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Earth & Space Research

  • Seattle, WA
  • Tax-exempt since June 1995
  • EIN: 91-1663391

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: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences Research and Promotion (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.45M (2024)

Expenses
$1.47M (2024)

Total Assets
$743k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$411k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

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
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,453,365
Expenses
$1,470,644
Net Income
-$17,279
Net Assets
$331,760
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,446,940
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,897
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,528
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $444,020
30.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $499,562
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $743,050
Total Liabilities $411,290
Net Assets $331,760
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Oleg Melnichenko (Senior Scientist) $143,830 $0 $42,179
Susan Howard (Secretary And Staff Scientist) $122,412 $0 $27,883
Julian Schanze (Vp, Senior Scientist And Director) $119,676 $0 $21,462
Dr Laurence Padman (President, Senior Scientist And Director) $109,998 $0 $12,680
Scott Springer (Secretary And Research Scientist) $49,555 $0 $13,564
Gary Lagerloff (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Treasurer And Director) $0 $0 $0
David Thurman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsoros (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,275,961
Expenses
$1,363,906
Net Income
-$87,945
Net Assets
$349,039
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,272,533
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $285
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,143
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $341,169
25.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $488,588
35.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $638,414
Total Liabilities $289,375
Net Assets $349,039
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Oleg Melnichenko (Senior Scientist) $152,770 $0 $40,630
Julian Schanze (Vp And Senior Scientist) $117,425 $0 $22,073
Susan Howard (Research Associate) $115,343 $0 $23,480
Dr Laurence Padman (President And Senior Scientist) $94,346 $0 $11,719
Scott Springer (Secretary/Research Scientist) $51,462 $0 $16,143
Gary Lagerloef (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsaros (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 8, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,487,563
Expenses
$1,390,893
Net Income
$96,670
Net Assets
$436,984
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,487,541
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $22
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 $358,540
25.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $343,844
24.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $592,727
Total Liabilities $155,743
Net Assets $436,984
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Laurence Padman (President And Senior Scientist) $130,392 $0 $14,539
Julian Schanze (Vp And Sr. Scientist) $106,886 $0 $26,936
Scott Springer (Secretary/Research Scientist) $58,848 $0 $13,747
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsaros (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gary Lagerloef (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,382,010
Expenses
$1,382,494
Net Income
-$484
Net Assets
$340,314
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,380,255
99.9%
Program Services $1,566
0.1%
Investment Income $31
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $158
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $465,049
33.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $335,027
24.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $495,294
Total Liabilities $154,980
Net Assets $340,314
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lance Larowe (Chief Financial Officer) $141,718 $0 $12,674
Chelle White Through Dec 2020 (Senior Scientist) $122,662 $0 $12,281
Dr Laurence Padman (President And Senior Scientist) $105,318 $0 $11,741
Julian Schanze (Vp And Sr. Scientist) $93,729 $0 $24,840
Scott Springer (Secretary/Research Scientist) $56,586 $0 $18,319
Gary Lageroef (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsaros (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,188,020
Expenses
$2,200,692
Net Income
-$12,672
Net Assets
$340,798
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,186,545
99.9%
Program Services $1,042
0.0%
Investment Income $197
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $236
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $784,005
35.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $368,928
16.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $545,768
Total Liabilities $204,970
Net Assets $340,798
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chelle White (Sr. Scientist) $237,213 $0 $24,787
Laurence Padman (President/Sr. Scientist) $140,418 $0 $15,251
Lance Larowe (Chief Financial Officer) $136,114 $0 $12,201
Kathleen Dohan Thru Nov 2019 (Director/Sr. Scientist) $100,044 $0 $18,710
Scott Springer (Secretary/Research Scientist) $88,021 $0 $37,743
Julian Schanze (Vp/Sr. Scientist) $76,714 $0 $22,872
Camisa Carlson Thru Sep 2019 (Secretary) $62,468 $0 $8,997
Gary Lagerloef (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsoros (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench Thru Nov 2019 (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,452,233
Expenses
$2,421,721
Net Income
$30,512
Net Assets
$353,470
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,423,613
98.8%
Program Services $27,801
1.1%
Investment Income $346
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $473
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $497,373
20.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $822,354
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $682,225
Total Liabilities $328,755
Net Assets $353,470
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chelle White (Sr Scientist) $226,658 $0 $23,966
Laurence Padman (Vice President) $170,736 $0 $18,283
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $131,372 $0 $11,731
Kathleen Dohan (President) $122,544 $0 $20,144
Scott Springer (Research Scientist) $104,628 $0 $37,768
Camisa Carlson (Secretary) $90,216 $0 $20,319
Gary Lagerloef (Treasurer) $18,453 $0 $1,845
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsoros (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2020

