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National Petroleum Council

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since June 1947
  • EIN: 53-0182304

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.12M (2023)

Expenses
$5.97M (2023)

Total Assets
$13.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$11.2M (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 Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,120,801
Expenses
$5,965,817
Net Income
-$845,016
Net Assets
$1,877,410
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,058,536
98.8%
Program Services $273
0.0%
Investment Income $61,992
1.2%
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 $1,576,767
26.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,417,051
23.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,062,006
Total Liabilities $11,184,596
Net Assets $1,877,410
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $718,950 $0 $198,996
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $508,393 $0 $150,428
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operation) $310,758 $0 $80,039
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $186,050 $0 $57,814
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $173,782 $0 $52,409
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $141,522 $0 $63,455
Carla Byrd (Information Coordinator) $128,828 $0 $60,746
Darren Woods (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan Armstrong (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer M Granholm (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 3, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,977,923
Expenses
$5,353,158
Net Income
-$375,235
Net Assets
$2,431,834
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,955,819
99.6%
Program Services $412
0.0%
Investment Income $21,692
0.4%
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 $1,515,511
28.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,479,532
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,950,382
Total Liabilities $11,518,548
Net Assets $2,431,834
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $725,024 $0 $200,149
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $454,617 $0 $135,721
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operations) $271,064 $0 $76,646
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $159,970 $0 $54,810
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $150,510 $0 $51,250
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $123,348 $0 $42,437
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $122,434 $0 $58,158
Darren Woods (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan Armstrong (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer M Granholm (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,502,849
Expenses
$3,972,816
Net Income
$530,033
Net Assets
$2,489,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,481,215
99.5%
Program Services $366
0.0%
Investment Income $21,268
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 $1,446,761
36.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,035,327
26.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,184,202
Total Liabilities $10,694,624
Net Assets $2,489,578
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $612,776 $0 $171,668
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $514,397 $0 $147,920
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operations) $281,689 $0 $73,811
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $166,260 $0 $53,890
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $140,780 $0 $47,716
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $115,438 $0 $39,997
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $113,792 $0 $51,512
J Larry Nichols (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Darren Woods (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dan Brouillette (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,534,585
Expenses
$4,090,534
Net Income
$444,051
Net Assets
$1,595,686
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,422,274
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $47,311
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $65,000
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,265,495
30.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,188,007
29.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,056,734
Total Liabilities $10,461,048
Net Assets $1,595,686
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $568,934 $0 $161,275
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $411,125 $0 $124,162
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operations) $272,589 $0 $74,640
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $168,580 $0 $53,561
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $162,560 $0 $45,067
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $138,039 $0 $44,732
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $136,392 $0 $56,541
J Larry Nichols (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Darren Woods (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dan Brouillette (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,058,565
Expenses
$5,603,597
Net Income
-$545,032
Net Assets
$1,156,417
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,004,481
98.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $54,084
1.1%
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 $1,465,153
26.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,406,142
25.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,143,751
Total Liabilities $9,987,334
Net Assets $1,156,417
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $666,929 $0 $181,403
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $479,558 $0 $137,263
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operations) $269,314 $0 $57,231
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $169,610 $0 $42,851
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $160,780 $0 $43,835
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $130,439 $0 $36,109
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $128,792 $0 $45,461
Greg L Armstrong (Chair (To Dec '19)) $0 $0 $0
J Larry Nichols (Vice Chair (To Dec '19)/Chair) $0 $0 $0
Darren Woods (Vice Chair (From Dec '19)) $0 $0 $0
Dan Brouillette (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (From Dec '19)) $0 $0 $0
Rick Perry (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (To Dec '19)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,158,944
Expenses
$4,611,468
Net Income
$547,476
Net Assets
$1,692,553
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,146,386
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $12,558
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 $1,365,537
29.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,270,567
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,684,165
Total Liabilities $8,991,612
Net Assets $1,692,553
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secreta) $623,927 $0 $167,533
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $446,131 $0 $127,946
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operation) $230,814 $0 $56,822
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $155,861 $0 $40,930
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $152,280 $0 $42,265
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $120,938 $0 $35,136
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $119,292 $0 $42,351
Greg L Armstrong (Chair) $0 $0 $0
J Larry Nichols (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rick Perry (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 26, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,468,915
Expenses
$4,214,825
Net Income
$254,090
Net Assets
