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Shimer College

  • Chicago, IL
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 1942
  • EIN: 36-2167921

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Type of Nonprofit

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

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Undergraduate College (4-year) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

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

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$0 (2024)

Expenses
$8.15k (2024)

Total Assets
$0 (2024)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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

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

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$8,149
Net Income
-$8,149
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$202
Expenses
$45,490
Net Income
-$45,288
Net Assets
$424,935
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $65
32.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $137
67.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $424,935
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $424,935
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on May 12, 2023

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$217
Expenses
$19,263
Net Income
-$19,046
Net Assets
$470,223
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $73
33.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $144
66.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $470,223
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $470,223
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on May 13, 2022

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$493
Expenses
$3,352
Net Income
-$2,859
Net Assets
$489,269
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $296
60.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $197
40.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $489,269
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $489,269
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on May 11, 2021

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,709
Expenses
$100,325
Net Income
-$94,616
Net Assets
$4,499,506
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $5,100
89.3%
Investment Income $252
4.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $357
6.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,499,506
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,499,506
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on July 15, 2020

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,001
Expenses
$65,826
Net Income
-$61,825
Net Assets
$4,594,122
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $307
7.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,694
92.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,983,393
Total Liabilities $389,271
Net Assets $4,594,122
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Sundin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hanig (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 22, 2019

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,644,915
Expenses
$3,363,459
Net Income
$281,456
Net Assets
$4,852,178
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,424,682
39.1%
Program Services $2,114,051
58.0%
Investment Income $3,343
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$21,325
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $124,164
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $295,869
8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,029,497
30.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,241,449
Total Liabilities $389,271
Net Assets $4,852,178
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Henking (President Part Year) $149,846 $0 $12,693
Jim Ulrich (Coo/Registrar/Asst. Prof Part Year) $69,952 $0 $3,600
Phyllis Dobbs (Cfo Part Year) $58,348 $0 $0
Cindy Hyndman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Sundin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chris Vaughan (Chair Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hoyle (Treasurer Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Daniela Barberis (Trustee/Faculty Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Edie Barschi (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Barry Carroll (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Kate Chappell (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Renae Encinas (Trustee/Student Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Phil Farina (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hanig (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Robert Keohane (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Roy Landstrom (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Lenau (Trustee/Student Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Linda Levy (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Marley Liepert (Tr Ustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mack (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Noah Kippley Ogman (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Kodi Roberts (Trustee/Student Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Edward Roske (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Peter Schroth (Trustee Part Year) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2018

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,589,764
Expenses
$3,906,958
Net Income
-$317,194
Net Assets
$4,557,546
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,054,207
29.4%
Program Services $2,477,184
69.0%
Investment Income $53,325
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $262
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,786
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $478,418
12.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $834,689
21.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,129,641
Total Liabilities $1,572,095
Net Assets $4,557,546
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Henking (President) $161,638 $0 $57,659
Jim Ulrich (Coo/Registrar/Assistant Professor) $66,786 $0 $3,581
Harold Stone (Trustee/Faculty) $49,903 $0 $6,463
Stuart Patterson (Former Trustee/Faculty) $49,903 $0 $6,463
Daniela Barberis (Trustee/Faculty) $35,298 $0 $8,836
Phyllis Dobbs (Cfo) $31,768 $0 $119
Renae Encinas (Trustee/Student) $5,621 $0 $0
Ryan Lenau (Trustee/Student) $2,500 $0 $0
Chris Vaughan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Sundin (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hoyle (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Cindy Hyndman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Edie Barschi (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Barry Carroll (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kate Chappell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Phil Farina (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hanig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Keohane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Roy Landstrom (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Linda Levy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mack (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Noah Kippley Ogman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kruse (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Edward Roske (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

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

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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This audit found:
Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,856,553
Expenses
$3,847,794
Net Income
$8,759
Net Assets
$4,590,003
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,160,674
30.1%
Program Services $2,685,019
69.6%
Investment Income $9,084
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,341
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,117
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,363,899
35.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,194,680
Total Liabilities $1,604,677
Net Assets $4,590,003
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Henking (President) $149,706 $0 $67,298
Joseph Fitzpatrick (Past Coo/Director Of Student Life) $56,913 $0 $4,793
Harold Stone (Trustee/Faculty) $53,324 $0 $28,461
Jim Ulrich (Coo/Registrar/Assistant Professor) $52,185 $0 $6,001
Stuart Patterson (Trustee/Faculty) $48,103 $0 $10,513
Chris Vaughan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Sundin (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hoyle (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christopher English (Past Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Cindy Hyndman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Carol Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Arnold (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Edie Barschi (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sally Brown (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Barry Carroll (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kate Chappell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Phil Farina (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hanig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anna Horn (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Keohane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kruse (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Roy Landstrom (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Lenau (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Linda Levy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,070,175
Expenses
$4,202,880
Net Income
-$132,705
Net Assets
$4,492,592
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $819,933
20.1%
Program Services $3,146,558
77.3%
Investment Income $2,232
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $101,452
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $271,666
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,156,710
27.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,116,385
Total Liabilities $1,623,793
Net Assets $4,492,592
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Henking (President) $150,258 $0 $18,174
Marc Hoffman (Assistant Treasurer) $56,609 $0 $1,881
Barbara Stone (Trustee/Faculty) $55,258 $0 $3,426
Harold Stone (Trustee/Faculty) $51,022 $0 $3,393
Stuart Patterson (Trustee/Faculty) $46,059 $0 $2,845
Sandra Collins (Chief Financial Officer) $44,434 $0 $309
Jim Donovan (Trustee/Faculty) $40,809 $0 $319
Chris Vaughan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Edie Barschi (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sally Brown (Former Chair) $0 $0 $0
Philip Farina (Former Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christopher English (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mary Lou Kennedy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Carol Adams (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Arnold (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Barry Carroll (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kate Chappell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Peter Hanig (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anna Horn (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Keohane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kruse (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Lenau (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Linda Levy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Nickel (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Noah Kippley Ogman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2015

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,541,044
Expenses
$4,704,879
Net Income
-$163,835
Net Assets
$4,052,887
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $753,015
16.6%
Program Services $3,736,857
82.3%
Investment Income $14,839
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $36,333
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,180
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,250,807
26.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,717,298
Total Liabilities $1,664,411
Net Assets $4,052,887

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990
Filed on July 8, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,037,525
Expenses
$5,125,642
Net Income
-$88,117
Net Assets
$3,858,599
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $974,677
19.3%
Program Services $4,038,646
80.2%
Investment Income $1,938
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,264
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $337,459
6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,048,521
20.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,389,286
Total Liabilities $1,530,687
Net Assets $3,858,599

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,904,448
Expenses
$4,701,788
Net Income
$202,660
Net Assets
$3,856,691
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,283,821
26.2%
Program Services $3,707,481
75.6%
Investment Income $22,197
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $3,450
0.1%
Sales of Assets -$129,679
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,178
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $480,820
10.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $46,892
1.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $808,340
17.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,409,619
Total Liabilities $1,552,928
Net Assets $3,856,691

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
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

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

PDF

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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

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

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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.

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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."

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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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