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Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc

  • Lutsen, MN
  • Tax-exempt since April 1956
  • EIN: 41-0735682

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Benevolent life insurance associations, irrigation companies, telephone companies, etc., which have a mutually beneficial nature.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$16.3M (2022)

Expenses
$13.8M (2022)

Total Assets
$40.9M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$22.4M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

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

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,310,489
Expenses
$13,793,556
Net Income
$2,516,933
Net Assets
$18,524,590
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,846,227
11.3%
Program Services $14,218,112
87.2%
Investment Income $11,184
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $234,966
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $464,016
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,933,502
Total Liabilities $22,408,912
Net Assets $18,524,590
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $13,197,305
Income From Other Sources $1,266,957
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Twiest (General Manager/Ceo) $182,749 $0 $56,291
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $136,521 $0 $50,659
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $128,949 $0 $48,280
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $128,427 $0 $44,765
Jenny Kartes (Director Of Finance) $126,805 $0 $42,897
Sara Mcmanus (Member Service Manager) $120,515 $0 $41,729
Dan Johnson (Operations Manager) $112,742 $0 $39,357
Mike Littfin (President) $10,288 $0 $0
Donna Lunke (Secretary) $9,525 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Director) $8,350 $0 $0
Don Mckeever (Director) $8,350 $0 $0
Michael Valentini (Vice President) $7,211 $0 $0
Roger Opp (Treasurer) $4,350 $0 $0
Sharon Hexum Platzer (Director) $4,350 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Director) $2,850 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,697,452
Expenses
$13,258,170
Net Income
$1,439,282
Net Assets
$15,189,041
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $307,705
2.1%
Program Services $13,944,198
94.9%
Investment Income $11,948
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $433,601
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $435,490
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,223,042
Total Liabilities $22,034,001
Net Assets $15,189,041
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $13,091,659
Income From Other Sources $1,298,088
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Twiest (General Manager/Ceo) $171,667 $0 $53,782
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $126,072 $0 $46,022
Jenny Kartes (Finance & Administration Manager) $124,754 $0 $41,212
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $122,052 $0 $47,167
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $119,661 $0 $42,409
Sara Mcmanus (Member Service Manager) $116,430 $0 $39,535
Daniel Johnson (Operations Manager) $106,439 $0 $37,685
Roger Opp (Treasurer) $7,750 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (President) $7,425 $0 $0
Michael Valentini (Vice President) $6,350 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Director) $6,350 $0 $0
Don Mckeever (Director) $6,350 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Director) $6,000 $0 $0
Donna Lunke (Director) $3,850 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,807,550
Expenses
$13,097,189
Net Income
$710,361
Net Assets
$12,687,630
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,558,369
98.2%
Investment Income $9,876
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $239,305
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $436,569
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,940,968
Total Liabilities $24,253,338
Net Assets $12,687,630
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $13,558,369
Income From Other Sources $249,181
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Twiest (General Mana) $166,839 $0 $52,379
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $127,084 $0 $45,445
Jenny Kartes (Dir. Finance) $125,512 $0 $40,714
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $124,093 $0 $47,603
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $120,790 $0 $42,006
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $119,981 $0 $43,652
Sara Mcmanus (Member Servi) $114,876 $0 $38,799
Roger Opp (Treasurer) $11,375 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (President) $8,650 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Director) $7,600 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Vice Preside) $6,000 $0 $0
Michael Valentini (Director) $6,000 $0 $0
Don Mckeever (Director) $6,000 $0 $0
Bob Nesheim (Secretary) $5,500 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,747,094
Expenses
$13,201,033
Net Income
$546,061
Net Assets
$12,914,443
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $13,460,849
97.9%
Investment Income $16,368
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $269,877
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $403,570
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,803,275
Total Liabilities $23,888,832
Net Assets $12,914,443
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $13,460,849
