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Columbia Lighthouse For The Blind

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Feb. 1959
  • EIN: 53-0196609

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: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Blind/Visually Impaired Centers, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.32M (2023)

Expenses
$6.25M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.11M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$963k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 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
$6,316,543
Expenses
$6,247,293
Net Income
$69,250
Net Assets
$2,146,052
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $596,327
9.4%
Program Services $5,672,269
89.8%
Investment Income $45,676
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,271
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $199,652
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,215,704
51.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,108,884
Total Liabilities $962,832
Net Assets $2,146,052
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $163,881 $0 $21,519
Vencer Cotton (Project Manager) $122,961 $0 $2,396
Shawn Callaway (Director) $14,252 $0 $0
Amy Dufrane (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair (End Feb 2023)) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Vikram Agarwal (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Burden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Irvin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ceclia Royster (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,650,120
Expenses
$5,518,372
Net Income
$131,748
Net Assets
$1,900,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $386,963
6.8%
Program Services $5,141,380
91.0%
Investment Income $29,748
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $89,890
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,139
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $202,836
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,876,662
52.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,807,485
Total Liabilities $907,102
Net Assets $1,900,383
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $183,536 $0 $5,406
Shawn Callaway (Director) $13,894 $0 $0
Amy Dufrane (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Burden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cicely Simpson (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,984,616
Expenses
$5,685,211
Net Income
$299,405
Net Assets
$1,980,690
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $487,822
8.2%
Program Services $5,362,145
89.6%
Investment Income $40,581
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $84,099
1.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,969
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $219,034
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,050,201
53.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,566,703
Total Liabilities $586,013
Net Assets $1,980,690
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $179,433 $0 $24,861
Shawn Callaway (Director) $11,140 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Vice Chairman) $3,600 $0 $0
Amy Dufrane (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paul Rothenburg (Chair Until Sept. 2021) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Janet Sifers (Secretary Until Sept. 2021) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Burden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cicely Simpson (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,111,635
Expenses
$4,828,315
Net Income
$283,320
Net Assets
$1,628,057
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,037,585
20.3%
Program Services $4,014,504
78.5%
Investment Income $67,898
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$15,273
Sales of Assets $6,467
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $454
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $190,994
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,935,991
60.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,984,537
Total Liabilities $1,356,480
Net Assets $1,628,057
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $155,710 $0 $24,634
Shawn Callaway (Director) $10,650 $0 $0
Paul Rothenburg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Janet Sifers (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Amy Dufrane (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 4, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,906,197
Expenses
$4,523,478
Net Income
-$617,281
Net Assets
$1,255,933
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $862,520
22.1%
Program Services $2,951,630
75.6%
Investment Income $46,988
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$9,380
Sales of Assets $52,076
1.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,363
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $224,344
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,496,076
55.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,545,625
Total Liabilities $1,289,692
Net Assets $1,255,933
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $168,460 $0 $14,750
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo Until 05/2019) $30,986 $0 $10,147
Paul Rothenburg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Janet Sifers (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amy Dufrane (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 5, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,104,730
Expenses
$5,815,570
Net Income
-$710,840
Net Assets
$1,648,445
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $826,193
16.2%
Program Services $4,092,407
80.2%
Investment Income $58,563
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$67,853
Sales of Assets $194,824
3.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $596
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $387,565
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,248,406
55.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,578,535
Total Liabilities $930,090
Net Assets $1,648,445
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $197,223 $0 $21,448
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo) $136,000 $0 $32,894
Paul Rothenburg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Wimer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Janet Stifers (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 26, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,723,472
Expenses
$6,245,235
Net Income
-$521,763
Net Assets
$2,675,835
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $834,528
14.6%
Program Services $4,681,969
81.8%
Investment Income $136,977
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$80,339
Sales of Assets $148,336
2.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,001
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,266
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,552,794
56.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,559,908
Total Liabilities $884,073
Net Assets $2,675,835
