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Western Research Institute

  • Laramie, WY
  • Tax-exempt since July 1983
  • EIN: 74-2269704

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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / University or Technological Institute (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.26M (2023)

Expenses
$3.93M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.25M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.63M (2023)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,260,845
Expenses
$3,929,744
Net Income
-$668,899
Net Assets
$1,619,274
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $289,391
8.9%
Program Services $2,971,214
91.1%
Investment Income $240
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 $164,105
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,513,556
38.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,251,027
Total Liabilities $1,631,753
Net Assets $1,619,274
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jean Pascal Plance (Ceo) $164,105 $0 $36,018
Jeramie Adams (Lead Scientist) $131,375 $0 $32,258
Justin Martin (Program Director) $116,152 $0 $32,054
Joseph Rovani (Analytical Program Manager) $108,323 $0 $15,609
Dr Myron B Allen Iii (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Opinder Bhan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Anne Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Holly Krutka (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Shirts (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 11, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,451,985
Expenses
$3,873,431
Net Income
-$421,446
Net Assets
$2,230,526
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $770,293
22.3%
Program Services $2,681,042
77.7%
Investment Income $519
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $131
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $187,159
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,571,502
40.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,540,945
Total Liabilities $1,310,419
Net Assets $2,230,526
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jean Pascal Plance (Ceo) $187,159 $0 $34,556
Jeramie Adams (Lead Scientist) $128,867 $0 $29,551
Joseph Rovani (Analytical Program Manager) $122,809 $0 $15,922
Justin Martin (Program Director) $114,778 $0 $9,840
Dr Myron B Allen Iii (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Opinder Bhan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Anne Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Holly Krutka (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Shirts (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,404,475
Expenses
$4,813,516
Net Income
$590,959
Net Assets
$2,734,594
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,116,784
20.7%
Program Services $3,317,645
61.4%
Investment Income $5,819
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $964,227
17.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $178,249
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,627,987
33.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,507,490
Total Liabilities $772,896
Net Assets $2,734,594
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jean Pascal Planche (Ceo) $178,249 $0 $16,631
Joseph Rovani (Analytical Program Manager) $120,279 $0 $10,622
Jeramie Adams (Lead Scientist) $115,780 $0 $11,793
Justin Martin (Program Director) $104,568 $0 $9,159
Dr Myron B Allen Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fred Wasden (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anne Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,787,622
Expenses
$4,933,856
Net Income
-$146,234
Net Assets
$2,035,376
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $640,178
13.4%
Program Services $3,920,688
81.9%
Investment Income $12,530
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $20,000
0.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $194,226
4.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $229,241
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,954,780
39.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,716,755
Total Liabilities $1,681,379
Net Assets $2,035,376

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,136,189
Expenses
$7,131,138
Net Income
-$994,949
Net Assets
$2,140,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $817,319
13.3%
Program Services $5,191,827
84.6%
Investment Income $16,698
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $20,000
0.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $90,345
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $208,994
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,362,756
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,341,326
Total Liabilities $1,200,774
Net Assets $2,140,552

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,669,095
Expenses
$7,159,237
Net Income
$509,858
Net Assets
$3,053,806
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,489,522
19.4%
Program Services $6,118,812
79.8%
Investment Income $6,895
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $20,000
0.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,866
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $205,585
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,372,132
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,952,953
Total Liabilities $1,899,147
Net Assets $3,053,806
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donald Collins (Ceo) $205,585 $0 $16,964
Vijay K Sethi (Senior Vice President) $183,602 $0 $15,432
Jean Pascal Planche (Transportation Technology) $163,382 $0 $13,937
Frank D Guffey (Program Director) $151,277 $0 $12,820
Dawn K Geldien (Business Operation Manager) $143,451 $0 $12,023
Joseph F Rovani (Lead Scientist) $108,265 $0 $9,570
Dr Myron B Allen Iii (Chairman) $0 $207,273 $61,579
Dr Fred Wasden (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $159,984 $39,017
Dale Decker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ed Synakowski (Vice President Research) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 8, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,190,350
Expenses
$7,280,100
Net Income
-$89,750
Net Assets
$2,557,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $395,798
5.5%
Program Services $6,720,711
93.5%
Investment Income $45,938
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $1,175
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,728
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,650
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,507,282
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,769,283
Total Liabilities $2,211,641
Net Assets $2,557,642
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donald Collins (Ceo) $217,650 $0 $17,978
Vijay K Sethi (Senior Vice President) $174,002 $0 $14,650
Jean Pascal Planche (Transportation Technology) $156,650 $0 $13,420
Frank D Guffey (Program Director) $144,044 $0 $12,410
Dawn K Geldien (Business Operation Manager) $138,676 $0 $11,635
Joseph F Rovani (Lead Scientist) $107,102 $0 $9,324
Dr Myron B Allen Iii (Chairman) $0 $155,667 $46,300
Dr Fred Wasden (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $153,534 $37,516
Dale Decker (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 20, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,445,721
Expenses
$3,669,401
Net Income
-$223,680
Net Assets
$2,642,123
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $380,434
11.0%
Program Services $3,055,249
88.7%
Investment Income $1,213
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,825
0.3%
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 $100,235
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,398,423
38.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,040,640
Total Liabilities $1,398,517
Net Assets $2,642,123

