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    Find an Organization's Form 990

    A wealth of information is available from an organization’s most recent IRS information return (Form 990, Form 990-EZ or Form 990-PF).

    My first place to look for an organization’s 990 is the awesome database maintained by the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS). NCCS has a terrific search tool,

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    The Smarter Giving Guide to Finding Key Charity Information

    Charities publish an immense amount of data in their IRS Form 990 returns each year. The giver’s challenge has been to find and evaluate the key information tucked away in those returns. We’ve created a new guide to help givers meet that challenge.

    The Smarter Giving Guide to Finding Key Charity Information helps you

    990 Schedules

    All 2007 and 2008 IRS-created Schedules related to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ are available for download and printing from this site:

    For 2007: Schedule A; and Schedule B.

    For 2008: Schedule A; Schedule B; Schedule C; Schedule D; Schedule E; Schedule F; Schedule F-1; Schedule G; Schedule H; Schedule I; Schedule I-1; Schedule J; [...]

    Create Your Charity Scout Report

    Use our free Charity Scout Report form to track your charity scouting work. A few tips about using the form:

    Organization names are often similar. Obtaining its employer identification number (EIN)