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Guided Discoveries Inc

  • San Clemente, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Feb. 1979
  • EIN: 95-3285562

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: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$22.7M (2023)

Expenses
$21.4M (2023)

Total Assets
$21M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$10.6M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

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 Aug.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,711,420
Expenses
$21,388,597
Net Income
$1,322,823
Net Assets
$10,418,087
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,264,315
5.6%
Program Services $20,130,322
88.6%
Investment Income $74,078
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,054,997
4.6%
Net Inventory Sales $120,361
0.5%
Other Revenue $67,347
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $466,168
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,314,766
29.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,975,489
Total Liabilities $10,557,402
Net Assets $10,418,087
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Craig Turner (President And Ceo) $195,742 $0 $20,978
Matthew Mishalow (Cfo) $165,295 $0 $16,963
Ross Turner (Senior Advisor) $158,608 $0 $0
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $136,184 $0 $20,906
David Work Retired On 08312022 (Cimi Director) $124,806 $0 $4,491
Paul Kupferman (Summer Operation Director) $116,088 $0 $20,906
Jeff Chace (Cimi Director) $101,806 $0 $20,906
Mandel Browning (Director Of Special Projects) $101,596 $0 $0
Kristi Turner (Secretary/Treasurer) $42,404 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Jones (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Baldocchi Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,426,303
Expenses
$16,319,838
Net Income
-$893,535
Net Assets
$9,049,543
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $225,272
1.5%
Program Services $14,496,743
94.0%
Investment Income $48,579
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $456,070
3.0%
Net Inventory Sales $174,061
1.1%
Other Revenue $25,578
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $325,545
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,109,439
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,044,630
Total Liabilities $10,995,087
Net Assets $9,049,543
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Director) $319,886 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $181,032 $0 $1,950
Matthew Mishalow (Finance Director) $151,011 $0 $10,550
David Work (Camp Director) $140,289 $0 $17,369
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $123,369 $0 $3,116
Paul Kupferman (Marketing Director) $108,610 $0 $12,716
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $73,186 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Jones (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Baldocchi Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 7, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,115,230
Expenses
$10,269,793
Net Income
$845,437
Net Assets
$10,523,701
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,967,537
35.7%
Program Services $6,230,017
56.0%
Investment Income $79,802
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $751,734
6.8%
Net Inventory Sales $21,916
0.2%
Other Revenue $64,224
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $296,318
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,351,962
32.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,916,756
Total Liabilities $11,393,055
Net Assets $10,523,701
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Ceo) $269,294 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $174,893 $0 $2,025
Matthew Mishalow (Finance Director) $138,243 $0 $8,000
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $106,257 $0 $2,596
David Work (Camp Director) $103,021 $0 $19,458
Kristi Turner (Cfo/Secretary) $82,050 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Baldocchi (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,152,495
Expenses
$14,996,496
Net Income
-$4,844,001
Net Assets
$10,110,105
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,818
0.1%
Program Services $8,882,465
87.5%
Investment Income $137,471
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $752,624
7.4%
Net Inventory Sales $137,962
1.4%
Other Revenue $230,155
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $488,597
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,996,660
33.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,852,386
Total Liabilities $13,742,281
Net Assets $10,110,105
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Director) $413,620 $0 $7,000
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $155,503 $0 $9,477
Matthew Mishalow (Finance Director) $132,655 $0 $16,460
David Work (Camp Director) $123,448 $0 $25,000
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $117,008 $0 $12,666
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $115,955 $0 $25,000
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $81,779 $0 $25,000
Gerald Tambe (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Jones (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 4, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,184,623
Expenses
$20,008,438
Net Income
$176,185
Net Assets
$15,192,028
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $32,258
0.2%
Program Services $19,369,153
96.0%
Investment Income $137,291
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $217,715
1.1%
Net Inventory Sales $379,333
1.9%
Other Revenue $48,873
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $528,006
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,149,156
30.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,890,842
Total Liabilities $11,698,814
Net Assets $15,192,028
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Director) $448,540 $0 $24,500
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $232,270 $0 $24,500
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $146,473 $0 $9,000
Matthew Mishalow (Finance Director) $129,644 $0 $12,850
David Work (Camp Director) $125,938 $0 $24,504
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $116,980 $0 $24,500
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $116,314 $0 $12,404
Gerald Tambe (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Jones (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 24, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,346,589
Expenses
$19,195,814
Net Income
$150,775
Net Assets
$15,166,961
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,413
0.1%
Program Services $18,875,519
97.6%
Investment Income $136,994
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$972
Net Inventory Sales $242,289
1.3%
Other Revenue $78,346
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $804,991
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,535,811
28.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,814,447
Total Liabilities $11,647,486
Net Assets $15,166,961
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Exec. Director) $447,855 $0 $23,998
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $156,952 $0 $23,998
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $127,681 $0 $8,066
David Work (Camp Director) $118,258 $0 $23,987
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $114,301 $0 $23,848
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $106,738 $0 $12,000
Matthew Mishalow (Finance Director) $34,880 $0 $3,425
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 5, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,087,730
Expenses
$17,842,511
Net Income
$245,219
Net Assets
$14,525,583
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,970
0.1%
Program Services $17,506,479
96.8%
Investment Income $118,945
