Find a Charity’s Form 990 in three minutes or less
I’m betting that you can find a charity’s IRS Form 990 in three minutes or less. Just follow the three steps shown below.
Charity 990s filed with the IRS provide a wealth of key information. They’re public and they’re free. In addition to telling you about how the organization spends the moneys entrusted to it, a 990 will tell you about programs, people involved, cash reserves and debts, salaries, consultants and much, much more.
Find the charity and its Report at CharityCheck101.org
At CharityCheck101.org do a quick search and find the charity’s CharityCheck Report (it contains the charity’s EIN).
The EIN (Employer Identification Number) is the unique identifier for any nonprofit registered with the IRS.
Click the EIN at the bottom of the charity’s CharityCheck Report
Click on the blue EIN at the bottom of the report. You’ll go directly to the charity’s page at ProPublica.org’s Nonprofit Explorer.
At Propublica, scroll down to Tax Filings on the charity’s page
Scroll down to Tax Filings by Year > Form 990 and you’ll find its most recent 990(s).
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