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Form 990 (officially, the "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" [1]) is a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that provides the public with information about a nonprofit organization. [2] It is also used by government agencies to prevent organizations from abusing their tax-exempt status. [3]
The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is a clearing house for information about the nonprofit sector of the U.S. economy.The National Center for Charitable Statistics builds national, state, and regional databases and develops standards for reporting on the activities of all tax-exempt organizations.
As of 1998, GuideStar provided digitized 990 data on its website's individual public charities pages. [16] In January 1998, GuideStar received an award for Nonprofit Web Site Excellence from Philanthropy Journal, with an honorable mention for "Service to the Sector" for its searchable database of (at that time) more than 620,000 U.S. nonprofit organizations. [17]
The Internal Revenue Service provides information about specific 501(c)(3) organizations through its Tax Exempt Organization Search online. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] A private nonprofit organization, GuideStar , provides information on 501(c)(3) organizations.
A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)). Such organizations are exempt from some federal income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 set out the requirements for obtaining such exemptions.
Form 1023 is a United States IRS tax form, also known as the Application for Recognition of Exemption Under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is filed by nonprofits to get exemption status.
The steps required to become a nonprofit include applying for tax-exempt status. If States do not require the "determination letter" from the IRS to grant non-profit tax exemption to organizations, on a State level, claiming non-profit status without that Federal approval, then they have actually violated Federal United States Nonprofit Laws.
A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization (NFPO) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While not-for-profit organizations and non-profit organizations (NPO) are distinct legal entities, the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. [ 3 ]