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Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Inc

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 / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$58.6M (2023)

Expenses
$49.1M (2023)

Total Assets
$105M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$77.9M (2023)

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 June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$58,554,386
Expenses
$49,066,135
Net Income
$9,488,251
Net Assets
$27,138,136
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,335,345
10.8%
Program Services $51,922,729
88.7%
Investment Income $269,148
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,650
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,514
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $391,716
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $22,888,134
46.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $104,993,642
Total Liabilities $77,855,506
Net Assets $27,138,136
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Zayn Ak (Ceo) $181,904 $0 $34,475
Glenda D Washington (Director Of Communications) $139,806 $0 $0
Erkan Derin (Director Of Operations) $134,470 $0 $31,306
Vedat Dogan (Cfo) $134,366 $0 $21,664
Ayodogan Karabulut (Director Of It) $134,128 $0 $28,750
Tekin Tuncer (Director Of Accountability) $132,076 $0 $32,250
Tayyar Mollaalioglu (It Manager & Systems Administrator) $101,687 $0 $1,657
Ferhat Avsar (Director As Of Oct. 2022) $2,640 $0 $0
Dr Musa Subasi (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Francis Hawkins (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Yildiz Teber (Director) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathyann Andrews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Director) $0 $0 $0
Major Pete Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Kravets (Csp Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Valorie Sanders (Csp Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Yilmaz Ak (Csp Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Saher Khan (Csp Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Mcgrady (Csp Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Director Until Oct. 2022) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$48,417,489
Expenses
$42,975,584
Net Income
$5,441,905
Net Assets
$17,649,885
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,301,892
6.8%
Program Services $45,003,951
92.9%
Investment Income $98,189
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,124
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$7,667
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,000
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $358,577
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $20,381,005
47.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $97,823,093
Total Liabilities $80,173,208
Net Assets $17,649,885
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail H Karaman (Former Ceo) $220,255 $0 $22,977
Zayn Ak (Ceo) $162,331 $0 $29,553
Erkan Derin (Director Of Operations) $123,643 $0 $29,069
Larry Ishmael Adnanson (Director Of Development) $123,527 $0 $28,716
Onur Gokce (Director Of It) $118,084 $0 $0
Vedat Dogan (Cfo) $115,432 $0 $20,330
Dr Musa Subasi (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Francis Hawkins (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yildiz Teber (Director As Of Dec. 2021) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathyann Andrews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Director) $0 $0 $0
Major Pete Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,440,883
Expenses
$36,918,339
Net Income
$4,522,544
Net Assets
$12,207,980
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $392,425
0.9%
Program Services $41,040,120
99.0%
Investment Income $603
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,315
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,050
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $537,629
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,473,300
50.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $95,248,368
Total Liabilities $83,040,388
Net Assets $12,207,980
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Ceo Until March 2021) $163,977 $0 $24,281
Zayn Ak Chief Academic Officer (Until March 2021, Then Ceo) $122,617 $0 $27,559
Ismail Unlusoy (Regional Executive Director) $122,174 $0 $29,414
Erkan Derin (Director Of Operations) $120,212 $0 $25,899
Onur Gokce (Director Of It) $113,875 $0 $0
Vedat Dogan (Cfo) $110,849 $0 $20,049
Dr Musa Subasi (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Erika Kelly (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Francis Hawkins (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathyann Andrews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Director) $0 $0 $0
Major Pete Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,089,783
Expenses
$36,115,922
Net Income
$4,973,861
Net Assets
$7,685,436
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,705
0.0%
Program Services $40,973,066
99.7%
Investment Income $109,669
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$21,657
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,000
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $321,768
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,735,454
51.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $79,192,054
Total Liabilities $71,506,618
Net Assets $7,685,436
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Ceo) $155,859 $0 $31,715
Zayn Ak (Chief Academic Officer) $116,877 $0 $25,828
Ismail Unlusoy (Regional Executive Director) $113,200 $0 $28,060
Erkan Derin (Director Of Operations) $110,336 $0 $26,183
Vedat Dogan (Cfo) $107,554 $0 $25,469
Onur Gokce (Director Of It) $105,837 $0 $6,454
Dr Musa Subasi (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Erika Kelly (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Francis Hawkins (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathyann Andrews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Director) $0 $0 $0
Major Pete Smith (Director As Of 4/2020) $0 $0 $0
Dr Donika Plyku (Director Until 12/2019) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,850,420
Expenses
$35,988,423
Net Income
$2,861,997
Net Assets
$2,711,575
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $946,119
2.4%
Program Services $37,700,390
97.0%
Investment Income $203,911
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 $297,656
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $16,716,466
46.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $74,533,987
Total Liabilities $71,822,412
Net Assets $2,711,575
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Ceo) $153,841 $0 $23,203
Zayn Ak (Chief Academic Officer) $114,877 $0 $24,763
Vedat Dogan (Cfo) $108,772 $0 $17,956
Ismail Unlusoy (Regional Executive Officer) $108,394 $0 $21,818
Onur Gokce (Dir. Of Information Technology) $103,113 $0 $6,424
Dr Musa Subasi (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Director) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Francis Hawkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Donika Plyku (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathyann Andrews Director ((Parent Member) As Of Feb. 2019) $0 $0 $0
Erika Kelly Director Parent (Member) As Of Feb. 2019) $0 $0 $0
Dr Birol Ozturk (Director Until Dec. 2018) $0 $0 $0
Sakena Greene Director Parent (Member) Until Dec. 2018) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ruth Ebiasah Director ((Parent Member) Until Dec. 2018) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,684,006
Expenses
$28,056,616
Net Income
$627,390
Net Assets
-$150,422
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $282,136
1.0%
Program Services $28,355,580
98.9%
Investment Income $58,424
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,000
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$16,134
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $276,601
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,150,355
46.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $71,428,713
Total Liabilities $71,579,135
Net Assets -$150,422
