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Commonwealth Foundation For Public Policy Alternatives

  • Harrisburg, PA
  • Tax-exempt since June 1988
  • EIN: 23-2473845

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: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.55M (2023)

Expenses
$9.04M (2023)

Total Assets
$5.69M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$875k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,554,022
Expenses
$9,040,362
Net Income
$513,660
Net Assets
$4,815,981
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,348,387
97.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $205,635
2.2%
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 $480,301
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $1,267,840
14.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,257,200
13.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,691,370
Total Liabilities $875,389
Net Assets $4,815,981
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Stephen L Bloom (Vice President) $209,802 $0 $30,007
Nathan A Benefield (Senior Vice President) $191,487 $0 $13,776
Kelsey Philie (Director Of Marketing) $148,736 $0 $5,950
James Miller (Digital Marketing Director) $122,062 $0 $4,882
Elizabeth Stelle (Director Of Policy Analysis) $120,490 $0 $4,820
Abbey Haslam (Director Of Government Affairs) $116,458 $0 $18,419
Kevin Kane (Director Of Legislative Strategy) $100,302 $0 $13,007
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gerard Alexander (Director & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell (Director/Secretary(resigned 5/3/23)) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director/Secretary(effective 5/3/23)) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Y Simkiss (Director (Effective 9/15/23)) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Emily Wk Cox (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
William E Sordoni (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles F Mitchell (President) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer T Stefano (Executive Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mark R Wilson (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
Erik M Telford (Senior Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 22, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,505,576
Expenses
$8,227,600
Net Income
$277,976
Net Assets
$4,302,347
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,477,145
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $25,146
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,285
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,000
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,049,372
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $529,823
6.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,334,507
16.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,120,050
Total Liabilities $817,703
Net Assets $4,302,347
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President) $284,243 $0 $11,370
Jennifer T Stefano (Executive Vice President) $264,884 $0 $10,595
Stephen L Bloom (Vice President) $207,281 $0 $11,397
Nathan A Benefield (Senior Vice President) $185,810 $0 $7,432
C Roger Custer (Senior Director Of Development) $163,400 $0 $6,536
Kelsey Philie (Employee) $119,948 $0 $4,798
Elizabeth Stelle (Employee) $107,650 $0 $4,306
Eric Heidenreich (Employee) $107,154 $0 $4,286
John Bouder (Employee) $106,433 $0 $4,257
Bill Sordoni (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell (Director & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Emily Cox (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gerard Alexander (Director & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark R Wilson (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,295,526
Expenses
$7,265,423
Net Income
$30,103
Net Assets
$4,027,467
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,292,400
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $376
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,750
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,060,668
14.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,298,339
31.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,571,108
Total Liabilities $543,641
Net Assets $4,027,467
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President & Ceo) $342,073 $0 $10,635
Jennifer T Stefano (Vice President) $293,869 $0 $9,447
Stephen Bloom (Vice President) $206,645 $0 $6,917
Nathan A Benefield Sec To 923 (Vice President) $185,030 $0 $6,052
Eric W Heidenreich (Director Of Operations) $109,088 $0 $3,675
Gerard Alexander Treas 923 (Director & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jrtreas To 923 (Director & Chairman/Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin Jr Term 430 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elise M Westhoff Term 430 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell Sec 923 (Director & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,578,694
Expenses
$5,451,336
Net Income
$127,358
Net Assets
$3,916,781
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,554,970
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,532
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,192
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,006,027
18.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,863,007
34.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,161,411
Total Liabilities $244,630
Net Assets $3,916,781
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President & Ceo) $325,700 $0 $12,404
Jennifer T Stefano (Vice President & Chief Strategist) $277,200 $0 $10,222
Stephen Bloom (Vice President) $193,400 $0 $7,154
Nathan A Benefield (Vice President,Coo & Secretary) $173,400 $0 $6,546
John Bouder (Creative Director) $107,708 $0 $3,493
Gerard Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Chairman/Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elise M Westhoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,704,965
Expenses
$4,301,074
Net Income
$1,403,891
Net Assets
$3,708,385
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,690,558
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $14,407
0.3%
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 $718,668
16.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,592,333
37.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,921,436
Total Liabilities $213,051
Net Assets $3,708,385
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President & Ceo) $290,414 $0 $8,423
Jennifer T Stefano (Vice President) $258,108 $0 $0
Nathan A Benefield (Vice President/Coo & Secre) $157,154 $0 $4,569
Gerard Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Chairman/Treasu) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elise M Westhoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
John F Bitzer Iii Resign 31519 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan S Dearmentresign 92019 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Bloom (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,911,259
Expenses
$3,649,227
Net Income
$1,262,032
Net Assets
$2,222,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,911,227
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32
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 $593,613
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,129,838
31.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,377,725
Total Liabilities $155,530
Net Assets $2,222,195
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President & Ceo) $220,289 $0 $15,609
Jennifer T Stefano (Vice President) $207,346 $0 $9,000
Nathan A Benefield (Vice President/Coo & Secretary) $133,173 $0 $8,195
Gerard Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
John F Bitzer Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan S Dearment (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elise M Westhoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
Montgomery B Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devon E Liddell (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 26, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,486,350
Expenses
$2,993,022
Net Income
$493,328
Net Assets
$878,079
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,486,121
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $126
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $103
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $538,429
18.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $932,608
31.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,050,050
Total Liabilities $171,971
Net Assets $878,079
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles F Mitchell (President & Ceo) $199,278 $0 $13,858
Matthew J Brouillette (Dir. And President(through 6/30/16)) $121,471 $0 $0
Nathan A Benefield (Vice President/Coo & Secretary) $99,235 $0 $3,453
Jennifer T Stefano (Vice President) $29,154 $0 $922
Gerard Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Leader Janeczek (Director & Chair) $0 $0 $0
John F Bitzer Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Gh Coates Jr (Director & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
W Kirk Liddell (Director & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan S Dearment (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Helstrom (Director (Through 4/18/17)) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Kern Ii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brittney N Parker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elise M Westhoff (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 9, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,661,832
Expenses
$3,480,789
Net Income
$181,043
Net Assets
$397,384
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,658,014
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $144
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $313
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,361
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,627
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,098,449
31.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $492,902
Total Liabilities $95,518
Net Assets $397,384
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew J Brouillette (Dir. And President(through 6/30/16)) $209,222 $0 $6,210
Charles F Mitchell (Evp Through 6/30/16 & Then President) $161,522 $0 $4,635
Darryl M White (Vice President(through 9/30/16)) $116,230 $0 $2,911
Gerard Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Leader Janeczek (Dir.,& Treas.(Thru 6/30)& Then Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bitzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Coates (Dir. & Treasurer(starting 7/1/16)) $0 $0 $0
W Kirk Liddell (Director & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Beach (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carl Helstrom (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,113,078
Expenses
$2,734,578
Net Income
-$621,500
Net Assets
$217,254
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,108,374
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $146
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,620
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$62
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $266,819
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $718,987
26.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $764,438
Total Liabilities $547,184
Net Assets $217,254

