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American Civil Liberties Union Of Washington Foundation

  • Seattle, WA
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 1970
  • EIN: 23-7076867

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: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Civil Liberties Advocacy (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$11.7M (2023)

Expenses
$10.1M (2023)

Total Assets
$56.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.8M (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 March
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,691,840
Expenses
$10,068,612
Net Income
$1,623,228
Net Assets
$54,617,393
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,073,076
94.7%
Program Services $51,000
0.4%
Investment Income $779,510
6.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$215,567
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,821
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,118,073
11.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,365,180
23.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $56,417,565
Total Liabilities $1,800,172
Net Assets $54,617,393
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Gagliardi (Development Director Until 07) $155,319 $0 $4,604
Michele Storms (Executive Director) $140,107 $60,046 $42,884
Antoinette Davis (Deputy Director) $128,590 $55,110 $13,618
Vanessa T Hernandez (Iad Director) $112,238 $48,102 $27,798
Brian Robick (Communications Director) $103,912 $44,533 $23,766
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $100,720 $43,166 $33,665
Kendrick Washington (Policy Advocacy Director) $93,019 $39,865 $36,384
Alison Holcomb (Political Director) $0 $142,008 $45,910
Binah Palmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Pailca (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joan Hsaio (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Martin Valadez (Vice President From 052022) $0 $0 $0
Sherri Nichols (President) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Harding Altheimer (Vice President Until 052022) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 30, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,471,494
Expenses
$9,363,145
Net Income
$108,349
Net Assets
$57,203,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,562,227
90.4%
Program Services $147,599
1.6%
Investment Income $695,531
7.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $64,111
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,026
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $822,797
8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,284,306
24.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $57,896,259
Total Liabilities $693,155
Net Assets $57,203,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Gagliardi (Development Director) $170,924 $0 $7,632
Michele Storms (Executive Director) $150,810 $72,722 $41,265
Antoinette Davis (Deputy Director From 012022) $114,623 $52,628 $12,753
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $101,150 $46,443 $39,843
Karen Riley (Director Of Human Resources) $93,468 $42,914 $16,380
Brian Robick (Communications Director) $91,078 $60,719 $16,520
Alison Holcomb (Political Director) $0 $166,155 $45,333
Sam Pailca (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Binah Palmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joan Hsaio (Treasurer From 052021) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Harding Altheimer (Vice President From 012022) $0 $0 $0
Dan Shih (Treasurer Until 052021) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (President Until 042021) $0 $0 $0
Sherri Nichols (President From 062021) $0 $0 $0
Hank Balson (Vice President Until 122021) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,262,022
Expenses
$10,073,005
Net Income
$1,189,017
Net Assets
$50,290,633
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,817,996
78.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $669,792
5.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,772,977
15.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,257
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $686,023
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,373,986
23.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,749,537
Total Liabilities $458,904
Net Assets $50,290,633
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Gagliardi (Development Director) $160,848 $0 $47,591
Michele Storms (Executive Director) $131,506 $50,509 $56,406
Brian Robick (Communications Director) $94,900 $40,672 $51,254
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $93,341 $40,003 $29,863
Alison Holcomb (Political Director) $0 $143,464 $61,994
Binah Palmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sherri Nichols (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (President) $0 $0 $0
Hank Balson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Dan Shih (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,430,529
Expenses
$11,115,333
Net Income
$315,196
Net Assets
$37,818,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,752,041
94.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $664,956
5.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$67,873
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $81,405
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $648,693
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,231,416
20.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,500,991
Total Liabilities $2,682,271
Net Assets $37,818,720
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Gagliardi (Development Director) $150,655 $0 $8,919
Emily Chiang (Legal Director Until 122019) $135,501 $0 $24,171
Michele Storms (Executive Director) $112,438 $54,219 $40,159
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $83,529 $38,352 $22,983
Brian Robick (Communications Director) $74,587 $49,725 $16,948
David Whedbee (Director Until August 2019) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sherri Nichols (Director) $0 $0 $0
Binah Palmer (Director From August 2019) $0 $0 $0
Dan Shih (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hank Balson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (President) $0 $0 $0
Alison Holcomb (Political Director) $0 $139,271 $19,869
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990
Filed on Feb. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$30,178,364
Expenses
$8,673,784
Net Income
$21,504,580
Net Assets
$38,086,230
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $29,924,383
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $160,195
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,086
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $96,872
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $607,920
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,168,893
25.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $38,350,310
Total Liabilities $264,080
Net Assets $38,086,230
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen Taylor (Executive Director Thru 011) $164,464 $45,312 $34,636
Mary Gagliardi (Development Director) $132,518 $0 $26,991
Emily Chiang (Legal Director) $124,502 $0 $24,037
Michele Storms (Executive Director From 021) $87,592 $24,133 $33,623
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $67,924 $30,077 $18,322
David Whedbee (National Board Rep) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sherri Nichols (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Shih (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hank Balson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jean Robinson (President Thru 1218) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (President From 0119) $0 $0 $0
Alison Holcomb (Political Director) $0 $125,769 $21,033
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990
Filed on Jan. 3, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,538,643
Expenses
$6,997,756
Net Income
$5,540,887
Net Assets
$16,459,910
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,126,905
96.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $64,321
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$83,539
Sales of Assets -$40,899
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $471,855
