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Search results for "990 tax form" ...
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Forming and Operating a Tax-Exempt Journalism Organization
Hermes extensively lays out what it means to be a tax-exempt journalism organization and the history behind it and provides legal resources for anyone interested in starting their own nonprofit center.
Tags: nonprofits; tax-exempt; 990; 501(c)(3)
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Digging culture: The fine art of investigating the business of museums and collectors
Get tips on how to search museum's 990 forms, and 5 red flags to look for
Tags: 990 tax form; 501c3; museums; collectors; insider dealing; GUIDESTAR
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How to find nonprofit leaders lining their own pockets
Find out who is really profiting from nonprofits. With the possibility of dozens in a community, learn how to wade through 990's and what to look for.
Tags: nonprofits; 990 tax forms
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Covering Nonprofits and Private Companies
Find out who is working for the underdog, and who's not. Gary Cohn shares his years of experience, including digging into the new Form 990.
Tags: nonprofits; private companies; 990 tax form,
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Dissecting 990s
Kamb explains the 990 tax form that nonprofits must submit to the IRS in lieu of a tax return. He discusses who files them; variations of the form; resources for understanding them; your rights in requesting them; where to request a 990; and problems & limitations. He also includes a detailed comparison of the old vs. new 990 forms.
Tags: nonprofit; charity; tax form; tax-exempt; taxpayer bill of rights; Guidestar; Internal Revenue Service; IRS; transparency
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Investigating Nonprofits and Dissecting Their Tax Returns
This PowerPoint presentation discusses tax oversight of nonprofits, and offers tips for reading between the lines of a 990 form. The author lists the information available in every line of a 990, and how to use that information for your story. Finally, he suggests certain red flags to watch out for when using 990 forms.
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Spanish Translation of "Bedtime Reading: IRS Form 990"
This is the Spanish translation of tipsheet #2692. Cambpell resume los puntos mas importantes de la forma 990 del IRS y explica como interpretarla para descubrir irregularidades con organizaciones de caridad.
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Digging into Nonprofits: IRS Form 990
Campbell explains how to find and use IRS 990 forms to investigate nonprofit organizations. Campbell breaks the form down line-by-line and describes how to interpret and use each section.
Tags: IRS; taxes; nonprofits; Guidestar.org; charities; private foundations; internet research
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Investigating the nonprofit business world
Wilson explains how to read the tax forms that nonprofits are required to submit. He discusses IRS form 990 and IRS form 1023. Wilson also suggests other ways to investigate nonprofits, such as finding public records and using the WayBack Machine to probe the website.
Tags: nonprofits; business; fraud; public records; IRS; tax forms
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A Teaching Tool: Covering nonprofits through back doors
"Nonprofits are a great unexplored area of coverage at most media operations. They also are a great resource for teaching student reporters the basics of using financial records and governmental documents to pierce the veil of secrecy that private groups work behind. Unlike private businesses, nonprofits do have to file a public income tax return and this can be a great starting point in the teaching process."
Tags: nonprofits; investigative reporting; educator; teaching; form 990s; covering nonprofits