$1,049,524
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,451,964
99.6%
Program Services $11
0.0%
Investment Income $16,940
0.4%
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 $1,191,391
28.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,215,095
28.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,037,072
Total Liabilities $8,987,548
Net Assets $1,049,524
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $543,938 $0 $142,493
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $390,767 $0 $114,193
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operation) $192,322 $0 $56,684
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $133,861 $0 $39,491
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $128,757 $0 $41,561
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $105,267 $0 $27,126
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $104,792 $0 $35,343
Greg L Armstrong (Chair (From Feb '17)) $0 $0 $0
Rex Tillerson (Chair (To Feb '17)) $0 $0 $0
J Larry Nichols (Vice Chair (From Sep '17)) $0 $0 $0
Rick Perry (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (From Mar '17)) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Moniz (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (To Jan '17)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,088,163
Expenses
$3,683,687
Net Income
$404,476
Net Assets
$326,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,059,173
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28,990
0.7%
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 $1,559,409
42.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $682,528
18.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,131,569
Total Liabilities $8,804,577
Net Assets $326,992
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secreta) $650,791 $0 $150,486
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $439,620 $0 $119,742
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operation) $222,322 $0 $60,167
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $153,861 $0 $44,909
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $148,757 $0 $40,451
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $123,267 $0 $35,095
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $122,516 $0 $34,126
Carla Byrd (Committee Coordinator) $107,710 $0 $40,544
Rex Tillerson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Greg L Armstrong (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Moniz (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 31, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,078,583
Expenses
$5,021,054
Net Income
$57,529
Net Assets
-$108,089
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,078,548
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $35
0.0%
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 $1,725,681
34.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,066,183
21.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,672,293
Total Liabilities $8,780,382
Net Assets -$108,089
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secreta) $683,563 $0 $158,917
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $463,676 $0 $126,949
Michael A Gowen (Director Of Administration) $229,817 $0 $62,759
James Slutz (Senior Committee Operations) $213,320 $0 $58,870
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $158,861 $0 $45,834
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $154,746 $0 $40,247
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $124,309 $0 $33,978
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $123,953 $0 $35,349
Charles D Davidson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rex Tillerson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Moniz (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 1, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,485,359
Expenses
$4,882,559
Net Income
$602,800
Net Assets
$74,989
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,483,902
100.0%
Program Services $40
0.0%
Investment Income $1,417
0.0%
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 $1,613,993
33.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,111,544
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,761,951
Total Liabilities $8,686,962
Net Assets $74,989
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secretary) $625,793 $0 $147,315
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $446,204 $0 $121,125
Michael A Gowen (Director Of Administration) $212,198 $0 $60,860
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $151,361 $0 $44,235
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $146,657 $0 $40,465
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $118,911 $0 $34,509
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $118,516 $0 $33,134
Carla Byrd (Information Coordinator) $104,292 $0 $41,079
Charles D Davidson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rex Tillerson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Moniz (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 23, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,450,413
Expenses
$4,186,741
Net Income
$263,672
Net Assets
$205,728
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,450,869
> 100%
Program Services $106
0.0%
Investment Income -$562
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 $1,558,251
37.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $908,230
21.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,386,403
Total Liabilities $7,180,675
Net Assets $205,728
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marshall W Nichols (Executive Director/Secreta) $609,516 $0 $138,211
John H Guy Iv (Deputy Executive Director) $444,316 $0 $106,661
Michael A Gowen (Director Of Administration) $206,911 $0 $52,636
Pamela K Dunning (Executive Assistant) $148,762 $0 $40,172
Stephen Newstedt (Finance Manager) $138,562 $0 $40,480
Barbara Allen (Senior Editor) $118,909 $0 $30,152
Arthur Cadeaux (Senior Designer) $118,244 $0 $30,152
Carla Byrd (Committee Coordinator) $104,647 $0 $38,621
James T Hackett (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steven Chu (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (To May '13)) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Moniz (Secy Of Energy/Co Chair (From May '13)) $0 $0 $0
Charles D Davidson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,572,249
Expenses
$4,786,887
Net Income
-$214,638
Net Assets
$1,712,740
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,570,790
100.0%
Program Services $172
0.0%
Investment Income $1,287
0.0%
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 $1,606,636
33.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,150,849
24.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,751,878
Total Liabilities $5,039,138
Net Assets $1,712,740

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,995,474
Expenses
$4,656,447
Net Income
$339,027
Net Assets
$1,927,378
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,993,747
100.0%
Program Services $246
0.0%
Investment Income $1,481
0.0%
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 $1,421,342
30.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $914,045
19.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,010,263
Total Liabilities $4,082,885
Net Assets $1,927,378

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990

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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

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

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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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  • 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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