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Intentional Life Media

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 1983
  • EIN: 38-1812892

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 / Religious Radio (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.64M (2023)

Expenses
$4.14M (2023)

Total Assets
$26.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.79M (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
$6,642,914
Expenses
$4,136,735
Net Income
$2,506,179
Net Assets
$24,981,177
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,037,267
60.8%
Program Services $200,399
3.0%
Investment Income $70,595
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $42,817
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,291,836
34.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $790,537
19.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $62,186
1.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,177,418
28.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,769,465
Total Liabilities $1,788,288
Net Assets $24,981,177
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Chairman) $188,854 $0 $4,283
Evan Carlson (President/Ceo) $185,326 $0 $15,987
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $154,510 $0 $15,428
Michael Kankelfritz (Chief Broadcast Engagement Officer) $148,882 $0 $15,522
Adam Biddell (Chief Broadcast Systems Officer) $112,966 $0 $12,492
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy Bancroft (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rod Robison (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Vryhof (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lars Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brenda Stone (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,663,387
Expenses
$3,922,060
Net Income
$741,327
Net Assets
$3,691,921
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,217,564
90.4%
Program Services $202,444
4.3%
Investment Income $3,561
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $47,735
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $192,083
4.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $718,016
18.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $75,595
1.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,122,425
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,169,220
Total Liabilities $477,299
Net Assets $3,691,921
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Chairman As Of 1/1/2022) $189,616 $0 $13,095
Evan Carlson (President/Ceo As Of 1/1/2022) $165,709 $0 $21,152
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $139,733 $0 $18,190
Michael Kankelfritz (Program Director/Announcer) $116,426 $0 $17,031
Adam Biddell (Chief Broadcast Systems Officer) $102,149 $0 $14,560
Sally Barton (Chief Broadcast Engagement Officer) $97,454 $0 $6,902
Sidney Felker (Director/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy Bancroft (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rod Robison (Director As Of 2/18/2022) $0 $0 $0
John Vryhof (Director As Of 2/18/2022) $0 $0 $0
Lars Carlson (Director As Of 2/18/2022) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,263,309
Expenses
$5,263,690
Net Income
-$1,000,381
Net Assets
$3,044,681
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,947,649
92.6%
Program Services $201,160
4.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $5,000
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $109,500
2.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $774,365
14.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $61,861
1.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,815,711
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,403,352
Total Liabilities $358,671
Net Assets $3,044,681
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Ceo/Dir. /Chairman) $190,089 $0 $40,089
Evan Carlson (President/Coo Dir.) $164,752 $0 $18,650
Michael Kankelfritz (Announcer/Program Dir.) $110,245 $0 $13,129
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $107,318 $0 $16,333
Adam Biddell (Chief Broadcast Systems Officer) $104,342 $0 $15,079
Sally Barton (Chief Broadcast Engagement Office) $97,620 $0 $6,262
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Former Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy Bancroft (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,879,589
Expenses
$2,685,294
Net Income
$1,194,295
Net Assets
$4,045,062
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,195,709
82.4%
Program Services $202,055
5.2%
Investment Income $23,308
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $458,517
11.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $771,427
28.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $108,960
4.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,661,141
Total Liabilities $616,079
Net Assets $4,045,062
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Ceo/Dir. /Chairman) $183,658 $0 $14,348
Evan Carlson (President/Coo Dir.) $165,203 $0 $13,060
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $111,457 $0 $9,938
Adam Biddell (Chief Broadcast Systems Officer) $105,319 $0 $11,043
Michael Kankelfritz (Announcer/Program Dir.) $104,866 $0 $12,334
Sally Barton (Chief Broadcast Engagement Office) $100,924 $0 $0
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rodney Robison (Chief Advancement Officer) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Heitger (Chief Development & Marketing Office) $0 $0 $0
Troy Bancroft (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,128,668
Expenses
$4,645,337
Net Income
-$1,516,669
Net Assets
$2,448,767
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,881,559
92.1%
Program Services $247,109
7.9%
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 $800,509
17.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $114,565
2.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,337,879
28.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,522,067
Total Liabilities $73,300
Net Assets $2,448,767
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Ceo/Dir. /Chairman) $217,431 $0 $19,400
Evan Carlson (President/Coo Dir.) $115,283 $0 $15,103
Michael Kankelfritz (Announcer/Program Dir.) $96,656 $0 $596
Rodney Robison (Chief Advancement Officer) $87,413 $0 $12,024
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $78,852 $0 $11,327
Adam Biddell (Chief Broadcast Systems Officer) $76,618 $0 $9,946
Sally Barton (Chief Broadcast Engagement Office) $75,714 $0 $7,152
Dawn Heitger (Chief Development & Marketing Office) $52,542 $0 $2,853
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy Bancroft (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,386,326
Expenses
$1,898,642
Net Income
-$512,316
Net Assets
$3,965,436
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,214,904
87.6%
Program Services $134,575
9.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $36,847
2.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $329,224
17.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $145,311
7.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $553,452
29.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,109,310
Total Liabilities $143,874
Net Assets $3,965,436

