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Rutherford Electric Membership

  • Forest City, NC
  • Tax-exempt since March 1961
  • EIN: 56-0386171

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Benevolent life insurance associations, irrigation companies, telephone companies, etc., which have a mutually beneficial nature.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$155M (2022)

Expenses
$155M (2022)

Total Assets
$344M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$203M (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
$154,765,252
Expenses
$154,765,252
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$140,966,716
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $154,542,904
99.9%
Investment Income $153,822
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $47,741
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,785
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $569,735
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,130,190
5.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $344,224,971
Total Liabilities $203,258,255
Net Assets $140,966,716
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $154,138,436
Income From Other Sources $499,284
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
S Dirk Burleson (General Mana) $268,274 $0 $28,045
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $207,158 $0 $28,661
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $205,080 $0 $28,661
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $198,239 $0 $27,103
Thomas M Haire (System Engin) $142,262 $0 $47,189
Tommy W Chapman (District Man) $141,638 $0 $26,641
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $37,311 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $36,106 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $34,841 $0 $0
Van Samuel Boyd (Director) $34,783 $0 $0
Marcus Mullen (Director) $34,630 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $34,317 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $33,941 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $21,380 $0 $0
Joel Z Wakefield (Director) $19,526 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $14,626 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 2, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$140,339,107
Expenses
$140,339,107
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$128,264,737
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $140,145,848
99.9%
Investment Income $120,589
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $43,703
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,967
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $541,639
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,646,794
6.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $332,630,081
Total Liabilities $204,365,344
Net Assets $128,264,737
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $139,514,768
Income From Other Sources $462,016
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (Gen Mngr (Re) $243,919 $0 $0
S Dirk Burleson (General Mana) $217,508 $0 $26,986
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $196,353 $0 $28,093
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $194,917 $0 $28,093
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $187,949 $0 $26,502
Thomas M Haire (System Engin) $134,971 $0 $50,559
David Beam (Admin Assist) $132,763 $0 $26,246
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $37,211 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $36,106 $0 $0
Van Samuel Boyd (Director) $34,983 $0 $0
Marcus Mullen (Director) $34,130 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $33,941 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $33,792 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $33,792 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $21,280 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $13,426 $0 $0
Joey Z Wakefield (Director) $10,034 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $8,450 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 1, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$141,217,343
Expenses
$141,217,343
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$121,400,277
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $141,046,557
99.9%
Investment Income $101,453
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $41,300
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,033
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $870,386
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,066,869
5.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $327,227,029
Total Liabilities $205,826,752
Net Assets $121,400,277
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $140,259,019
Income From Other Sources $922,979
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $326,082 $0 $3,583
S Dirk Burleson (General Mana) $211,107 $0 $31,729
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $203,283 $0 $33,758
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $198,022 $0 $33,813
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $193,192 $0 $30,637
Thomas M Haire (System Engin) $141,172 $0 $53,441
David Beam (Admin Assist) $137,304 $0 $25,619
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $36,402 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $35,770 $0 $0
Van Samuel Boyd (Director) $34,408 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $34,332 $0 $0
Marcus Mullen (Director) $34,222 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $33,767 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $32,657 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $23,142 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $20,007 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $13,178 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$137,903,799
Expenses
$137,903,799
Net Income
$0
Net Assets
$117,009,994
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $137,585,141
99.8%
Investment Income $255,126
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $42,081
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21,451
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $630,141
0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,358,485
6.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $320,841,491
Total Liabilities $203,831,497
Net Assets $117,009,994
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $137,050,711
Income From Other Sources $730,112
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $305,983 $0 $28,541
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $185,562 $0 $27,568
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $182,841 $0 $27,568
S Dirk Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $180,401 $0 $26,085
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $177,694 $0 $26,085
Thomas Haire (System Engin) $127,733 $0 $47,848
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $36,365 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $35,168 $0 $0
Marcus Mullen (Director) $34,284 $0 $0
Van Samuel Boyd (Director) $34,096 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $33,520 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $33,120 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $33,004 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $22,084 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $20,348 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $13,628 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 5, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$141,369,426
Expenses
$141,657,492
Net Income
-$288,066
Net Assets
$113,985,325
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $140,933,520
99.7%
Investment Income $413,552
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,354
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $601,542
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,017,906
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $306,959,919
Total Liabilities $192,974,594
Net Assets $113,985,325
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $139,152,560
Income From Other Sources $790,506
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $310,617 $0 $28,176
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $178,439 $0 $26,815
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $173,750 $0 $26,815
Stevenson D Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $172,300 $0 $25,549
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $170,660 $0 $25,549
Andrea S Harmon (Admin Assist) $127,352 $0 $16,002
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $34,078 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $33,448 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $31,263 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $31,262 $0 $0
