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Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Inc

  • Virginia Beach, VA
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 1983
  • EIN: 52-1272309

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.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$4.25M (2023)

Expenses
$3.72M (2023)

Total Assets
$34.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$434k (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
$4,249,748
Expenses
$3,724,324
Net Income
$525,424
Net Assets
$34,399,118
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,893,071
44.5%
Program Services $1,288,598
30.3%
Investment Income $194,963
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $77,041
1.8%
Net Fundraising $217,091
5.1%
Sales of Assets -$164,586
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $743,570
17.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $614,855
16.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,833,553
Total Liabilities $434,435
Net Assets $34,399,118
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Salvatore J Daibero (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
William A Hearst (Past Officer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel R Peterson (Treas, Chair Of Fin & Aud Comm) $0 $0 $0
Robert C Fort (Officer At Large) $0 $0 $0
Thomas M Mcnicholas Iii (Chair Of Mission And Advocacy) $0 $0 $0
Sherri L Miles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew W Vakos (Chair Of Gov. And Devel. Comm) $0 $0 $0
Buffy Barefoot (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Ciara (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Collins (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Deford (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Dreyfus (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris B Graves (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Kern (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Jay G Kenslow (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy A Lindsey (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Emily Mac Cartney (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott D Miller (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
William C Trey Oglesby Iii (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn D Robertson (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher W Rusbuldt (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephen M Snyder (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Walter D Worrall (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Whitbred Spanoulis (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,535,734
Expenses
$3,238,257
Net Income
$1,297,477
Net Assets
$33,285,559
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,915,002
42.2%
Program Services $1,168,355
25.8%
Investment Income $125,632
2.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $48,396
1.1%
Net Fundraising $165,125
3.6%
Sales of Assets $261,633
5.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $851,591
18.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $543,773
16.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,681,382
Total Liabilities $395,823
Net Assets $33,285,559
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Salvatore J Daibero (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
William A Hearst (Past Officer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel R Peterson (Treas., Chair Of Fin & Aud Com) $0 $0 $0
Robert C Fort (Officer At Large) $0 $0 $0
Thomas M Mcnicholas Iii (Chair Of Mission And Advocacy) $0 $0 $0
Sherri L Miles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew W Vakos (Chair Of Gov. And Devel. Comm) $0 $0 $0
Buffy Barefoot (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Ciara (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Holly Darden (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Deford (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Dreyfus (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
George A Faatz (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris B Graves (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Bert Burr Henderson Iv (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Jay G Kenslow (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Kern (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy A Lindsey (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott D Miller (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
William C Trey Oglesby Iii (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn D Robertson (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher W Rusbuldt (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Bert Schmidt (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephen M Snyder (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Whitbred Spanoulis (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,821,962
Expenses
$2,723,347
Net Income
$1,098,615
Net Assets
$33,387,948
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,662,505
43.5%
Program Services $847,734
22.2%
Investment Income $107,131
2.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $221,584
5.8%
Sales of Assets $233,273
6.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $749,735
19.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $518,067
19.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,839,794
Total Liabilities $451,846
Net Assets $33,387,948
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Salvatore J Da Biero (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Fraim Sr (Past Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel R Peterson (Treas.,Chair Of Fin & Aud Comm) $0 $0 $0
Robert C Fort (Officer At Large) $0 $0 $0
Thomas M Mc Nicholas Iii (Chair Of Mission And Advocacy) $0 $0 $0
Sherri L Miles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew W Vakos (Chair Of Gov. And Devel. Comm) $0 $0 $0
Buffy Barefoot (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
David C Burton (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Ciara (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Collins (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Dreyfus (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
George A Faatz (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris B Graves (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Bert Burr Henderson Iv (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Katherine M Hines (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Mollie S Korte (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Troy A Lindsey (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Cory D Mayo (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott D Miller (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
William C Trey Oglesby Iii (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn D Robertson (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher W Rusbuldt (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Bert Schmidt (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephen M Snyder (Board Member/Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,043,619
Expenses
$2,830,166
Net Income
$1,213,453
Net Assets
$31,313,572
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,999,354
49.4%
Program Services $1,071,264
26.5%
Investment Income $173,810
4.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$6,381
Net Fundraising $68,363
1.7%
Sales of Assets $209,749
5.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $527,460
13.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $549,157
19.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,943,864
Total Liabilities $630,292
Net Assets $31,313,572
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schedule Attached (Directors) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,008,312
Expenses
$3,423,992
Net Income
$584,320
Net Assets
$30,051,650
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,293,807
32.3%
Program Services $1,522,399
38.0%
Investment Income $234,881
5.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $36,136
0.9%
Net Fundraising $122,419
3.1%
Sales of Assets -$32,087