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,095,723
Expenses
$4,688,698
Net Income
-$1,592,975
Net Assets
$4,477,752
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,834,109
91.5%
Program Services $246,771
8.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $14,843
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $556,452
11.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $52,550
1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,486,736
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,667,018
Total Liabilities $189,266
Net Assets $4,477,752
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Pres/Dir. /Chairman) $212,975 $0 $22,984
Evan Carlson (Executive Vice President) $108,998 $0 $20,550
Rodney Robison (Vice President) $102,086 $0 $19,888
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer/Cfoo) $89,682 $0 $17,123
Alonzo Williams (Former Vice President) $42,710 $0 $2,857
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 5, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,190,326
Expenses
$3,520,533
Net Income
-$330,207
Net Assets
$6,070,727
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,887,855
90.5%
Program Services $233,731
7.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $68,740
2.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $581,546
16.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $909,507
25.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,271,913
Total Liabilities $201,186
Net Assets $6,070,727
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randay L Carlson (Pres/Dir. /Chairman) $198,663 $0 $27,550
Rodney Robison (Vice President) $102,796 $0 $20,913
Evan Carlson (Executive Vice President) $100,421 $0 $20,638
Alonzo Williams (Vice President) $99,494 $0 $21,554
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer) $80,173 $0 $18,257
Warren J Bolthouse (Director/Chairman Emeritus Former) $0 $0 $0
C Bruce Winter (Director Former) $0 $0 $0
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,213,468
Expenses
$4,219,984
Net Income
-$1,006,516
Net Assets
$6,400,934
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,930,466
91.2%
Program Services $283,002
8.8%
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 $661,790
15.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,192,567
28.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,576,605
Total Liabilities $175,671
Net Assets $6,400,934
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Pres/Dir./Chairman) $213,110 $0 $28,804
Rodney Robison (Vice President) $106,598 $0 $20,106
Alonzo Williams (Vice President) $104,862 $0 $20,491
Evan Carlson (Vice President) $90,802 $0 $19,038
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer) $81,206 $0 $17,089
Warren J Bolthouse (Director/Chairman Emeritus) $65,211 $0 $0
C Bruce Winter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Stan Moser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,215,652
Expenses
$3,946,408
Net Income
-$730,756
Net Assets
$7,407,450
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,970,782
92.4%
Program Services $244,870
7.6%
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 $676,474
17.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,078,650
27.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,547,190
Total Liabilities $139,740
Net Assets $7,407,450
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Pres/Dir./Chairman) $227,695 $0 $29,733
Rodney Robison (Vice President) $102,390 $0 $20,671
Alonzo Williams (Vice President) $100,196 $0 $21,320
Evan Carlson (Vice President) $84,999 $0 $19,063
Warren J Bolthouse (Director/Chairman Emeritus) $82,799 $0 $0
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer) $78,396 $0 $11,974
C Bruce Winter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Stan Moser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roger Bonney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,407,562
Expenses
$4,246,270
Net Income
-$838,708
Net Assets
$8,138,206
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,184,381
93.5%
Program Services $223,181
6.5%
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 $602,306
14.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,329,996
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,247,748
Total Liabilities $109,542
Net Assets $8,138,206
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Randy L Carlson (Pres/Dir) $216,434 $0 $28,306
Rodney Robison (Vice President) $100,811 $0 $21,044
Alonzo Williams (Vice President) $99,044 $0 $21,933
Warren J Bolthouse (Director) $82,799 $0 $0
Mack A Piotrowski (Treasurer) $76,568 $0 $12,557
Douglas Goodall (Former Treasurer) $13,505 $0 $7,650
Roger Bonney (Director) $13,145 $0 $0
C Bruce Winter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sidney Felker (Director/Sec) $0 $0 $0
Larry Carlson (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Stan Moser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael D Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,704,689
Expenses
$4,689,471
Net Income
-$984,782
Net Assets
$8,976,914
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,477,462
93.9%
Program Services $227,227
6.1%
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 $598,724
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,280,221
27.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,161,350
Total Liabilities $184,436
Net Assets $8,976,914

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,021,748
Expenses
$4,372,736
Net Income
-$350,988
Net Assets
$9,961,696
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,744,849
93.1%
Program Services $276,899
6.9%
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 $648,871
14.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,136,672
26.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,166,769
Total Liabilities $205,073
Net Assets $9,961,696

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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

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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

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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

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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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