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Form 990 - Who files one?

While a nonprofit's form 990 is a good place to gather more information about an organization, not all nonprofits are required to file a form 990. The following are organizations that are not required to file a 990:

Small nonprofits with annual incomes of $25,000.00 or less
Faith-based organizations
Subsidiaries of other nonprofits
Nonprofits that are not in the system yet
Religious schools
Missions & missionary organizations
State institutions
Government corporations

Locating Form 990

990 Finder
The Foundation Center collects 990s, with a focus on grantmaking organizations. With the 990 Finder, you can access these forms for the last 3-5 years.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Center for Charitable Statistics offers its Search 990 Images database, which can be searched by organization name, state, and EIN. (NCCS is the national repository of data on the U.S. nonprofit sector. Get quick facts & figures or build custom reports based on geographic focus, organization type, and more.
Economic Research Institute
Free search tool of more than 2 million Forms 990 and 990-PF for U.S. nonprofits. Records include organization's basic details. ERI collects, analyzes, and publishes information on nonprofit executive compensation.
Pro Publica Nonprofit Explorer
Find exempt organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as well as download their tax filings going back as far as 2001
IRS - Form 990-N search
From the iRS, this allows you to search for organizations which file form 990-N (e Postcard) instead of a regular form 990.

BUS 3315: Non profit project

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Form 990 - Who files one?

Locating Form 990

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