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Capital Electric Cooperative Inc

  • Bismarck, ND
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 1949
  • EIN: 45-0217628

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
$48.2M (2022)

Expenses
$48.2M (2022)

Total Assets
$146M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$88.7M (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
$48,164,166
Expenses
$48,164,166
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$57,091,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $41,931,931
87.1%
Investment Income $144,408
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $437,143
0.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,387,368
5.0%
Net Inventory Sales -$9,610
Other Revenue $3,272,926
6.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $456,230
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $145,742,846
Total Liabilities $88,651,844
Net Assets $57,091,002
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $44,819,512
Income From Other Sources $3,417,334
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $215,507 $0 $183,959
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $139,048 $0 $62,429
Rick Dressler (Operations Manager) $126,134 $0 $57,935
Gregory Owen (Engineering Manager) $124,728 $0 $43,843
Steven Kuball (Lead Lineworker) $117,458 $0 $57,117
Jesse Goehring (Lead Lineworker) $116,901 $0 $27,773
Hunter Babeck (Journeyman Lineworker) $112,521 $0 $11,642
Deon Vilhauer (President) $21,775 $0 $0
Kyle Tschosik (Assistant Secretary Treasu) $12,800 $0 $0
David Charles (Vice President) $12,575 $0 $0
Kayla Pulvermacher (Director (Started In February)) $8,525 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (Director) $8,350 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $8,175 $0 $0
David Straley (Secretary Treasurer) $7,750 $0 $0
Sara Vollmer (Director (Started In June)) $7,125 $0 $0
Lyndon Anderson (Director (Started In June)) $6,125 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Director (Left In June)) $3,850 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director (Left In June)) $3,625 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Past President (Left In January)) $1,000 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$42,124,624
Expenses
$42,124,624
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$52,532,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $907,595
2.2%
Program Services $39,046,970
92.7%
Investment Income $101,473
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $533,435
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $23,587
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales -$6,801
Other Revenue $1,518,365
3.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $437,144
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $133,692,620
Total Liabilities $81,160,320
Net Assets $52,532,300
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $39,740,233
Income From Other Sources $1,619,838
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $209,260 $0 $260,239
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $134,843 $0 $59,499
Rick Dressler (Operations Manager) $126,134 $0 $56,641
Gregory Owen (Manager Of Engineering) $116,358 $0 $39,851
Steven Kuball (Journeyman Lineworker) $108,859 $0 $54,764
Seth Lothspeich (Lead Lineman) $108,531 $0 $56,515
Jesse Goehring (Lead Lineman) $106,788 $0 $27,273
Deon Vilhauer (Assistant Secretary Treasu) $18,360 $0 $0
Kyle Tschosik (Director) $12,560 $0 $0
David Straley (Secretary Treasurer) $11,735 $0 $0
David Charles (Vice President) $9,835 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $9,360 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Director) $8,135 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $7,760 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (Director) $7,760 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (President) $7,535 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 1, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$43,342,701
Expenses
$43,342,701
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$52,063,520
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $39,360,659
90.8%
Investment Income $205,644
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $716,206
1.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,268,993
2.9%
Net Inventory Sales $17,582
0.0%
Other Revenue $1,773,617
4.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $365,405
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $127,055,074
Total Liabilities $74,991,554
Net Assets $52,063,520
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $41,363,440
Income From Other Sources $1,979,261
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $183,971 $0 $213,159
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $118,894 $0 $50,335
Rick Dressler (Operations Manager) $112,268 $0 $51,740
Gregory Owen (Manager Of Engineering) $102,012 $0 $33,276
Deon Vilhauer (Assistant Secretary Treasurer) $10,660 $0 $0
David Charles (Vice President) $8,135 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Director) $6,760 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (Director) $6,635 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $6,160 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (President) $5,960 $0 $0
