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Judy Garland Childrens Museum Inc

  • Grand Rapids, MN
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 1995
  • EIN: 41-1790485

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: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Museum, Museum Activities (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$432k (2024)

Expenses
$392k (2024)

Total Assets
$1.57M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$2.7k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

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.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$432,185
Expenses
$391,559
Net Income
$40,626
Net Assets
$1,568,776
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $256,627
59.4%
Program Services $132,038
30.6%
Investment Income $111
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,030
2.3%
Net Fundraising $6,853
1.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $26,526
6.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $166,001
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,571,474
Total Liabilities $2,698
Net Assets $1,568,776
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Ryan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Nickolas Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jay Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 22, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$370,519
Expenses
$328,091
Net Income
$42,428
Net Assets
$1,608,805
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $216,323
58.4%
Program Services $117,088
31.6%
Investment Income $98
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $8,695
2.3%
Net Fundraising $3,233
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $25,082
6.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $135,423
41.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,645,951
Total Liabilities $37,146
Net Assets $1,608,805
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gabriel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Katie Ryan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$448,167
Expenses
$285,838
Net Income
$162,329
Net Assets
$1,552,977
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $290,283
64.8%
Program Services $119,902
26.8%
Investment Income $178
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $5,511
1.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $32,293
7.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $110,492
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,570,592
Total Liabilities $17,615
Net Assets $1,552,977
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gabriel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Katie Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$457,679
Expenses
$348,567
Net Income
$109,112
Net Assets
$1,391,312
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $354,292
77.4%
Program Services $82,523
18.0%
Investment Income $145
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,300
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $14,604
3.2%
Other Revenue $4,815
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,045
20.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,432,669
Total Liabilities $41,357
Net Assets $1,391,312
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gabriel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Katie Ryan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$91,719
Expenses
$133,462
Net Income
-$41,743
Net Assets
$1,282,200
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $51,048
55.7%
Program Services $29,421
32.1%
Investment Income $56
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $9,328
10.2%
Other Revenue $1,866
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,817
29.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,285,373
Total Liabilities $3,173
Net Assets $1,282,200
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Coffel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gabriel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 2, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$194,529
Expenses
$273,671
Net Income
-$79,142
Net Assets
$1,323,943
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $59,021
30.3%
Program Services $112,336
57.7%
Investment Income $153
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,114
2.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $18,905
9.7%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $80,603
29.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,339,278
Total Liabilities $15,335
Net Assets $1,323,943
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Coffel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$380,298
Expenses
$368,643
Net Income
$11,655
Net Assets
$1,331,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $229,638
60.4%
Program Services $128,009
33.7%
Investment Income $35
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,696
1.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $15,920
4.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,824
14.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,223
23.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,417,659
Total Liabilities $86,107
Net Assets $1,331,552
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $41,250 $0 $13,574
Jamie Coffel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$417,820
Expenses
$454,708
Net Income
-$36,888
Net Assets
$1,319,897
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $272,272
65.2%
Program Services $126,334
30.2%
Investment Income $45
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $5,237
1.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $13,932
3.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,289
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $90,704
19.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,391,513
Total Liabilities $71,616
Net Assets $1,319,897
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $60,000 $0 $14,289
Jamie Coffel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2018

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$420,287
Expenses
$419,974
Net Income
$313
Net Assets
$1,356,785
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $279,480
66.5%
Program Services $113,981
27.1%
Investment Income $36
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,366
1.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $22,424
5.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,276
18.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $88,048
21.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,425,139
Total Liabilities $68,354
Net Assets $1,356,785
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $60,000 $0 $16,276
Laura Nikkel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carole Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2017

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$377,226
Expenses
$356,257
Net Income
$20,969
Net Assets
$1,356,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $249,868
66.2%
Program Services $100,780
26.7%
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $10,125
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $16,435
4.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,155
22.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $51,022
14.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,425,968
Total Liabilities $69,497
Net Assets $1,356,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $60,000 $0 $20,155
Laura Nikkel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carole Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$367,967
Expenses
$401,627
Net Income
-$33,660
Net Assets
$1,335,502
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $254,854
69.3%
Program Services $92,798
25.2%
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $2,115
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $18,180
4.9%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $72,285
18.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,797
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,429,957
Total Liabilities $94,455
Net Assets $1,335,502
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $60,000 $0 $12,285
Laura Nikkel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carole Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2015

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$278,817
Expenses
$319,326
Net Income
-$40,509
Net Assets
$1,369,162
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $182,222
65.4%
Program Services $87,759
31.5%
Investment Income $15
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,261
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $10,082
3.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,266
23.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $27,522
8.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,442,651
Total Liabilities $73,489
Net Assets $1,369,162
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Kelsch (Executive Director) $60,000 $0 $14,266
Laura Nikkel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Corinne Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jerome T Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Miner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffery Borg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carole Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melanie Jacobson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jonathon S Miner (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vickie Rassmussen Wilcox (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ray Nikkel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$297,529
Expenses
$293,611
Net Income
$3,918
Net Assets
$1,409,671
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $159,715
53.7%
Program Services $52,035
17.5%
Investment Income $38
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$162
Sales of Assets $72,903
24.5%
Net Inventory Sales $13,000
4.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $90,520
30.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $19,570
6.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,476,583
Total Liabilities $66,912
Net Assets $1,409,671

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990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$255,684
Expenses
$259,990
Net Income
-$4,306
Net Assets
$1,405,753
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $174,557
68.3%
Program Services $68,513
26.8%
Investment Income $33
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $847
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $11,734
4.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $60,000
23.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,624
4.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,533,250
Total Liabilities $127,497
Net Assets $1,405,753

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990

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990-T

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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

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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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

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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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-EZ

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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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

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

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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

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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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

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

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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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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.

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Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

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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