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This audit found:
Going concern flag

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,363,726
Expenses
$2,361,269
Net Income
$2,457
Net Assets
$322,958
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,347,426
99.3%
Program Services $13,374
0.6%
Investment Income $184
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,742
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $672,219
28.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $811,847
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $655,822
Total Liabilities $332,864
Net Assets $322,958
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chelle White (Sr Scientist) $219,348 $0 $23,949
Laurence Padman (Vice Presdent) $172,968 $0 $18,443
Gary Lagerloef (Director) $154,210 $0 $20,496
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $122,296 $0 $11,749
Kathleen Dohan (President) $117,414 $0 $19,624
Camisa Carlson (Secretary) $107,926 $0 $28,821
Scott Springer (Research Scientist) $100,602 $0 $35,798
Michael Sherry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsoros (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,206,440
Expenses
$2,205,019
Net Income
$1,421
Net Assets
$320,501
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,193,393
99.4%
Program Services $12,870
0.6%
Investment Income $177
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 $742,899
33.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $731,409
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $652,356
Total Liabilities $331,855
Net Assets $320,501
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laurence Padman (Vice Presdent) $166,374 $0 $17,500
Chelle White (Sr Scientist) $157,431 $0 $17,879
Gary Lagerloef (Director) $145,446 $0 $19,956
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $116,881 $0 $11,313
Kathleen Dohan (President) $113,298 $0 $18,898
Camisa Carlson (Secretary) $103,722 $0 $26,499
Michael Sherry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristina Katsoros (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,035,709
Expenses
$2,010,275
Net Income
$25,434
Net Assets
$319,080
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,033,924
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $184
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,601
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $655,532
32.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $661,786
32.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $628,401
Total Liabilities $309,321
Net Assets $319,080
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Lagerloef (Director) $204,450 $0 $23,821
Laurence Padman (Vice President) $160,032 $0 $16,396
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $112,365 $0 $10,427
Kathleen Dohan (President) $100,860 $0 $18,162
Camisa Carlson (Secretary) $99,630 $0 $22,666
Michael Sherry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,922,187
Expenses
$1,897,266
Net Income
$24,921
Net Assets
$293,646
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,921,273
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $234
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $680
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $651,851
34.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $534,855
28.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $491,237
Total Liabilities $197,591
Net Assets $293,646
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Lagerloef (President) $215,224 $0 $23,076
Laurence Padman (Vice President) $153,936 $0 $16,257
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $102,230 $0 $9,966
Kathleen Dohan (Secretary) $92,808 $0 $17,475
Michael Sherry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Muench (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 29, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,750,782
Expenses
$1,726,912
Net Income
$23,870
Net Assets
$268,725
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,749,413
99.9%
Investment Income $204
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,165
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $545,347
31.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $551,835
32.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $490,405
Total Liabilities $221,680
Net Assets $268,725
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Lagerloef (President) $206,187 $0 $21,276
Laurence Padman (Vice President) $120,379 $0 $13,036
Lance Larowe (Cfo) $97,622 $0 $9,611
Robin Muench (Director) $10,103 $0 $1,010
Michael Sherry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Gael Tarleton (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 24, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,821,216
Expenses
$1,779,385
Net Income
$41,831
Net Assets
$244,855
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,779,851
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $165
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $41,200
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $601,627
33.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $468,256
26.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $443,869
Total Liabilities $199,014
Net Assets $244,855

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990
Filed on July 2, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,985,292
Expenses
$1,991,746
Net Income
-$6,454
Net Assets
$203,024
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,985,182
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $92
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $598,233
30.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $455,147
22.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $411,449
Total Liabilities $208,425
Net Assets $203,024

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,933,137
Expenses
$1,907,100
Net Income
$26,037
Net Assets
$209,478
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,932,888
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $249
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 $557,028
29.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $483,840
25.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $422,347
Total Liabilities $212,869
Net Assets $209,478

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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

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

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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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