286
Expenses
$8,493,830
Net Income
$391,456
Net Assets
-$2,693,911
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,796,319
99.0%
Program Services $81,082
0.9%
Investment Income $7,885
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $490,271
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,301,591
38.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,236,536
Total Liabilities $7,930,447
Net Assets -$2,693,911
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $111,701 $0 $12,175
Mike Reeder (Principal) $86,415 $0 $9,419
Kris Gapinski (Vice Chair/Teacher) $51,274 $0 $5,589
Paige Roth (Secretary/Teacher) $45,260 $0 $5,114
Cameron Ward (Director/Teacher) $45,073 $0 $5,482
Elizabeth Brobeck (Director/Teacher) $45,073 $0 $4,913
Heather Greibrok (Director/Teacher) $43,748 $0 $4,768
Wendy Terry (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Price (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Dane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joe Sears (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,846,365
Expenses
$7,595,210
Net Income
$251,155
Net Assets
-$2,488,419
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,736,006
98.6%
Program Services $108,985
1.4%
Investment Income $1,374
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $417,815
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,805,403
36.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,012,695
Total Liabilities $8,501,114
Net Assets -$2,488,419
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $102,285 $0 $10,377
Mike Reeder (Principal) $80,925 $0 $8,364
Paige Roth (Secretary/Teacher) $37,125 $0 $4,170
Kris Gapinski (Member/Teacher) $37,125 $0 $4,266
Heather Greibrok (Member/Teacher) $37,125 $0 $4,402
Cameron Ward (Member/Teacher) $34,682 $0 $3,842
Elizabeth Brobeck (Member/Teacher) $34,485 $0 $3,514
Wendy Terry (Chair/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Price (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Roxana Bruins (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Joe Sears (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 23, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,009,872
Expenses
$7,418,786
Net Income
-$408,914
Net Assets
-$3,598,065
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,915,010
98.6%
Program Services $91,800
1.3%
Investment Income $2,633
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $429
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $453,737
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,759,845
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,685,780
Total Liabilities $9,283,845
Net Assets -$3,598,065
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (Executive Director) $99,019 $0 $18,318
Mike Reeder (Principal) $81,007 $0 $14,987
Sandie Illi (Member/Teacher) $47,334 $0 $8,757
Brandon Huberty (Member/Teacher) $45,002 $0 $8,325
Eldred Bach (Vice Chair/Teacher) $41,914 $0 $7,755
Kris Gapinski (Member/Teacher) $41,889 $0 $7,750
Paige Roth (Member/Teacher) $38,464 $0 $7,116
David Goeske (Chair/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Meyer (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Sheard (Secretary/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Jacque Lee (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,013,026
Expenses
$5,352,691
Net Income
-$339,665
Net Assets
-$2,177,119
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,922,384
98.2%
Program Services $86,238
1.7%
Investment Income $4,404
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $365,846
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,102,895
39.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,027,652
Total Liabilities $9,204,771
Net Assets -$2,177,119
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (School Principal) $97,739 $0 $25,042
Melanie Spall (Vice Chair/Teacher) $52,120 $0 $3,909
Eldred Bach (Member/Teacher) $41,298 $0 $6,671
Brandon Huberty (Member/Teacher) $41,057 $0 $3,079
Matthew Goodman (Member/Teacher) $38,687 $0 $6,928
Todd Alle (Member/Teacher) $35,244 $0 $6,019
David Goeske (Chair/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Sheard (Secretary/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Meyer (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Michael Reed (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 21, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,841,671
Expenses
$4,871,478
Net Income
-$29,807
Net Assets
-$759,999
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,741,378
97.9%
Program Services $93,811
1.9%
Investment Income $3,934
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,548
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $381,327
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,899,770
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,547,640
Total Liabilities $3,307,639
Net Assets -$759,999
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (School Principal) $95,831 $0 $7,187
Melanie Spall (Vice Chair/Teacher) $52,358 $0 $3,927
Meg Herlofsky (Member/Teacher) $38,403 $0 $6,760
Brandon Huberty (Member/Teacher) $38,059 $0 $2,854
Jennifer Hodge (Member/Teacher) $36,055 $0 $6,622
Matthew Goodman (Member/Teacher) $35,980 $0 $6,937
Todd Alle (Member/Teacher) $35,634 $0 $6,329
David Goeske (Chair/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Sheard (Secretary/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Jacque Lee (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Rob Kalinsky (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Marcus Mianulli (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 26, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,745,430
Expenses
$4,622,592
Net Income
$122,838
Net Assets
-$726,657
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,633,201
97.6%
Program Services $107,004
2.3%
Investment Income $3,066
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,159
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $351,612
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,895,850
41.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,284,624
Total Liabilities $3,011,281
Net Assets -$726,657
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sean Koster (School Principal) $91,100 $0 $9,991
Melanie Spall (Vice Chair/Teacher) $43,792 $0 $3,299
Michael Reed (Member/Teacher) $40,192 $0 $2,236
Lindsay Johnson (Member/Teacher) $37,343 $0 $2,243
Jennifer Hodge (Member/Teacher) $35,518 $0 $5,516
Matthew Goodman (Member/Teacher) $35,046 $0 $5,590
Kasey Lehman (Secretary/Teacher) $34,016 $0 $5,006
Kris Gapinski (Member/Teacher) $24,172 $0 $1,819
David Goeske (Chair/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Jacque Lee (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Rob Kalinsky (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Marcus Mianulli (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
Heidi Sheard (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 4, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,452,152
Expenses
$4,281,888
Net Income
$170,264
Net Assets
$1,534,652
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,345,125
97.6%
Program Services $96,188
2.2%
Investment Income $3,193
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,646
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $388,754
9.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,655,947
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,839,105
Total Liabilities $304,453
Net Assets $1,534,652
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jordan Ford (Principal) $99,734 $0 $15,318
Michael Reed (Vice Chair/Teacher) $44,050 $0 $6,566
Melanie Spall (Member/Teacher) $40,989 $0 $6,206
Ramona Flores (Member/Teacher) $37,295 $0 $8,042
Kasey Lehman (Secretary/Teacher) $36,379 $0 $8,042
Jennifer Hodge (Member/Teacher) $35,227 $0 $8,162
Lindsay Johnson (Member/Teacher) $30,841 $0 $5,352
David Goeske (Chair/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Mick Kuehn (Treasurer/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Rob Kalinsky (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Jacque Lee (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
Marcus Mianulli (Member/Community Rep) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Raske (Member/Parent) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 15, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,409,573
Expenses
$4,388,620
Net Income
$20,953
Net Assets
$1,364,388
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,290,915
97.3%
Program Services $108,802
2.5%
Investment Income $2,672
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,184
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,739
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,644,568
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,685,355
Total Liabilities $320,967
Net Assets $1,364,388

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990
Filed on July 2, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,104,984
Expenses
$4,034,685
Net Income
$70,299
Net Assets
$1,343,435
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,010,778
97.7%
Program Services $84,517
2.1%
Investment Income $1,112
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,577
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $403,108
10.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,383,497
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,652,435
Total Liabilities $309,000
Net Assets $1,343,435

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,305,178
Expenses
$4,018,193
Net Income
$286,985
Net Assets
$1,273,136
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,185,257
97.2%
Program Services $99,470
2.3%
Investment Income $778
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,673
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,352
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,473,854
36.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,531,867
Total Liabilities $258,731
Net Assets $1,273,136

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

Byline

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

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