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,902,644
Expenses
$7,644,777
Net Income
-$742,133
Net Assets
$2,872,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $452,484
6.6%
Program Services $6,357,698
92.1%
Investment Income $41,746
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $36,613
0.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,103
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $197,372
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,545,798
46.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,520,642
Total Liabilities $1,648,039
Net Assets $2,872,603
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donald Collins (Ceo) $196,268 $0 $16,356
Vijay K Sethi (Senior Vice President) $159,702 $0 $13,487
Frank Guffey (Write Process Program Dire) $150,584 $0 $12,677
Dawn K Geldien (Business Operation Manager) $149,061 $0 $12,458
Jean Pascal Planche (Transportation Technology) $144,372 $0 $12,395
Oleg G Polyakov (Energy Production & Generation) $114,009 $0 $9,680
Dr William Gern (Chairman) $0 $213,041 $31,324
Brent Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Myron B Allen Ii (Director) $0 $206,718 $46,300
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $142,934 $37,516
Dale Decker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Wasden (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,373,717
Expenses
$10,844,307
Net Income
-$470,590
Net Assets
$3,622,824
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,387,758
23.0%
Program Services $7,948,751
76.6%
Investment Income $15,039
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $16,786
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,389
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,994
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,424
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,646,728
42.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,345,195
Total Liabilities $1,722,371
Net Assets $3,622,824
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donald Collins (Ceo) $176,310 $0 $16,515
Frank Guffey (Write Process Program Dire) $143,232 $0 $12,575
Alan E Bland (Waste & Environmental Mgmt) $142,828 $0 $12,505
Vijay K Sethi (Energy Prod & Generation S) $134,730 $0 $13,275
Dawn K Geldien (Business Operation Manager) $129,747 $0 $12,309
John Schabron (Transportation Technology) $119,384 $0 $12,033
Dr William Gern (Chairman) $0 $213,467 $31,324
Brent Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Myron B Allen Ii (Director) $0 $229,187 $51,546
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $132,858 $37,516
Dale Decker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Wasden (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,531,291
Expenses
$15,420,146
Net Income
$111,145
Net Assets
$4,093,414
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,049,947
39.0%
Program Services $9,425,996
60.7%
Investment Income $17,089
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $34,642
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,559
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,058
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $201,006
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,344,032
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,758,842
Total Liabilities $2,665,428
Net Assets $4,093,414
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donald Collins (Ceo) $204,237 $0 $16,948
Alan E Bland (Waste & Environmental Mgmt) $153,906 $0 $12,873
Vijay K Sethi (Energy Prod & Generation S) $150,844 $0 $12,820
Frank Guffey (Write Process Program Dire) $142,979 $0 $12,073
Dawn K Geldien (Business Operation Manager) $141,852 $0 $11,856
John Schabron (Transportation Technology) $137,574 $0 $11,664
Dr William Gern (Chairman) $0 $213,528 $35,206
Brent Erickson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Richard Willson Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ronald Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Myron B Allen Ii (Director) $0 $242,923 $35,199
Rob Hurless (Director) $0 $131,496 $17,247
Ronald Collins (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,842,219
Expenses
$15,362,718
Net Income
$479,501
Net Assets
$3,982,269
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,590,722
54.2%
Program Services $7,210,103
45.5%
Investment Income $12,374
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $27,810
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,210
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,270,318
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,898,872
Total Liabilities $2,916,603
Net Assets $3,982,269

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990
Filed on Jan. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,107,952
Expenses
$15,713,653
Net Income
$394,299
Net Assets
$3,512,971
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,962,036
68.1%
Program Services $5,118,213
31.8%
Investment Income $8,004
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $18,608
0.1%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,091
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,910,162
31.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,183,016
Total Liabilities $3,670,045
Net Assets $3,512,971

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,408,729
Expenses
$14,082,617
Net Income
$326,112
Net Assets
$3,118,672
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,816,133
75.1%
Program Services $3,546,075
24.6%
Investment Income $17,645
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $19,183
0.1%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,693
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $160,226
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,030,291
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,314,098
Total Liabilities $3,195,426
Net Assets $3,118,672

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

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

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990

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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

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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