Income From Other Sources $286,245
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Twiest (General Mana) $137,751 $0 $44,431
Jenny Kartes (Dir. Finance) $129,923 $0 $38,852
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $122,972 $0 $44,568
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $120,832 $0 $42,551
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $118,309 $0 $39,456
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $114,593 $0 $40,992
Yusef Orest (Member Servi) $111,323 $0 $35,979
Roger Opp (President) $9,213 $0 $0
Bob Nesheim (Secretary) $7,400 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (Director) $7,075 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Vice Preside) $7,050 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Treasurer) $6,900 $0 $0
Michael Valentini (Director) $4,725 $0 $0
Don Mckeever (Director) $4,200 $0 $0
William Huggins (Director) $3,200 $0 $0
Rollie Adkins (Director) $2,850 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,169,281
Expenses
$12,385,480
Net Income
$783,801
Net Assets
$12,720,493
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,867,940
97.7%
Investment Income $15,929
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $15,651
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $269,761
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $416,300
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,345,418
Total Liabilities $23,624,925
Net Assets $12,720,493
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $12,867,940
Income From Other Sources $301,341
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joe Pandy (General Mana) $185,502 $0 $22,827
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $125,124 $0 $42,057
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $117,286 $0 $37,267
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $116,548 $0 $40,180
John Twiest (Operations M) $115,730 $0 $38,995
Jenny Kartes (Finance & Ad) $111,616 $0 $40,180
Yusef Orest (Member Servi) $110,314 $0 $34,118
Scott Harrison (Treasurer) $8,725 $0 $0
Roger Opp (President) $8,525 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Director) $8,450 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (Director) $7,950 $0 $0
William Huggins (Secretary) $7,100 $0 $0
Rollie Adkins (Vice Preside) $6,800 $0 $0
Bob Nesheim (Director) $5,075 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Director) $3,550 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,694,965
Expenses
$11,868,175
Net Income
$826,790
Net Assets
$11,833,299
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $12,321,793
97.1%
Investment Income $13,865
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $359,307
2.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $248,288
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,967,685
Total Liabilities $24,134,386
Net Assets $11,833,299
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $12,321,793
Income From Other Sources $359,307
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $115,057 $0 $28,191
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $109,899 $0 $26,448
John Twiest (Operations M) $107,681 $0 $25,402
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $107,189 $0 $25,103
Yusef Orest (Member Servi) $102,844 $0 $11,725
Jenny Kartes (Finance & Ad) $99,779 $0 $21,105
Joe Pandy (General Mana) $61,328 $0 $5,551
Mike Littfin (Director) $8,800 $0 $0
Rollie Adkins (Director) $8,800 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Vice Preside) $8,450 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (President) $8,175 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Secretary) $7,250 $0 $0
William Huggins (Director) $7,250 $0 $0
Roger Opp (Treasurer) $5,950 $0 $0
Carroll Melby (Director) $5,850 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,005,046
Expenses
$12,382,223
Net Income
-$1,377,177
Net Assets
$10,680,589
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $11,048,923
> 100%
Investment Income $4,150
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$371,421
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $323,394
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $186,420
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,753,584
Total Liabilities $24,072,995
Net Assets $10,680,589
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $10,625,936
Income From Other Sources $750,531
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Paine (Lineman) $108,000 $0 $29,141
Brian Schroeder (Lineman) $107,396 $0 $23,477
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $104,029 $0 $33,400
John Twiest (Operations M) $103,555 $0 $35,606
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $102,577 $0 $34,661
Jenny Kartes (Acting Gm) $98,343 $0 $31,427
Carroll Melby (Director) $8,525 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (Director) $7,800 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (President) $7,625 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Vice Preside) $7,450 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Secretary/Tr) $6,300 $0 $0
Lester Edinger (Director) $5,875 $0 $0
William Huggins (Director) $4,575 $0 $0
Rollie Adkins (Director) $4,550 $0 $0
Tom Spence Sr (Director) $3,950 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,979,324
Expenses
$9,913,098
Net Income
$66,226
Net Assets
$12,042,008
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $9,795,584
98.2%
