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Population Media Center Inc

  • S Burlington, VT
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 1998
  • EIN: 03-0358029

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: Education N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.45M (2022)

Expenses
$9.89M (2022)

Total Assets
$16.5M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$959k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

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 Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,454,964
Expenses
$9,891,773
Net Income
-$436,809
Net Assets
$15,542,284
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,941,322
94.6%
Program Services $211,926
2.2%
Investment Income $113,337
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $188,379
2.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $705,141
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,873,395
18.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,501,489
Total Liabilities $959,205
Net Assets $15,542,284
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $275,373 $0 $22,903
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $192,552 $0 $36,533
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $163,622 $0 $14,158
Lisa Caruso (Head Of U.S. Content) $148,697 $0 $23,186
Elizabeth Borg (V.P. Of Development) $148,000 $0 $19,225
Clinton Sears (Director Of Research) $120,000 $0 $17,594
Stephanie A Tholand (Director Of New Business) $113,622 $0 $9,090
Jerri Lea Shaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Penny Hawkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Hare Lyons (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunita Vishwanath (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jotham Musinguzi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Mcclintock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Itang H Young (Director) $0 $0 $0
Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka (Director (Start 03/22)) $0 $0 $0
Randy Freer (Director (Start 05/22)) $0 $0 $0
Chris Purdy (Director (Start 05/22)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,610,118
Expenses
$8,617,189
Net Income
$1,992,929
Net Assets
$16,634,813
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,255,575
96.7%
Program Services $246,257
2.3%
Investment Income $75,527
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $32,759
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $653,907
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,571,852
18.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,476,959
Total Liabilities $842,146
Net Assets $16,634,813
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $258,572 $0 $21,502
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Prog) $207,564 $0 $11,786
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $176,822 $0 $34,629
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $150,353 $0 $12,028
Lisa Caruso (Head Of U.S. Content) $130,980 $0 $21,530
Bram Kleppner (Chair (Term 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Chair (Start 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Secretary (Term 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director (Term 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Dinonno (Director (Term 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Penny Hawkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Hare Lyons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunita Vishwanath (Director (Term 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Jotham Musinguzi (Director (Start 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Mcclintock (Director (Start 06/21)) $0 $0 $0
Itang H Young (Secretary (Start 04/21)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,516,890
Expenses
$8,050,664
Net Income
-$2,533,774
Net Assets
$14,254,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,845,502
87.8%
Program Services $402,101
7.3%
Investment Income $118,488
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $150,799
2.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $644,119
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,532,712
19.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,943,390
Total Liabilities $689,286
Net Assets $14,254,104
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $252,346 $0 $21,491
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $170,985 $0 $41,589
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $144,981 $0 $12,727
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $144,981 $0 $12,445
Lisa Caruso (Head Of U.S. Content) $125,769 $0 $18,778
Kiren Bansal (Assoc. V.P. Of Development) $109,145 $0 $18,226
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Sectretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Dinonno (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penny Hawkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Hare Lyons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunita Vishwanath (Director) $0 $0 $0
Itang H Young (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,082,470
Expenses
$10,040,375
Net Income
-$957,905
Net Assets
$16,573,400
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,423,070
92.7%
Program Services $393,831
4.3%
Investment Income $89,150
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $176,419
1.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $638,286
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,293,782
12.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,186,951
Total Liabilities $613,551
Net Assets $16,573,400
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $251,183 $0 $21,514
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $168,806 $0 $40,968
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $143,359 $0 $12,557
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $143,258 $0 $12,557
Lisa Caruso (Head Of U.S. Content) $126,750 $0 $11,235
Kiren Bansal (Assoc. V.P. Of Development) $108,873 $0 $8,949
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Di Nonno (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penny Hawkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Hare Lyons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sunita Vishwanath (Director) $0 $0 $0
Itang H Young (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 23, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,423,900
Expenses
$7,156,110
Net Income
$267,790
Net Assets
$17,286,220
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,658,636
89.7%
Program Services $593,750
8.0%
Investment Income $106,049
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $65,465
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $611,245
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,162,097
16.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,229,814
Total Liabilities $943,594
Net Assets $17,286,220
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $234,234 $0 $21,951
