is an Internal Revenue Service form that public charities must file each year (private foundations file 990-PF) to prove compliance with tax laws.

For every fiscal year it is in operation, a charity discloses its financial and programmatic information in an annual federal return filed with the IRS. Forms 990 are public documents. By law, a copy of the forms must be supplied to anyone who requests them. We use Forms 990 as the primary source of information for evaluating charities.

An IRS form filed by public charities.

The annual information return that all public charities must submit to the IRS each year and which is also filed with appropriate state officials. The form requires information on the charity's assets, income, operating expenses, contributions and grants, paid staff and salaries, program funding areas, grantmaking guidelines. Foundation Center libraries maintain files of 990s for public inspection.

The tax information form filed annually with the IRS and the state Attorney General's office by all tax-exempt organizations.

The Federal tax return required to be filed annually by most nonprofits.

Annual return required by Internal Revenue Service of all organizations exempt from income tax as specified under section 501c of Internal Revenue code.

The information return that most public charities are required by law to submit annually to the IRS. The IRS uses this form to assess compliance with tax laws. Form 990 provides information about the organization's activities, assets, receipts, expenditures, and compensation of directors, officers, and certain employees. Form 990 is available to the public from both the IRS and the filing organization.

The IRS form filed annually by the foundation, also referred to as the "information return," that must be made available to any person requesting a copy. rant An award made by the foundation to an organization or individual to undertake charitable activities. The GCRCF does not make grants to individuals, except scholarships that are made to the educational institution in the recipient's name. etter of Intent A letter or statement by the donor indicating his/her intent to make a contribution and/or an indication of the intent of purpose, conditions, etc. on-Endowed Fund These are temporary funds established with the foundation with the expectation that principal will be expended for charitable purposes within a relatively brief period. Examples include corporate funds, individual non-endowed donor advised funds, special funds (capital campaign funds), etc., often referred to as "pass-through" funds, often the GCRCF serves primarily in an agency capacity for administrative purposes. ayout Requirement The amount that the IRS requires to be expended annually by a private foundation. Community foundations are not subject to a payout requirement.

The IRS forms required to be filed annually by public charities and private foundations respectively. The form requires information on assets, income, operating expenses, contributions and grants, paid staff and salaries, priority funding areas and grants.

The information return that public charities file with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process. If a Form 990 image is available for your selected charity, you will see a "Form 990" button on the left side of its GuideStar Page.

Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax

PF-IRS forms filed annually by public charities and private foundations, respectively. (The letters PF stand for 'private foundation'). The IRS uses these forms to assess compliance with the Internal Revenue Code. Both forms list organization assets, receipts, expenditures and compensation of officers. Both include a list of grants made during the year, which is available to the public. Private foundations are required to disclose their donors and the amounts they contribute each year. Public foundations such as SCCF do not disclose this information.

Form of federal informational tax return filed annually by publicly supported charities, unless they qualify for an exception to the filing requirement. Nearly all of Form 990 is public information under federal law. See Public inspection copy of Form 990.

an Internal Revenue Service financial information return submitted annually by most tax-exempt organizations and institutions except religious.

The IRS forms filed annually by public charities and private foundations respectively. The letters "PF" stand for private foundation. The IRS uses this form to assess compliance with the Internal Revenue Code. Both forms list organization assets, receipts, expenditures and compensation of officers. Form 990-PF includes a list of grants made during the year by private foundations.