PROPUBLICA Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Accelerate Institute

  • Chicago, IL
  • Tax-exempt since March 1992
  • EIN: 36-3764476

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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Single Organization Support (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.25M (2023)

Expenses
$2.54M (2023)

Total Assets
$978k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$120k (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 June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,250,299
Expenses
$2,543,744
Net Income
-$293,445
Net Assets
$858,087
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,082,415
92.5%
Program Services $194,790
8.7%
Investment Income $35,710
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$64,713
Sales of Assets $2,097
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $565,036
22.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,269,055
49.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $978,286
Total Liabilities $120,199
Net Assets $858,087
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (Chief Executive Officer) $232,178 $0 $14,322
Catherine Burns (President And Chief Academic Officer) $208,926 $0 $16,899
Erin Brooks (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum And Assessment) $136,926 $0 $14,492
Keelin Philippe (Sr. Dir. Of Professional Learning) $128,605 $0 $17,815
Velia Soto (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum And Assessment) $127,372 $0 $14,452
Erin Slack (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum And Instruction) $112,700 $0 $11,790
Katherine Pillai (Dir. Of Finance & Operations) $105,524 $0 $13,223
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $52,775 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Jan. 16, 2024

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

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,660,310
Expenses
$2,150,515
Net Income
-$490,205
Net Assets
$1,151,532
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,532,228
92.3%
Program Services $143,900
8.7%
Investment Income $2,388
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$16,497
Sales of Assets -$1,709
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $507,844
23.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $947,775
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,350,409
Total Liabilities $198,877
Net Assets $1,151,532
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $223,268 $0 $13,433
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $193,566 $0 $15,691
Erin Brooks (V.P. Of Partnerships) $131,679 $0 $13,667
Velia Soto (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum/Assessment) $122,492 $0 $13,559
Keelin Philippe (Sr. Dir. Of Professional Learning) $116,382 $0 $24,089
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $45,375 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023

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

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,168,134
Expenses
$1,841,268
Net Income
$326,866
Net Assets
$1,641,737
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,795,311
82.8%
Program Services $385,733
17.8%
Investment Income $1,413
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$16,299
Sales of Assets $1,676
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $300
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $436,284
23.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $812,814
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,797,948
Total Liabilities $156,211
Net Assets $1,641,737
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $258,400 $0 $13,858
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $189,280 $0 $15,060
Dr Angel Turner (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum/Assessment) $137,500 $0 $11,788
Erin Brooks (V.P. Of Partnerships) $128,607 $0 $13,240
Velia Soto (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum/Assessment) $119,600 $0 $12,970
Keelin Philippe (Dir. Of Professional Learning) $100,023 $0 $20,940
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $45,250 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,329,881
Expenses
$2,200,058
Net Income
$129,823
Net Assets
$1,314,871
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,617,538
69.4%
Program Services $722,667
31.0%
Investment Income $26,431
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$36,826
Sales of Assets -$2,179
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,250
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $480,620
21.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $805,529
36.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,067,106
Total Liabilities $752,235
Net Assets $1,314,871
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $218,400 $0 $12,335
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $180,877 $0 $19,632
Velia Soto (Sr. Dir. Of Curriculum) $117,800 $0 $10,595
Erin Brooks (Director Of National Recruitment) $116,607 $0 $12,284
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $41,000 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,335,181
Expenses
$2,383,217
Net Income
-$48,036
Net Assets
$1,185,048
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,267,222
54.3%
Program Services $1,092,859
46.8%
Investment Income $33,147
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$60,041
Sales of Assets -$7
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,001
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $480,484
20.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $899,239
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,436,829
Total Liabilities $1,251,781
Net Assets $1,185,048
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $264,200 $0 $11,733
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $173,496 $0 $19,194
Erin Brooks (Director Of National Recruitment) $102,114 $0 $11,383
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $42,475 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 5, 2020