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $71,953
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $357,641
2.0%
Other Revenue $5,742
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $628,480
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,490,436
25.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,227,677
Total Liabilities $11,702,094
Net Assets $14,525,583
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Exec. Director) $430,740 $0 $24,000
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $149,740 $0 $24,000
David Work (Camp Director) $141,768 $0 $0
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $130,493 $0 $0
Glenn Robison (Manager Hr) $116,496 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $108,735 $0 $0
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $104,426 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry Jones Md (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lee Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,136,182
Expenses
$14,828,102
Net Income
$2,308,080
Net Assets
$14,100,793
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,353
0.1%
Program Services $16,247,607
94.8%
Investment Income $123,902
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $474,086
2.8%
Net Inventory Sales $267,006
1.6%
Other Revenue $3,228
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $585,701
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,933,412
26.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,250,135
Total Liabilities $8,149,342
Net Assets $14,100,793
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Exec. Director) $398,481 $0 $0
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $187,220 $0 $0
David Work (Camp Director) $134,784 $0 $0
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $123,254 $0 $0
Glenn Robison (Manager Hr) $109,776 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $98,431 $0 $0
Andy Balendy (Astrocamp Director) $91,404 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry Jones Md (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lee Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeremy Beck (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 1, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,186,070
Expenses
$15,650,201
Net Income
-$464,131
Net Assets
$11,657,602
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $56,778
0.4%
Program Services $14,659,362
96.5%
Investment Income $102,719
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $33,359
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $269,454
1.8%
Other Revenue $64,398
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $506,000
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,735,239
23.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,138,741
Total Liabilities $8,481,139
Net Assets $11,657,602
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Exec. Director) $356,000 $0 $0
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $150,000 $0 $0
David Work (Camp Director) $133,594 $0 $0
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $121,955 $0 $0
Glenn Robison (Manager Hr) $112,364 $0 $0
Ralph Hoetger (Maintenance Direct) $98,284 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $94,329 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry Jones Md (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Garrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lee Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Whithill (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Caldera Esq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vetterli (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 11, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,763,748
Expenses
$14,747,594
Net Income
$16,154
Net Assets
$12,273,568
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $41,490
0.3%
Program Services $14,243,222
96.5%
Investment Income $83,483
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $55,030
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $340,523
2.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $587,000
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,022,157
27.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,650,905
Total Liabilities $6,377,337
Net Assets $12,273,568
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ross Turner (Exec. Director) $360,155 $0 $64,205
Kristi Turner (Secty/Treasurer) $152,925 $0 $0
David Work (Camp Director) $123,500 $0 $0
Kent Woods (Marketing Director) $113,000 $0 $0
Glenn Robison (Manager Hr) $97,000 $0 $0
Ralph Hoetger (Maintenance Direct) $90,500 $0 $0
Craig Turner (Director Of Admin) $85,000 $0 $0
Gerald Tambe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Garrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry Jones Md (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lee Goldstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wayne Whithill (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,640,677
Expenses
$13,696,331
Net Income
-$55,654
Net Assets
$11,969,852
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $61,861
0.5%
Program Services $13,273,460
97.3%
Investment Income $314,622
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$226,757
Net Inventory Sales $217,491
1.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $565,076
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,558,498
26.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,535,011
Total Liabilities $6,565,159
Net Assets $11,969,852

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990
Filed on Aug. 5, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,277,046
Expenses
$13,433,801
Net Income
-$156,755
Net Assets
$11,900,891
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,587
0.4%
Program Services $12,883,318
97.0%
Investment Income $98,609
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,023
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $243,509
1.8%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $645,539
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,442,728
25.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,529,183
Total Liabilities $6,628,292
Net Assets $11,900,891

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,239,021
Expenses
$13,488,373
Net Income
-$249,352
Net Assets
$11,925,407
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $66,041
0.5%
Program Services $12,856,414
97.1%
Investment Income $118,716
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,375
Net Inventory Sales $200,225
1.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $643,166
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,719,007
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,608,432
Total Liabilities $6,683,025
Net Assets $11,925,407

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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 Aug.
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 Aug.
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 Aug.
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 Aug.
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

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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 Aug.
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

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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 Aug.
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

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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

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

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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.

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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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