Investment Income $16,746
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $166,994
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $792,940
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,369,604
Total Liabilities $25,327,596
Net Assets $12,042,008
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $9,638,261
Income From Other Sources $341,063
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Paine (Crewleader) $109,338 $0 $24,672
John Twiest (Operations M) $106,950 $0 $33,334
Brian Schroeder (Crewleader) $106,197 $0 $35,739
Jenny Kartes (Acting Gm (A) $102,423 $0 $29,717
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $101,252 $0 $33,049
Joe Buttweiler (Acting Gm (J) $36,657 $0 $10,349
Mike Littfin (Director) $10,138 $0 $0
Carroll Melby (Director) $9,800 $0 $0
Lester Edinger (Vice Preside) $9,600 $0 $0
Tom Spence Sr (President) $9,375 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Director) $8,350 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Secretary/Tr) $6,600 $0 $0
Stanley Tull (Director) $5,600 $0 $0
Howard Abrahamson (Director) $3,800 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 8, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,126,113
Expenses
$9,080,596
Net Income
$1,045,517
Net Assets
$12,303,449
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $9,663,617
95.4%
Investment Income $14,533
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,500
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $440,463
4.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $295,215
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $580,901
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $38,966,463
Total Liabilities $26,663,014
Net Assets $12,303,449
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $9,663,617
Income From Other Sources $462,496
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jerry Paine (Crewleader) $108,697 $0 $34,187
Brian Schroeder (Crewleader) $108,594 $0 $43,698
Aaron Sjogren (Lineman) $100,620 $0 $42,427
Donald Sorlie (Lineman) $100,227 $0 $42,452
Joe Buttweiler (Acting Gener) $92,405 $0 $42,168
Jenny Kartes (Finance & Ad) $72,383 $0 $42,012
Mike Littfin (President) $9,113 $0 $0
Tom Spence Sr (Director) $8,350 $0 $0
Les Edinger (Director) $7,450 $0 $0
Howard Abrahamson (Secretary) $7,050 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Director) $7,050 $0 $0
Carroll Melby (Treasurer) $6,875 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Vice Preside) $5,700 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,067,975
Expenses
$8,517,371
Net Income
$550,604
Net Assets
$11,257,932
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $8,691,319
95.8%
Investment Income $15,748
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,199
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $352,709
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $343,429
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,319,669
Total Liabilities $26,061,737
Net Assets $11,257,932
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $8,691,319
Income From Other Sources $376,656
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joe Buttweiler (Interim Gene) $98,957 $0 $42,932
Jenny Kartes (Office Manag) $69,412 $0 $33,874
Jeanne Muntean (Former Gener) $37,980 $0 $12,961
Tom Spence Sr (Director) $8,125 $0 $0
Mike Littfin (President) $7,963 $0 $0
Howard Abrahamson (Secretary) $6,700 $0 $0
Carroll Melby (Treasurer) $6,575 $0 $0
Scott Harrison (Vice Preside) $5,875 $0 $0
Lou Terrizzi (Director) $5,375 $0 $0
Les Edinger (Director) $3,500 $0 $0
Forrest Parson (Director) $3,200 $0 $0
Sharon Bloomquist (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 10, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,674,415
Expenses
$7,804,924
Net Income
$869,491
Net Assets
$10,707,328
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $8,234,650
94.9%
Investment Income $14,205
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $144,907
1.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $280,653
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $294,258
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,952,362
Total Liabilities $25,245,034
Net Assets $10,707,328
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $8,234,650
Income From Other Sources $449,984

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,798,563
Expenses
$8,136,938
Net Income
$661,625
Net Assets
$9,677,023
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $8,377,229
95.2%
Investment Income $40,731
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $165,020
1.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $215,583
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $263,649
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,061,986
Total Liabilities $20,384,963
Net Assets $9,677,023
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $8,286,044
Income From Other Sources $512,519

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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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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.
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

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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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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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