3.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $393,081
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,074,740
29.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,941,275
Total Liabilities $481,365
Net Assets $16,459,910
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen Taylor (Executive Director) $118,997 $57,383 $29,467
Emily Chiang (Legal Director) $113,747 $0 $23,754
Michele Storms (Deputy Director) $86,338 $21,584 $31,096
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $59,004 $29,299 $14,478
Hank Balson (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (At Large) $0 $0 $0
Peter Danelo (Director Thru 1017) $0 $0 $0
David Whedbee (Director From 1017) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Shih (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamila Johnson (Vice President Thru 0417) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Vice President From 0417) $0 $0 $0
Jean Robinson (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,905,489
Expenses
$6,227,935
Net Income
$3,677,554
Net Assets
$10,342,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,367,086
84.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $64,603
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$26,712
Sales of Assets -$235,452
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,735,964
17.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $192,830
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,844,597
29.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,936,588
Total Liabilities $594,010
Net Assets $10,342,578
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen Taylor (Executive Director) $111,096 $53,572 $27,266
Shareef Abduhr Rahmaan (Finance Director) $40,468 $19,514 $7,433
Jean Robinson (President) $0 $0 $0
Jamila Johnson (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Shih (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hank Balson (Director From 02/17) $0 $0 $0
Peter Danelo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tana Lin (Director From 02/17) $0 $0 $0
Binah Palmer (Director Thru 01/17) $0 $0 $0
David Whedbee (Director Thru 01/17) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,610,296
Expenses
$4,919,917
Net Income
$690,379
Net Assets
$6,446,845
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,782,158
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,000
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$195,862
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $170,358
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,654,043
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,687,711
Total Liabilities $1,240,866
Net Assets $6,446,845
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen Taylor (Executive Director) $107,272 $51,728 $33,917
Marlena Torres (Finance Director) $63,406 $30,575 $12,606
April Williamson (Interim Finance Director) $17,573 $8,068 $14,658
Jean Robinson (President) $0 $0 $0
David Whedbee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Shih (Secretary Treasurer From 01/16) $0 $0 $0
Randy Gainer (Secretary Treasurer Thru 12/15) $0 $0 $0
Peter Danelo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jamila Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Binah Palmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 26, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,740,089
Expenses
$6,379,863
Net Income
$2,360,226
Net Assets
$5,437,266
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,639,841
87.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,966
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5,986
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,095,268
12.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,149
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,453,720
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,079,776
Total Liabilities $642,510
Net Assets $5,437,266
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen Taylor (Executive Director) $101,288 $48,712 $35,719
April Williamson (Interim Finance Director) $57,469 $26,477 $25,646
Marlena Torres (Finance Director) $11,329 $5,495 $1,662
Jean Robinson (President) $0 $0 $0
Doug Klunder (Vice President Through 12/2014) $0 $0 $0
David Whedbee (Vice President Beginning 1/2015) $0 $0 $0
Randy Gainer (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Yvonne Sanchez (Director Through 12/2014) $0 $0 $0
Jamila Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Binah Palmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,622,082
Expenses
$4,099,586
Net Income
-$477,504
Net Assets
$2,961,666
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,621,704
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $957
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$644
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $65
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $195,930
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,476,161
36.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,290,613
Total Liabilities $1,328,947
Net Assets $2,961,666
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathleen M Taylor (Executive Director) $99,176 $47,135 $26,223
April Williamson (Finance Director) $57,702 $23,906 $18,449
Jean Robinson (President) $0 $0 $0
Doug Klunder (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Randy Gainer (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Yvonne Sanchez (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Whedbee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Wing (Director Through December 2013) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 20, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,104,998
Expenses
$3,880,169
Net Income
$224,829
Net Assets
$3,271,522
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,103,427
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $556
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $980
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,874
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,249,585
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,862,414
Total Liabilities $590,892
Net Assets $3,271,522

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990
Filed on Dec. 24, 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,325,977
Expenses
$3,712,770
Net Income
-$386,793
Net Assets
$3,047,673
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,327,072
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,342
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,474
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,158
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,286,668
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,732,312
Total Liabilities $684,639
Net Assets $3,047,673

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,139,647
Expenses
$3,558,317
Net Income
-$418,670
Net Assets
$3,336,469
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,159,552
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $42,840
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$21,513
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$41,232
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,044
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,310,717
36.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,944,586
Total Liabilities $1,608,117
Net Assets $3,336,469

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending March
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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Fiscal Year Ending March
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 March
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 March
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 March
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 March
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 March
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 March
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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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.

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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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