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United States Lighthouse Society Inc

U S Lighthouse Society
  • Hansville, WA
  • Tax-exempt since June 1995
  • EIN: 94-2919484

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: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities (A82Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.83M (2024)

Expenses
$1.75M (2024)

Total Assets
$2.99M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$1.77M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

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.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,826,888
Expenses
$1,746,517
Net Income
$80,371
Net Assets
$1,228,902
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $224,423
12.3%
Program Services $1,391,770
76.2%
Investment Income $41,284
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $87,038
4.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $82,373
4.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $56,875
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $187,652
10.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,994,257
Total Liabilities $1,765,355
Net Assets $1,228,902
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Gales (Executive Dir.) $56,875 $0 $0
Kraig Anderson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Elinor Dewire (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marifrances Trivelli (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan May (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Fleming (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (President) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,806,832
Expenses
$1,639,676
Net Income
$167,156
Net Assets
$1,189,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $200,877
11.1%
Program Services $1,078,671
59.7%
Investment Income $424,635
23.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $20,112
1.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $875
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $73,459
4.1%
Other Revenue $8,203
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $84,000
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $157,524
9.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,951,138
Total Liabilities $1,761,269
Net Assets $1,189,869
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kraig Anderson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Marifrances Trivelli (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan May (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Fleming (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (President) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 30, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,160,778
Expenses
$2,090,034
Net Income
$70,744
Net Assets
$1,022,713
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $271,402
12.6%
Program Services $1,728,755
80.0%
Investment Income $30,992
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $37,419
1.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,301
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $84,909
3.9%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $84,000
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $134,265
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,992,928
Total Liabilities $1,970,215
Net Assets $1,022,713
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,056,724
Expenses
$969,274
Net Income
$87,450
Net Assets
$951,969
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $185,735
17.6%
Program Services $611,945
57.9%
Investment Income $138,651
13.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,623
0.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $17,812
1.7%
Net Inventory Sales $51,065
4.8%
Other Revenue $41,893
4.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $84,000
8.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $123,140
12.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,077,048
Total Liabilities $1,125,079
Net Assets $951,969
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $84,000 $0 $0
Kraig Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Roberts (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Fleming (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$593,152
Expenses
$563,771
Net Income
$29,381
Net Assets
$864,519
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $203,863
34.4%
Program Services $327,129
55.2%
Investment Income $24,634
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,433
2.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $22,089
3.7%
Other Revenue $4
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $180,965
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,149,067
Total Liabilities $284,548
Net Assets $864,519
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kraig Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Roberts (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Fleming (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,658,794
Expenses
$1,576,086
Net Income
$82,708
Net Assets
$804,437
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $208,543
12.6%
Program Services $1,282,417
77.3%
Investment Income $68,909
4.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,587
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $24,669
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $63,669
3.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $81,583
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $92,980
5.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,243,792
Total Liabilities $439,355
Net Assets $804,437
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Brian Deans (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 7, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,082,188
Expenses
$1,165,367
Net Income
-$83,179
Net Assets
$721,623
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $202,411
18.7%
Program Services $852,834
78.8%
Investment Income $7,269
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$17,118
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$25,784
Net Inventory Sales $62,576
5.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $82,208
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $79,791
6.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,225,164
Total Liabilities $503,541
Net Assets $721,623
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Brian Deans (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 29, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$897,183
Expenses
$927,449
Net Income
-$30,266
Net Assets
$829,853
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $151,995
16.9%
Program Services $609,725
68.0%
Investment Income $69,755
7.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,153
1.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $56,555
6.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $70,000
7.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,500
7.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,166,880
Total Liabilities $337,027
Net Assets $829,853
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Brian Denns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tom Tag (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gayles (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 16, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,311,970
Expenses
$1,246,246
Net Income
$65,724
Net Assets
$860,119
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $212,320
16.2%
Program Services $991,912
75.6%
Investment Income $38,593
2.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,988
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $43,130
3.3%
Other Revenue $16,027
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,000
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $63,000
5.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,054,941
Total Liabilities $194,822
Net Assets $860,119
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonsalez (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Brian Denns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tom Tag (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogal (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gayles (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,083,792
Expenses
$978,175
Net Income
$105,617
Net Assets
$794,395
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $222,811
20.6%
Program Services $749,362
69.1%
Investment Income $20,122
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $7,123
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$26,136
Net Inventory Sales $63,171
5.8%
Other Revenue $47,339
4.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,000
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $63,000
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,008,586
Total Liabilities $214,191
Net Assets $794,395
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonzalex (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Tom Tag (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Deans (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Elinor De Wire (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,240,621
Expenses
$1,121,727
Net Income
$118,894
Net Assets
$639,453
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $200,948
16.2%
Program Services $935,033
75.4%
Investment Income $9,638
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $8,689
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $30,762
2.5%
Other Revenue $55,551
4.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $77,000
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $880,068
Total Liabilities $240,615
Net Assets $639,453
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $77,000 $0 $0
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonzalex (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Tom Tag (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Deans (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tim Blackwood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 28, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$856,477
Expenses
$766,266
Net Income
$90,211
Net Assets
$513,817
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $166,833
19.5%
Program Services $590,318
68.9%
Investment Income $27,202
3.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,952
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $29,198
3.4%
Other Revenue $38,974
4.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $74,000
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $57,000
7.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,047,113
Total Liabilities $533,296
Net Assets $513,817
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Gales (Executive Director) $70,000 $0 $0
Wayne Wheeler (President) $0 $0 $0
Henry Gonzalex (Vice Presiden) $0 $0 $0
Tom Tag (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Deans (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ralph Eshelman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William F Merlin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Tim Blackwood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Vogel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ken Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 25, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$732,294
Expenses
$835,626
Net Income
-$103,332
Net Assets
$355,081
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $151,315
20.7%
Program Services $645,248
88.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $12,436
1.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$123,818
Net Inventory Sales $26,188
3.6%
Other Revenue $20,925
2.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $90,500
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $73,250
8.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $589,949
Total Liabilities $234,868
Net Assets $355,081

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,043,066
Expenses
$895,468
Net Income
$147,598
Net Assets
$467,595
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $149,189
14.3%
Program Services $854,003
81.9%
Investment Income $2,885
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,408
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $23,207
2.2%
Other Revenue $9,374
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $72,000
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $55,000
6.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $648,916
Total Liabilities $181,321
Net Assets $467,595

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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 Sept.
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

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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 Sept.
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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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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Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

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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