Richard Koski Through 102020 (Director) $5,300 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $4,710 $0 $0
William Patrie Through 102020 (Director) $4,225 $0 $0
David Straley (Secretary Treasurer) $2,260 $0 $0
Kyle Tschosik (Director) $1,735 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$40,140,299
Expenses
$39,373,096
Net Income
$767,203
Net Assets
$48,040,325
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $38,161,983
95.1%
Investment Income $325,463
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $57,051
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $47,635
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,548,167
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $107,817,286
Total Liabilities $59,776,961
Net Assets $48,040,325
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $40,140,300
Income From Other Sources $1,072,533
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $193,158 $0 $0
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $118,083 $0 $0
Rick Dressler (Operations Manager) $117,647 $0 $0
Jesse Goehring (Lead Lineworker) $102,572 $0 $0
Matt Hagen (Lead Lineworker) $102,311 $0 $0
Greg Owen (Engineering Manager (Starting 04/01/19)) $80,808 $0 $0
Ron Lipp (Manager Of Engineering & Operations (Thru 04/18/19)) $59,509 $0 $0
Deon Vilhauer (Director) $14,735 $0 $0
David Charles (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer) $11,735 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (Director) $8,560 $0 $0
Richard Koski (President) $8,410 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Vice President) $8,060 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $7,335 $0 $0
William Patrie (Director) $6,835 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $5,910 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Secretary/Treasurer) $5,060 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 23, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$43,216,519
Expenses
$42,335,934
Net Income
$880,585
Net Assets
$44,585,511
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $38,508,305
89.1%
Investment Income $183,300
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $57,758
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $20,434
0.0%
Other Revenue $4,446,722
10.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $104,714,927
Total Liabilities $60,129,416
Net Assets $44,585,511
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $43,216,549
Income From Other Sources $775,124
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $180,363 $0 $150,899
Ron Lipp (Mgr. Engineering And Operations) $134,291 $0 $50,101
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $112,502 $0 $37,400
Rick Dressler (Operations Supervisor) $110,525 $0 $43,632
Lance Diebold (Journeyman Lineman) $103,704 $0 $29,653
Jesse Goehring (Lead Lineman) $101,494 $0 $14,662
David Charles (Director) $12,785 $0 $0
Deon Vilhauer (Director) $11,735 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (President) $11,710 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Vice President) $10,335 $0 $0
William Patrie (Director) $8,035 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $7,885 $0 $0
Richard Koski (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer) $7,860 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $6,835 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Secretary/Treasurer) $5,760 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 27, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,713,856
Expenses
$37,518,679
Net Income
$1,195,177
Net Assets
$43,937,327
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $36,844,261
95.2%
Investment Income $166,438
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $16,246
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $38,413
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,648,498
4.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $95,135,908
Total Liabilities $51,198,581
Net Assets $43,937,327
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $38,713,855
Income From Other Sources $605,393
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (General Manager) $172,124 $0 $122,304
Ron Lipp (Mgr. Engineering And Operations) $127,261 $0 $43,914
Luke Steen (Business Manager) $109,192 $0 $29,560
Rick Dressler (Operations Supervisor) $106,140 $0 $35,969
Doug Mork (Member Services Director (Retired 2 2 2017)) $15,812 $0 $1,773
Deon Vilhauer (Director) $10,660 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Vice President) $8,885 $0 $0
Richard Koski (Assistant Secretary/Treasurer) $7,885 $0 $0
William Patrie (Director) $7,760 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director) $7,610 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $6,610 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (President) $6,535 $0 $0
David Charles (Director (Elected 6 6 2017)) $6,410 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Secretary/Treasurer) $4,210 $0 $0
Rodney Eckroth (Asst. Secretary/Treasurer (Through 6 6 2017)) $3,710 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 7, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$37,141,681
Expenses
$36,676,002
Net Income
$465,679
Net Assets
$42,553,206
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $34,410,664
92.6%
Investment Income $129,807
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,901