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $164,009 $0 $39,433
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $139,469 $0 $12,160
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $139,469 $0 $12,151
Kiren Bansal (V.P. Of Development) $106,470 $0 $15,178
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Di Nonno (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Itang H Young (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 18, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,568,517
Expenses
$6,960,706
Net Income
$3,607,811
Net Assets
$17,109,329
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,660,500
91.4%
Program Services $772,648
7.3%
Investment Income $61,843
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $73,526
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $581,987
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $927,310
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,568,341
Total Liabilities $459,012
Net Assets $17,109,329
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $230,618 $0 $21,032
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $156,094 $0 $36,815
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $133,566 $0 $11,312
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $126,617 $0 $10,811
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Dinonno (Director) $0 $0 $0
Crystal Hayling (Former Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Hoge (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,955,983
Expenses
$7,061,418
Net Income
-$105,435
Net Assets
$13,424,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,783,127
83.1%
Program Services $1,126,192
16.2%
Investment Income $41,954
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,710
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $353,047
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $888,854
12.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,837,042
Total Liabilities $412,050
Net Assets $13,424,992
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $204,313 $0 $23,947
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $126,336 $0 $10,893
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $114,863 $0 $9,918
David Walker (Executive Vice President) $109,825 $0 $19,131
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Burrow (Director) $0 $0 $0
Madeline Dinonno (Director) $0 $0 $0
Crystal Hayling (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,860,259
Expenses
$5,863,970
Net Income
$3,996,289
Net Assets
$13,484,306
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,188,066
93.2%
Program Services $618,279
6.3%
Investment Income $40,664
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$621
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,871
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $343,340
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $662,408
11.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,449,508
Total Liabilities $965,202
Net Assets $13,484,306
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $200,000 $0 $26,497
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $120,111 $0 $10,952
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $106,799 $0 $10,044
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Virginia Carter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,002,558
Expenses
$6,411,269
Net Income
$3,591,289
Net Assets
$9,516,009
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,219,101
92.2%
Program Services $705,435
7.1%
Investment Income $34,322
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $43,594
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $106
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $328,176
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $573,783
8.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,053,259
Total Liabilities $537,250
Net Assets $9,516,009
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $198,333 $0 $18,055
Kriss Barker (V.P. Of International Programs) $115,482 $0 $12,092
William J Rider (V.P. Of Finance) $102,086 $0 $9,664
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Virginia Carter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Putch (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 4, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,251,759
Expenses
$5,620,366
Net Income
$2,631,393
Net Assets
$5,922,504
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,530,455
91.3%
Program Services $613,843
7.4%
Investment Income $29,237
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $13,372
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $64,852
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $176,321
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $594,883
10.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,731,869
Total Liabilities $809,365
Net Assets $5,922,504
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William N Ryerson (President) $160,000 $0 $16,321
Virginia Carter (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bram Kleppner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Earl Babbie Phd (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerri Lea Shaw (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Poindexter (Honorary Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 3, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,392,373
Expenses
$6,993,248
Net Income
-$1,600,875
Net Assets
$3,205,126
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,320,356
98.7%
Program Services $38,267
0.7%
Investment Income $26,997
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,210
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $543
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,580
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $656,789
9.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,699,810
Total Liabilities $494,684
Net Assets $3,205,126

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,490,778
Expenses
$4,002,236
Net Income
$1,488,542
Net Assets
$4,763,306
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,394,366
98.2%
Program Services $55,873
1.0%
Investment Income $29,898
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,815
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,826
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $151,826
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $668,055
16.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,544,041
Total Liabilities $780,735
Net Assets $4,763,306

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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.
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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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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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

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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