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Chief Executive Officer) $142,172 $0 $3,617
Zayn Ak (Chief Academic Officer) $109,206 $0 $5,981
Vedat Dogan (Chief Operating Officer) $102,431 $0 $2,671
Spear Lancaster (Director) $2,627 $0 $0
Dr Musa Subasi (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Birol Ozturk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Donika Plyku (Director) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sakena Greene (Director (Parent Member)) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ruth Ebiasah (Director (Parent Member)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$24,497,798
Expenses
$25,484,984
Net Income
-$987,186
Net Assets
-$777,812
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $24,365,179
99.5%
Investment Income $35,725
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $96,894
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $514,527
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,368,442
48.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $60,360,578
Total Liabilities $61,138,390
Net Assets -$777,812
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Chief Executive Officer) $148,371 $0 $23,918
Vedat Dogan (Chief Operating Officer) $98,604 $0 $18,133
Ismail Unlusoy (Chief Information Officer) $83,169 $0 $10,074
Hakan Orak (Chief Academic Officer Until 7/29/16) $66,300 $0 $12,385
Yilmaz Ak (Chief Academic Officer As Of 8/1/16) $49,519 $0 $6,263
Spear Lancaster (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Murat Cil (Vice Pres. Until Dec. 2016) $0 $0 $0
Neil Mazuranic (Secretary Until April 2017) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Salih Mirasyedi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Birol Ozturk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sakena Greene (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ruth Ebiasah (Director) $0 $0 $0
Moses Subasi (Director As Of June 2017) $0 $0 $0
Claudia Chang (Director As Of June 2017) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,935,845
Expenses
$23,797,321
Net Income
-$2,861,476
Net Assets
$209,374
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $112,959
0.5%
Program Services $21,769,811
> 100%
Investment Income $3
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,083,125
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $136,197
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $500,527
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,057,312
42.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,093,175
Total Liabilities $39,883,801
Net Assets $209,374
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Omer Ozmeral (Ceo Until August 2015) $119,783 $0 $6,754
Hakan Orak (Chief Academic Officer) $102,075 $0 $14,528
Vedat Dogan (Cfo, Then Coo As Of 1/2016) $90,645 $0 $10,245
Yahyahan Kaya (Coo Until December 2015) $76,467 $0 $12,512
Ismail Unlusoy (Cio As Of January 2015) $72,450 $0 $2,851
Ismail Hakki Karaman (Ceo As Of September 2015) $60,833 $0 $0
Jamaeya Way (Cfo As Of December 2015) $7,500 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Murat Cil (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Neil Mazuranic (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Taylor (Director Until Sept. 2015) $0 $0 $0
Salih Mirasyedi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Birol Ozturk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mustafa Sefik (Director As Of March 2016) $0 $0 $0
Sakena Greene (Director As Of March 2016) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ruth Ebiasah (Director As Of March 2016) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,303,709
Expenses
$18,280,285
Net Income
$1,023,424
Net Assets
$3,070,850
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,020,409
10.5%
Program Services $17,175,461
89.0%
Investment Income $14
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $107,825
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,000
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,847,242
48.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,176,131
Total Liabilities $29,105,281
Net Assets $3,070,850
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Omer Ozmeral (President/Ceo) $110,000 $0 $0
Spear Lancaster (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Dr Murat Cil (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Neil Mazuranic (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Taylor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Salih Mirasyedi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Birol Ozturk (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehmet Kurum (Director (Until 8/14)) $0 $0 $0
Dr Alicia Joseph (Director (Until 4/15)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,394,372
Expenses
$10,894,418
Net Income
-$500,046
Net Assets
$2,047,426
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,264
0.0%
Program Services $10,181,529
98.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $110,645
1.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $46,363
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $53,571
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $123,495
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,331,959
39.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,785,137
Total Liabilities $8,737,711
Net Assets $2,047,426
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Omer Ozmeral (President/Ceo) $100,833 $0 $6,747
Spear Lancaster (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Murat Cil (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Salih Mirasyedi (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Alicia Joseph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Taylor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Neil Mazuranic (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lutfi On (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehmet Kurum (Director (Until 8/14)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,210,180
Expenses
$9,776,412
Net Income
$433,768
Net Assets
$2,547,472
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $67,298
0.7%
Program Services $10,002,407
98.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $140,475
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,833
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,647,843
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,205,770
Total Liabilities $1,658,298
Net Assets $2,547,472

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,814,563
Expenses
$11,081,304
Net Income
$733,259
Net Assets
$2,113,704
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $783,421
6.6%
Program Services $11,026,012
93.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,130
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,000
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,701,674
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,982,010
Total Liabilities $868,306
Net Assets $2,113,704

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,893,659
Expenses
$3,482,562
Net Income
$411,097
Net Assets
$528,441
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $328,926
8.4%
Program Services $3,564,733
91.6%
Investment Income $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 $105,869
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,324,761
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $806,820
Total Liabilities $278,379
Net Assets $528,441

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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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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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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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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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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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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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  • 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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