The 411 on 990s: How to Read a 990 Tax Return

990 IRS tax forms, filed annually by nonprofit organizations, are loaded with invaluable financial information. However, they are often long and cumbersome things to slog through. The documents can be a few hundred pages in length and filled with endless tables, addenda, and attachments. Learn how to navigate 990s and streamline your review process, by finding out which fields and tables to focus on, how to understand the information presented, and how to interpret that information to determine capacity.

Susan Hammerman is a former librarian with more than fifteen years of experience in the field of prospect research. She is the owner of Prospect Research Consulting LLC.