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $338
0.0%
Other Revenue $2,598,971
7.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $94,107,292
Total Liabilities $51,554,086
Net Assets $42,553,206
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $36,531,316
Income From Other Sources $610,365
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Fitterer (Business Manager 1 1 16, General Manager 4 1 16) $148,818 $0 $61,707
Ron Lipp (Mgr. Engineering And Operations) $122,809 $0 $40,616
Doug Mork (Member Services Director) $110,135 $0 $43,919
Rick Dressler (Line Superintendent) $102,468 $0 $30,688
Ordean 'Lars' Nygren (General Manager (Retired 4 1 16)) $84,425 $0 $84,530
Luke Steen (Business Manager Starting 4 11 16) $79,979 $0 $16,996
Deon Vilhauer (Director) $11,475 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Secretary/Treasurer) $8,800 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (President) $7,750 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Vice President) $7,000 $0 $0
William Patrie (Director) $5,950 $0 $0
Rodney Eckroth (Asst. Secretary/Treasurer) $5,800 $0 $0
Richard Koski (Director Starting 6 1 16) $5,100 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $4,875 $0 $0
Rex Hollenbeck (Director Starting 7 1 16) $3,950 $0 $0
David Liuska (Secretary/Treasurer Through 6 1 16) $3,800 $0 $0
Josh Kramer (Director Through 7 1 16) $2,450 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$32,243,993
Expenses
$32,012,707
Net Income
$231,286
Net Assets
$41,447,623
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $30,876,953
95.8%
Investment Income $186,989
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,150
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $37,270
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,135,631
3.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $85,583,249
Total Liabilities $44,135,626
Net Assets $41,447,623
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $31,870,015
Income From Other Sources $630,852
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ordean 'Lars' Nygren (General Manager) $205,628 $0 $99,921
Ron Lipp (Mgr. Engineering And Operations) $117,987 $0 $31,378
Doug Mork (Member Services Director) $107,654 $0 $44,041
Paul Fitterer (Business Manager) $104,619 $0 $54,116
David Liuska (Secretary/Treasurer) $9,800 $0 $0
Dwight Wrangham (President) $9,500 $0 $0
Josh Kramer (Director) $9,200 $0 $0
Deon Vilhauer (Director) $8,775 $0 $0
William Patrie (Director) $8,275 $0 $0
Sheri Haugen Hoffart (Asst Secretary/Treasurer) $7,825 $0 $0
Rodney Eckroth (Director) $7,275 $0 $0
Arlene Olson (Vice President) $7,175 $0 $0
Kyle Hilken (Director) $6,375 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$33,850,943
Expenses
$33,567,344
Net Income
$283,599
Net Assets
$40,299,842
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $32,226,375
95.2%
Investment Income $236,804
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $46,796
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,340,968
4.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $80,310,595
Total Liabilities $40,010,753
Net Assets $40,299,842
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $33,276,040
Income From Other Sources $574,903

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$31,407,602
Expenses
$31,085,426
Net Income
$322,176
Net Assets
$39,569,524
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $29,859,827
95.1%
Investment Income $283,022
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $39,153
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,225,600
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $91,987,629
Total Liabilities $52,418,105
Net Assets $39,569,524
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $31,407,602
Income From Other Sources $931,836

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,026,608
Expenses
$27,507,761
Net Income
$518,847
Net Assets
$39,414,550
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $26,778,013
95.5%
Investment Income $306,113
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $51,938
0.2%
Other Revenue $890,544
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $85,922,932
Total Liabilities $46,508,382
Net Assets $39,414,550
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $27,216,537
Income From Other Sources $810,071

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,315,871
Expenses
$25,005,313
Net Income
$310,558
Net Assets
$38,471,029
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $24,229,216
95.7%
Investment Income $256,460
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,113
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $47,985
0.2%
Other Revenue $776,097
3.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $83,278,695
Total Liabilities $44,807,666
Net Assets $38,471,029
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $24,370,213
Income From Other Sources $945,657

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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.
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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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

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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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