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,027,036
Expenses
$2,771,083
Net Income
$255,953
Net Assets
$1,233,084
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,784,963
59.0%
Program Services $1,296,100
42.8%
Investment Income $2,343
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$58,147
Sales of Assets -$23
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,800
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $258,867
9.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,164,583
42.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,086,270
Total Liabilities $853,186
Net Assets $1,233,084
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $245,512 $0 $12,978
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $162,647 $0 $14,328
Erin Brooks (Director Of National Recruitment) $103,198 $0 $11,811
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $49,000 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 14, 2019

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,729,341
Expenses
$2,678,173
Net Income
$51,168
Net Assets
$977,131
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,480,176
54.2%
Program Services $1,265,572
46.4%
Investment Income $85
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$17,600
Sales of Assets -$551
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,659
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $223,161
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,240,741
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,837,375
Total Liabilities $860,244
Net Assets $977,131
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $210,507 $0 $12,456
Catherine Burns (Chief Academic Officer) $139,392 $0 $12,792
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $39,975 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 21, 2018

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

View Filing
XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,783,093
Expenses
$2,694,384
Net Income
$88,709
Net Assets
$925,963
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,546,440
55.6%
Program Services $1,236,500
44.4%
Investment Income $35
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,933
Sales of Assets -$37
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,088
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $222,801
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,293,563
48.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,103,440
Total Liabilities $177,477
Net Assets $925,963
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $210,507 $0 $9,589
Catherine Rich (Ryan Fellowship Managing Director) $133,454 $0 $12,333
Mary Watson (Ryan Fellowship Senior Director) $105,748 $0 $11,114
Keelin B Philippe (Ryan Fellowship Director) $100,717 $0 $11,006
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $29,575 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on April 25, 2017

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,192,726
Expenses
$2,846,786
Net Income
$345,940
Net Assets
$837,254
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,960,715
61.4%
Program Services $1,242,989
38.9%
Investment Income $11
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$20,037
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,048
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $219,076
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,217,635
42.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $948,241
Total Liabilities $110,987
Net Assets $837,254
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elaine Berndes (Ryan Fellowship Managing Director) $152,602 $0 $12,486
Robert Birdsell (Former President And Ceo) $148,101 $0 $5,201
Nora Ligurotis (President & Ceo) $132,260 $0 $4,549
Catherine Rich (Ryan Fellowship Managing Director) $124,360 $0 $11,617
Mary Watson (Ryan Fellowship Senior Director) $102,448 $0 $8,954
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $30,475 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mc Garvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 12, 2016

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,216,239
Expenses
$3,636,915
Net Income
-$420,676
Net Assets
$583,458
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,161,304
67.2%
Program Services $1,068,350
33.2%
Investment Income $61
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$21,856
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,380
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $271,764
7.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,395,893
38.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $761,098
Total Liabilities $177,640
Net Assets $583,458
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Birdsell (President And Ceo) $235,611 $0 $8,195
Elaine Berndes (Ryan Fellowship Managing Director) $122,842 $0 $11,218
Catherine Rich (Ryan Fellowship Managing Director) $116,791 $0 $10,878
Claire Hartfield (Vice President And Secretary) $17,500 $0 $0
Lydia Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick G Ryan Jr (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert J W Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Moore (Assistant Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Judy Mcgarvey (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
+ View more people

Document Links

990
Filed on Feb. 11, 2015

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,489,200
Expenses
$3,663,214
Net Income
-$2,174,014
Net Assets
$1,004,134
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,277,418
85.8%
Program Services $229,178
15.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$18,630
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,234
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,938
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,615,421
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,179,074
Total Liabilities $174,940
Net Assets $1,004,134

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,998,572
Expenses
$4,210,296
Net Income
-$2,211,724
Net Assets
$3,178,148
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,438,770
72.0%
Program Services $546,746
27.4%
Investment Income $3
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$6,070
Sales of Assets $19,123
1.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $133,372
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,828,266
43.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,395,636
Total Liabilities $217,488
Net Assets $3,178,148

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,398,705
Expenses
$3,365,689
Net Income
$5,033,016
Net Assets
$5,389,872
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,360,743
87.6%
Program Services $1,028,125
12.2%
Investment Income $48
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,838
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,951
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $131,606
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,146,057
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,823,780
Total Liabilities $433,908
Net Assets $5,389,872

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

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.

Updated