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,929,099
Expenses
$3,838,154
Net Income
$90,945
Net Assets
$839,185
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,764,218
95.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $451
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $28,171
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $136,259
3.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $302,410
7.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $854,846
22.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,018,031
Total Liabilities $178,846
Net Assets $839,185
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew J Brouillette (Director President & Ceo) $175,263 $0 $6,637
Charles F Mitchell (Vp & Coo) $127,148 $0 $6,637
Michael W Gleba (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Leader Janeczek (Director & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David E Barensfeld (Director & Chairman) $0 $0 $0
T William Boxx (Director) $0 $0 $0
W Kirk Liddell (Director & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,810,324
Expenses
$2,665,762
Net Income
$144,562
Net Assets
$758,722
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,642,015
94.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,296
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $28,564
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $138,449
4.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $308,118
11.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $661,760
24.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $919,970
Total Liabilities $161,248
Net Assets $758,722
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew J Brouillette (President & Ceo) $166,871 $0 $4,440
Charles F Mitchell (Vp And Coo) $111,787 $0 $3,247
Michael W Gleba (Chairman Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Jane Leader Janeczek (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David E Barensfeld (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
T William Boxx (Chairman Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
W Kirk Liddell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert L Ecklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,551,722
Expenses
$1,648,046
Net Income
-$96,324
Net Assets
$613,972
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,513,556
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $397
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37,769
2.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $247,122
15.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $534,275
32.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $696,947
Total Liabilities $82,975
Net Assets $613,972

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,951,566
Expenses
$1,671,566
Net Income
$280,000
Net Assets
$709,983
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,944,041
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,345
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,180
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $289,476
17.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $18,000
1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $758,913
Total Liabilities $48,930
Net Assets $709,983

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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 Dec.
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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

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 Dec.
2003

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 Dec.
2002

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 Dec.
2001

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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Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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.

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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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