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Public Religion Research Institute

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 2010
  • EIN: 27-0586980

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: Religion-Related, Spiritual Development / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.46M (2023)

Expenses
$3.27M (2023)

Total Assets
$5.38M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$620k (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 Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,463,397
Expenses
$3,266,261
Net Income
-$802,864
Net Assets
$4,757,918
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,259,499
91.7%
Program Services $5,000
0.2%
Investment Income $196,042
8.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,856
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $500,976
15.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $899,678
27.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,377,505
Total Liabilities $619,587
Net Assets $4,757,918
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (President) $267,965 $0 $12,097
Melissa Deckman (Ceo) $213,433 $0 $6,130
T Sean Sands (Chief Of Staff) $174,192 $0 $14,775
Diana Orces (Director Of Research) $117,768 $0 $9,953
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Very Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery M Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Janelle Wong (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Gerardo Marti (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ruth Braunstein (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Andra Gillespie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stella Rouse (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Whitehead (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,508,777
Expenses
$2,843,220
Net Income
$1,665,557
Net Assets
$5,350,385
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,424,949
98.1%
Program Services $15,050
0.3%
Investment Income $80,774
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$13,351
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,355
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $502,464
17.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $560,851
19.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,333,281
Total Liabilities $982,896
Net Assets $5,350,385
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (President) $243,591 $0 $7,641
T Sean Sands (Chief Of Staff) $170,763 $0 $14,351
Natalie Jackson (Director Of Research) $157,537 $0 $11,497
Melissa Deckman (Ceo) $91,667 $0 $2,750
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Very Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery M Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Janelle Wong (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Gerardo Marti (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ruth Braunstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andra Gillespie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stella Rouse (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Whitehead (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,867,405
Expenses
$1,885,769
Net Income
$2,981,636
Net Assets
$4,147,960
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,766,689
97.9%
Program Services $30,780
0.6%
Investment Income $69,277
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $659
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $181,921
9.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $608,167
32.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,911,931
Total Liabilities $763,971
Net Assets $4,147,960
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $231,691 $0 $0
T Sean Sands (Chief Of Staff) $173,383 $0 $0
Natalie Jackson (Director Of Research) $160,262 $0 $0
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Very Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery M Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Janelle Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Gerardo Marti (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,074,401
Expenses
$1,867,832
Net Income
$206,569
Net Assets
$1,165,228
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,971,374
95.0%
Program Services $59,750
2.9%
Investment Income $16,840
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $25,474
1.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $963
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $210,779
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $817,621
43.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,737,137
Total Liabilities $571,909
Net Assets $1,165,228
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $211,335 $0 $0
T Sean Sands (Chief Of Staff) $152,240 $0 $0
Natalie Jackson (Director Of Research) $137,240 $0 $0
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Very Rev Dr Kelly Brown Douglas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery M Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Janelle Wong (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 2, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,640,648
Expenses
$3,013,399
Net Income
-$372,751
Net Assets
$970,597
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,483,071
94.0%
Program Services $96,500
3.7%
Investment Income $31,850
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $29,227
1.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $158,172
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,005,431
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,477,297
Total Liabilities $506,700
Net Assets $970,597
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $208,398 $0 $0
J Jioni Palmer (Director Of Communications) $148,732 $0 $0
Natalie Jackson (Director Of Research) $103,745 $0 $0
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Simon Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,791,446
Expenses
$3,278,494
Net Income
-$487,048
Net Assets
$1,167,356
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,610,299
93.5%
Program Services $7,680
0.3%
Investment Income $80,971
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $92,496
3.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $209,424
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $880,845
26.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,550,803
Total Liabilities $1,383,447
Net Assets $1,167,356
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $197,600 $0 $11,824
Daniel Cox (Director Of Research) $148,252 $0 $12,978
Dr Carolyn Davis (Director Of Strategic Dev) $110,701 $0 $6,493
J Jioni Palmer (Director Of Communications) $104,797 $0 $9,769
Robert Griffin (Assoc. Director Of Research) $100,941 $0 $10,018
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Rapoport (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Dr Nathan Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,781,905
Expenses
$2,029,630
Net Income
$752,275
Net Assets
$2,644,780
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,553,588
91.8%
Program Services $151,114
5.4%
Investment Income $34,857
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $42,346
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $201,497
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $461,232
22.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,661,538
Total Liabilities $16,758
Net Assets $2,644,780
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $190,092 $0 $11,405
Daniel Cox (Director Of Research) $138,836 $0 $12,559
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lisa Sowle Cahill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cizik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Laura Olson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Wade Clark Roof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Butler Bass (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Connelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Simon Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Rapoport (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 23, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,308,807
Expenses
$1,728,573
Net Income
$580,234
Net Assets
$1,830,733
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,215,851
96.0%
Program Services $4,040
0.2%
Investment Income $86,824
3.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,092
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $178,980
10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $376,628
21.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,842,307
Total Liabilities $11,574
Net Assets $1,830,733
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $178,980 $0 $14,375
Daniel Cox (Director Of Research) $130,269 $0 $12,940
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lisa Sowle Cahill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cizik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Laura Olson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Wade Clark Roof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Butler Bass (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Connelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Simon Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Rapoport (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,777,289
Expenses
$1,359,484
Net Income
$417,805
Net Assets
$1,279,075
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,716,751
96.6%
Program Services $24,309
1.4%
Investment Income $31,010
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,219
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,050
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $359,593
26.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,289,577
Total Liabilities $10,502
Net Assets $1,279,075
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $172,050 $0 $13,959
Daniel Cox (Director Of Research) $125,153 $0 $12,951
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lisa Sowle Cahill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cizik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Laura Olson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Wade Clark Roof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Kenneth L Samuel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Diana Butler Bass (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alan I Abramowitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Connelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul A Djupe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Simon Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Rapoport (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vipin Sahijwani (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,794,898
Expenses
$1,797,365
Net Income
-$2,467
Net Assets
$893,545
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,737,664
96.8%
Program Services $27,011
1.5%
Investment Income $29,253
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $970
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,900
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $382,267
21.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $907,514
Total Liabilities $13,969
Net Assets $893,545
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $165,000 $0 $9,900
Melissa Deckman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Gushee (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Diana Butler Bass (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lisa Sowle Cahill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cizik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Connelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Laura Olson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Wade Clark Roof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rabbi Or Rose (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Kenneth L Samuel (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2015

