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Constitutional Accountability Center

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Feb. 1998
  • EIN: 52-2063854

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: Crime, Legal-Related / Public Interest Law, Litigation (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.22M (2022)

Expenses
$3.07M (2022)

Total Assets
$8.32M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$1.37M (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
$2,221,846
Expenses
$3,071,784
Net Income
-$849,938
Net Assets
$6,949,665
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,164,429
97.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $53,846
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,571
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $501,587
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,613,252
52.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,320,525
Total Liabilities $1,370,860
Net Assets $6,949,665
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $289,683 $0 $22,604
Praveen Fernandes (Vice President) $202,321 $0 $19,480
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $195,784 $0 $21,668
David H Gans (Program Director) $186,411 $0 $25,535
Surjeet K Ahluwalia (Chief Operating Officer) $171,523 $0 $17,778
Jon Doug Pennington (Dir. Of Communications Until 09/2022) $129,996 $0 $14,218
Brian Frazelle (Appellate Counsel) $123,358 $0 $14,210
Eleanor D Acheson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sean Mahoney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Molly Moran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Williams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Harry Litman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 20, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,253,082
Expenses
$2,939,954
Net Income
$1,313,128
Net Assets
$7,799,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,220,719
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $29,547
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,816
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $458,921
15.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,605,091
54.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,058,148
Total Liabilities $258,545
Net Assets $7,799,603
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $261,951 $0 $20,857
Praveen Fernandes (Vice President) $189,700 $0 $17,817
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $184,643 $0 $19,859
David H Gans (Program Director) $179,110 $0 $23,307
Surjeet K Ahluwalia (Chief Operating Officer) $159,803 $0 $16,309
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $150,157 $0 $16,964
Brian Frazelle (Appellate Counsel) $120,615 $0 $12,976
Eleanor D Acheson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sean Mahoney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Molly Moran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Williams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Harry Litman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,939,257
Expenses
$2,920,313
Net Income
$18,944
Net Assets
$6,486,475
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,824,385
96.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $99,377
3.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,495
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $471,424
16.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,625,789
55.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,780,165
Total Liabilities $293,690
Net Assets $6,486,475
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $245,802 $0 $25,724
Praveen Fernandes (Vice President) $175,550 $0 $17,582
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $170,431 $0 $20,571
David H Gans (Program Director) $166,487 $0 $22,534
Surjeet K Ahluwalia (Chief Operating Officer) $152,160 $0 $20,564
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $145,813 $0 $0
Kristine Kippins (Director Of Policy) $123,451 $0 $0
Eleanor D Acheson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sean Mahoney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Molly Moran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Williams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Harry Litman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,801,512
Expenses
$2,651,052
Net Income
$1,150,460
Net Assets
$6,467,531
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,716,478
97.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $72,919
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,115
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $420,177
15.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,459,685
55.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,814,846
Total Liabilities $347,315
Net Assets $6,467,531
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $232,231 $0 $17,763
Praveen Fernandes (Vice President) $174,550 $0 $12,329
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $164,424 $0 $16,970
David H Gans (Program Director) $161,373 $0 $19,543
Surjeet K Ahluwalia (Chief Operating Officer) $157,374 $0 $12,812
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $141,595 $0 $11,012
Kristine Kippins (Director Of Policy) $120,928 $0 $11,189
Eleanor D Acheson (Chair Of The Board) $0 $0 $0
Sean Mahoney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Molly Moran (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Williams (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,298,375
Expenses
$2,552,802
Net Income
$1,745,573
Net Assets
$5,317,071
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,255,418
99.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $35,568
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,389
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $398,544
15.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,320,808
51.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,745,740
Total Liabilities $428,669
Net Assets $5,317,071
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $235,750 $0 $15,316
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $161,926 $0 $15,488
David H Gans (Program Director) $158,721 $0 $17,560
Surjeet K Ahluwalia (Chief Operating Officer) $141,738 $0 $5,741
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $138,000 $0 $12,102
Kristine Kippins (Director Of Policy) $118,100 $0 $10,212
Brian Frazelle (Appellate Counsel) $100,800 $0 $9,784
Eleanor D Acheson (Chair Of The Board) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member Thru 9/18) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Juliet Mckenna (Board Member Thru 9/18) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 25, 2019