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $830,757
20.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $550,022
16.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,602,889
Total Liabilities $551,239
Net Assets $30,051,650
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schedule Attached (Directors) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Oct. 24, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,823,338
Expenses
$3,207,348
Net Income
$1,615,990
Net Assets
$29,454,767
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,881,052
39.0%
Program Services $1,592,933
33.0%
Investment Income $150,988
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $38,958
0.8%
Net Fundraising $132,661
2.8%
Sales of Assets $112,456
2.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $914,290
19.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $573,022
17.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $29,997,281
Total Liabilities $542,514
Net Assets $29,454,767
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schedule Attached (Directors) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Oct. 24, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,966,600
Expenses
$3,270,749
Net Income
$3,695,851
Net Assets
$27,776,879
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,789,513
54.4%
Program Services $1,687,584
24.2%
Investment Income $106,292
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,779
0.4%
Net Fundraising $169,636
2.4%
Sales of Assets $281,672
4.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $907,124
13.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $726,344
22.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,288,234
Total Liabilities $511,355
Net Assets $27,776,879
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schedule Attached (Directors) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,744,691
Expenses
$3,155,183
Net Income
$7,589,508
Net Assets
$24,184,403
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,133,196
75.7%
Program Services $1,536,207
14.3%
Investment Income $143,802
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $27,965
0.3%
Net Fundraising $168,908
1.6%
Sales of Assets $30,556
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $704,057
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,788,672
Total Liabilities $604,269
Net Assets $24,184,403
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Schedule Attached (Directors) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,638,819
Expenses
$3,577,986
Net Income
$60,833
Net Assets
$16,839,013
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $940,396
25.8%
Program Services $1,601,368
44.0%
Investment Income $160,195
4.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $32,788
0.9%
Net Fundraising $197,009
5.4%
Sales of Assets $44,704
1.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $662,359
18.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $665,271
18.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,306,437
Total Liabilities $467,424
Net Assets $16,839,013
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rendy Adams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Collins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
C Max Bartholomew Jr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas A Barton Iii (President Elect) $0 $0 $0
Robert W Berry (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Chastain (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Benedetto (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sara Miller Boyd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Macon Brock (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas C Broyles (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James G Carlson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Cuffee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Taylor Creech (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nancy A Creech (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sal Dabiero (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Enisminger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert H Deford Jr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Finkbeiner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John H Fain (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William J Fanney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Morris H Fine (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Cummings (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Fraim Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathie J France (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas R Frantz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 27, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,488,901
Expenses
$3,679,841
Net Income
-$190,940
Net Assets
$16,938,991
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $660,336
18.9%
Program Services $2,158,392
61.9%
Investment Income $78,640
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $8,790
0.3%
Net Fundraising $177,447
5.1%
Sales of Assets $15,385
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $389,911
11.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $697,088
18.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,164,978
Total Liabilities $225,987
Net Assets $16,938,991
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rendy Adams () $0 $0 $0
Michelle Collins () $0 $0 $0
C Max Bartholomew Jr () $0 $0 $0
Thomas A Barton Iii (President Elect) $0 $0 $0
Robert W Berry Jr () $0 $0 $0
George H Bowles () $0 $0 $0
Michael Benedetto () $0 $0 $0
Sara Miller Boyd () $0 $0 $0
Macon Brock () $0 $0 $0
Thomas C Broyles () $0 $0 $0
James G Carlson () $0 $0 $0
Bryan Cuffee () $0 $0 $0
Barbara Taylor Creech () $0 $0 $0
Nancy A Creech () $0 $0 $0
Sal Dabiero () $0 $0 $0
Lee Enisminger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert H Deford Jr () $0 $0 $0
Franklin P Earley Sr () $0 $0 $0
John H Fain () $0 $0 $0
William J Fanney () $0 $0 $0
Morris H Fine () $0 $0 $0
Kenneth Cummings () $0 $0 $0
Thomas E Fraim Sr () $0 $0 $0
Cathie J France () $0 $0 $0
Thomas R Frantz () $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 9, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,140,544
Expenses
$3,205,885
Net Income
-$65,341
Net Assets
$16,921,396
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $691,559
22.0%
Program Services $1,852,577
59.0%
Investment Income $70,128
2.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,562
0.4%
Net Fundraising $125,907
4.0%
Sales of Assets -$4,780
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $391,591
12.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,450,845
Total Liabilities $529,449
Net Assets $16,921,396

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990
Filed on Dec. 26, 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,500,301
Expenses
$3,482,934
Net Income
$17,367
Net Assets
$16,811,762
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $543,562
15.5%
Program Services $2,338,511
66.8%
Investment Income $32,123
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$2,492
Net Fundraising $109,548
3.1%
Sales of Assets $73,487
2.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $405,562
11.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,601,972
Total Liabilities $790,210
Net Assets $16,811,762

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,686,705
Expenses
$2,899,353
Net Income
-$212,648
Net Assets
$16,941,870
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $416,997
15.5%
Program Services $1,607,087
59.8%
Investment Income $29,015
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $472
0.0%
Net Fundraising $125,444
4.7%
Sales of Assets $50,410
1.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $457,280
17.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,455,174
Total Liabilities $1,513,304
Net Assets $16,941,870

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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

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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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