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990-EZ

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,643,626
Expenses
$1,337,565
Net Income
$306,061
Net Assets
$866,119
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,585,505
96.5%
Program Services $38,115
2.3%
Investment Income $18,777
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,229
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $159,570
11.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $268,089
20.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $880,302
Total Liabilities $14,183
Net Assets $866,119
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Robert P Jones (Ceo) $143,770 $0 $15,800
Daniel Cox (Director Of Research) $109,540 $0 $11,636
Rabbi David Saperstein (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr David Gushee (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Diana Butler Bass (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lisa Sowle Cahill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cizik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Melissa Deckman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Obery Hendricks Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Laura Olsen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Bruce Reyes Chow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Wade Clark Roof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rabbi Or Rose (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Kenneth L Samuel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Clyde Wilcox (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 29, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,014,753
Expenses
$1,110,451
Net Income
-$95,698
Net Assets
$560,058
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $891,261
87.8%
Program Services $99,636
9.8%
Investment Income $23,057
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $799
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $141,095
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $191,333
17.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $580,823
Total Liabilities $20,765
Net Assets $560,058

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,159,654
Expenses
$856,830
Net Income
$302,824
Net Assets
$655,756
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,119,230
96.5%
Program Services $20,188
1.7%
Investment Income $19,637
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $599
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $132,438
15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $147,958
17.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $688,930
Total Liabilities $33,174
Net Assets $655,756

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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-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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About This Data

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

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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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