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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.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,505,889
Expenses
$3,469,685
Net Income
$1,036,204
Net Assets
$3,571,498
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,485,609
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,280
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $419,933
12.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,204,755
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,769,408
Total Liabilities $197,910
Net Assets $3,571,498
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $207,500 $0 $13,910
Judith E Schaeffer (Chief Operating Officer) $178,700 $0 $19,823
David H Gans (Program Director) $154,493 $0 $16,851
Brianne J Gorod (Chief Counsel) $145,607 $0 $14,423
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $122,267 $0 $11,952
Simon Lazarus (Senior Counsel) $113,696 $0 $0
Kristine Kippins (Director Of Policy) $112,000 $0 $6,413
Eleanor D Acheson (Chair Of The Board) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Juliet Mckenna (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,807,365
Expenses
$2,305,073
Net Income
$502,292
Net Assets
$2,535,294
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,793,659
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $13,706
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,056
17.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,037,098
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,640,691
Total Liabilities $105,397
Net Assets $2,535,294
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth B Wydra (President) $189,173 $0 $13,088
Judith E Schaeffer (Vice President) $170,150 $0 $19,644
David H Gans (Program Director) $146,672 $0 $16,326
Brianne J Gorod (Appellate Counsel) $135,564 $0 $13,935
Simon Lazarus (Senior Counsel) $128,125 $0 $0
Jon Doug Pennington (Director Of Communications) $112,750 $0 $11,402
Eleanor D Acheson (Chair Of The Board) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon Juliet Mckenna (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Andrew J Pincus (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivek H Maru (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,060,866
Expenses
$2,337,117
Net Income
$723,749
Net Assets
$2,033,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,051,124
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,742
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $359,606
15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,241,241
53.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,139,902
Total Liabilities $106,900
Net Assets $2,033,002
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Judith E Schaeffer (Vice President) $171,000 $0 $18,691
Elizabeth B Wydra (Chief Counsel) $169,259 $0 $10,457
Douglas T Kendall (President) $163,380 $0 $6,535
David H Gans (Program Director) $143,120 $0 $31,413
Simon Lazarus (Senior Counsel) $128,000 $0 $0
Thomas Donnelly (Counsel And Message Director) $113,000 $0 $11,124
Brianne J Gorod (Appellate Counsel) $112,521 $0 $19,358
Jon Doug Pennington (Press Secretary) $112,000 $0 $10,714
Eleanor D Acheson (Chair Of The Board) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Erichsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 20, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,720,249
Expenses
$2,255,068
Net Income
$465,181
Net Assets
$1,309,254
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,716,065
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,184
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $192,400
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,232,138
54.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,406,532
Total Liabilities $97,278
Net Assets $1,309,254
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Kendall (Pres./Chair/Secretary) $185,000 $0 $7,400
Judith E Schaeffer (Vice President) $153,155 $0 $20,065
Elizabeth B Wydra (Chief Counsel) $146,000 $0 $6,754
David H Gans (Program Director) $126,876 $0 $22,253
Simon Lazarus (Senior Counsel) $115,000 $0 $0
Jon Doug Pennington (Press Secretary) $105,000 $0 $15,617
Eleanor Acheson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sean Maloney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Fred Epstein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 6, 2015

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990-EZ

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,575,616
Expenses
$1,882,071
Net Income
-$306,455
Net Assets
$844,073
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,572,300
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,316
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $182,000
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,078,961
57.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $919,997
Total Liabilities $75,924
Net Assets $844,073
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Kendall (Pres./Chair/Secretary) $175,000 $0 $7,000
Judith E Schaeffer (Vice President) $142,912 $0 $20,469
Elizabeth B Wydra (Chief Counsel) $142,000 $0 $6,555
David H Gans (Program Director) $123,235 $0 $21,390
Simon Lazarus (Senior Counsel) $112,000 $0 $0
Jon Doug Pennington (Press Secretary) $102,000 $0 $14,859
Eleanor Acheson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hon Patricial Wald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sean Maloney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Fred Epstein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Akhil Reed Amar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Ryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,996,396
Expenses
$1,593,199
Net Income
$403,197
Net Assets
$1,150,528
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,992,737
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,041
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,618
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,640
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $833,504
52.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,227,677
Total Liabilities $77,149
Net Assets $1,150,528

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,495,083
Expenses
$1,241,537
Net Income
$253,546
Net Assets
$747,331
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,492,402
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,181
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $500
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $161,200
13.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $657,637
53.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $788,603
Total Liabilities $41,272
Net Assets $747,331

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990

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

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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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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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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

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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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