V Sam Boyd (Director) $31,117 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $30,437 $0 $0
Marcus Mullen (Director) $22,242 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $19,883 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $18,430 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $10,589 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 31, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$134,961,995
Expenses
$135,148,346
Net Income
-$186,351
Net Assets
$102,103,148
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $134,275,830
99.5%
Investment Income $654,521
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,644
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $587,806
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,960,969
5.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $283,365,427
Total Liabilities $181,262,279
Net Assets $102,103,148
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $132,985,790
Income From Other Sources $907,817
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $301,504 $0 $21,713
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $160,167 $0 $26,314
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $159,454 $0 $26,326
Stevenson D Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $156,808 $0 $25,110
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $154,634 $0 $25,083
Andrea S Harmon (Admin Assist) $124,614 $0 $15,784
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $32,842 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $30,951 $0 $0
V Sam Boyd (Director) $30,598 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $30,001 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $29,951 $0 $0
A Virgil Shull (Director) $29,513 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $29,226 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $26,770 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $16,678 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $8,058 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 5, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$138,377,459
Expenses
$138,270,723
Net Income
$106,736
Net Assets
$105,598,503
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $137,705,875
99.5%
Investment Income $624,071
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $47,513
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $547,811
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,432,351
5.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $275,474,325
Total Liabilities $169,875,822
Net Assets $105,598,503
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $135,944,519
Income From Other Sources $964,864
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $265,838 $0 $26,037
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $153,787 $0 $42,914
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $152,369 $0 $24,880
Stevenson D Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $150,712 $0 $23,731
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $148,034 $0 $23,691
Andrea S Harmon (Admin Assist) $120,659 $0 $15,056
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $32,604 $0 $0
H Frank Queen (Director) $31,199 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $30,997 $0 $0
V Sam Boyd (Director) $30,869 $0 $0
A Virgil Shull (Director) $29,515 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Treasurer) $29,407 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $28,679 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $17,164 $0 $0
Amy P Torvinen (Director) $12,426 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Vice Preside) $9,300 $0 $0
Kenneth H Mcdaniel (Director) $3,776 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$136,949,300
Expenses
$137,451,737
Net Income
-$502,437
Net Assets
$104,599,203
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $135,961,799
99.3%
Investment Income $987,501
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 $523,552
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,986,561
5.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $264,624,442
Total Liabilities $160,025,239
Net Assets $104,599,203
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $134,979,543
Income From Other Sources $1,288,970
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $251,575 $0 $18,501
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $149,138 $0 $63,727
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $148,118 $0 $39,913
Stevenson D Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $146,136 $0 $52,485
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $143,531 $0 $25,257
Andrea S Harmon (Admin Assist) $112,686 $0 $13,267
H Frank Queen (Director) $30,660 $0 $0
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $30,218 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $29,751 $0 $0
A Virgil Shull (Director) $29,627 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Director) $28,946 $0 $0
V Sam Boyd (Director) $28,602 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $27,342 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Treasurer) $21,401 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $16,561 $0 $0
Kenneth H Mcdaniel (Vice Preside) $10,368 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$134,300,132
Expenses
$136,446,046
Net Income
-$2,145,914
Net Assets
$103,877,194
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $133,954,913
99.7%
Investment Income $345,219
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 $558,759
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,598,601
4.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $261,732,516
Total Liabilities $157,855,322
Net Assets $103,877,194
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $132,253,954
Income From Other Sources $2,791,759
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Joseph H Joplin (General Mana) $242,014 $0 $22,860
Randy C Ward (Vp District) $143,945 $0 $60,528
Colon L Saunders (Vp Operation) $142,934 $0 $60,540
Stevenson D Burleson (Vp Mbr & Cor) $141,793 $0 $59,524
Jeffrey C Brittain (Vp Engineeri) $140,205 $0 $59,494
Thomas M Haire (System Engin) $109,320 $0 $38,850
H Frank Queen (Director) $32,075 $0 $0
Joseph N Quinn (Director) $31,383 $0 $0
J Dean Carpenter (President) $30,442 $0 $0
Timothy E Stowe (Treasurer) $29,912 $0 $0
A Virgil Shull (Director) $29,523 $0 $0
Jill P Lovell (Asst. Secret) $29,284 $0 $0
Robyn Houser (Director) $29,139 $0 $0
Robert B Sisk (Director) $27,865 $0 $0
Robby R Eurey (Secretary) $18,279 $0 $0
V Sam Boyd (Director) $18,006 $0 $0
Kenneth H Mcdaniel (Vice Preside) $11,454 $0 $0
David Mcgimsey (Director) $6,523 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 25, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$131,743,508
Expenses
$132,168,340
Net Income
-$424,832
Net Assets
$103,996,553
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $130,972,887
99.4%
Investment Income $770,621
0.6%
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 $529,175
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,447,466
4.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $259,551,284
Total Liabilities $155,554,731
Net Assets $103,996,553
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $129,896,066
Income From Other Sources $1,477,210

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$129,552,978
Expenses
$130,235,780
Net Income
-$682,802
Net Assets
$100,433,378
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $128,666,567
99.3%
Investment Income $886,411
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 $481,660
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,274,376
4.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $253,225,952
Total Liabilities $152,792,574
Net Assets $100,433,378
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $127,225,303
Income From Other Sources $1,253,032

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$133,272,197
Expenses
$133,821,436
Net Income
-$549,239
Net Assets
$97,144,956
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $132,486,902
99.4%
Investment Income $675,772
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $109,523
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $417,655
0.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $250,075,768
Total Liabilities $152,930,812
Net Assets $97,144,956
Club or Co-Op Income
Income From Members $130,755,166
Income From Other Sources $1,132,707

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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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.

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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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