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $193,000 $0 $45,508
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo) $125,000 $0 $28,758
Paul Rothenburg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cecelia Royster (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Wimer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Director) $0 $0 $0
Janet Stifers (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 23, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,018,943
Expenses
$6,524,698
Net Income
-$505,755
Net Assets
$3,088,413
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $744,683
12.4%
Program Services $5,219,276
86.7%
Investment Income $65,197
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$69,770
Sales of Assets $53,830
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,727
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $357,528
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,820,593
58.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,256,010
Total Liabilities $1,167,597
Net Assets $3,088,413
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $193,000 $0 $44,994
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo) $98,384 $0 $21,150
Paul Rothenburg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Seth Kahan (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Wimer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Howard (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Janet Stifers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 4, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,380,180
Expenses
$6,270,417
Net Income
$109,763
Net Assets
$3,539,851
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $821,293
12.9%
Program Services $4,691,249
73.5%
Investment Income $63,302
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$59,514
Sales of Assets $859,609
13.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,241
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $282,280
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,800,062
60.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,620,855
Total Liabilities $1,081,004
Net Assets $3,539,851
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony J Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $190,124 $0 $24,010
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo) $66,021 $0 $2,125
Seth Kahan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Wimer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Martha Tirinnanzi (Treasurer Until 09/2015) $0 $0 $0
Paul Rothenburg (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,884,492
Expenses
$5,955,233
Net Income
-$70,741
Net Assets
$4,344,992
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,055,648
17.9%
Program Services $3,848,143
65.4%
Investment Income $99,370
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $880,749
15.0%
Net Inventory Sales $582
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $345,802
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,278,662
55.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,130,100
Total Liabilities $785,108
Net Assets $4,344,992
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony Cancelosi (President And Ceo) $208,080 $0 $19,469
Kimberly Alfonso (Coo) $99,096 $0 $19,157
Thomas Wimer (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Deegan Md (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Seth Kahan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Martha Tirinnanzi (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Paul Rothenburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 3, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,643,017
Expenses
$6,061,826
Net Income
-$418,809
Net Assets
$4,976,335
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,530,510
27.1%
Program Services $3,856,527
68.3%
Investment Income $101,631
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$158,430
Sales of Assets $310,660
5.5%
Net Inventory Sales $2,119
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $317,544
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,257,348
53.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,254,417
Total Liabilities $1,278,082
Net Assets $4,976,335
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Anthony Tony J Cancelosi (Ceo) $197,586 $0 $0
Kimberley Alfonso (Executive Vp) $119,958 $0 $0
Marti Tirinnanzi (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tom Wimer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rajive Mathur (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Seth Kahan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William F Deegan Md (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Rothenburg (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Callaway (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 1, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,519,659
Expenses
$4,973,461
Net Income
$3,546,198
Net Assets
$4,736,003
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,555,081
65.2%
Program Services $3,044,533
35.7%
Investment Income $91,926
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$116,952
Sales of Assets -$40,594
Net Inventory Sales -$14,335
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $315,097
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,758,186
55.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,847,876
Total Liabilities $1,111,873
Net Assets $4,736,003

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,526,045
Expenses
$5,101,313
Net Income
$424,732
Net Assets
$1,020,476
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,565,328
46.4%
Program Services $2,924,497
52.9%
Investment Income $20,272
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$25,759
Sales of Assets $50,704
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales -$11,687
Other Revenue $2,690
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $350,443
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,834,704
55.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,239,272
Total Liabilities $1,218,796
Net Assets $1,020,476

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,448,308
Expenses
$5,205,852
Net Income
-$1,757,544
Net Assets
$721,273
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $874,297
25.4%
Program Services $2,584,917
75.0%
Investment Income $29,856
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$57,803
Net Inventory Sales $17,041
0.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $371,736
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,828,945
54.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,168,138
Total Liabilities $1,446,865
Net Assets $721,273

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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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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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.

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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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