Nov 16, 2017, 7:49 PM
(From Nonprofit Quarterly) Nonprofit staffs, boards, donors, and volunteers should be aware that the publicly available 990 return is a public relations tool that communicates governance, program, and fund development information as well as income and expenses, assets and liabilities. An organization’s 990 is a public document, available online for free from websites such as Guidestar.org and nccs.urban.org. In addition, all nonprofit organizations must keep copies of their last three years’ 990 filings at their principal place of business and make them available for inspection immediately upon request during normal business hours. What is it showing and what conclusions are people drawing from the disclosures—or lack of disclosures—within each year’s form? Every nonprofit and every IRS Form 990 filing is different, though many share key characteristics in the areas of the main form and schedules which must be completed and filed.
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