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The Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax skill extracts data from Forms 990. Form 990 is an informational tax form that most tax-exempt organizations must file annually, providing an overview of the organization’s activities and governance, as well as detailed financial information. The Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax skill is a production skill. It has been fully trained on a large document set and provides high accuracy of data identification and extraction. The skill is ready to be used in production and does not require further training on your specific documents. Accuracy and straight-through processing (STP) rates can be further optimized in production through continuous learning from human-in-the-loop feedback. This skill recognizes handwritten text. The option is enabled by default. If you do not import handwritten forms, disable the Handwritten option in the skill settings.

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Extracted Fields

Header Information

FieldDescription
YearThe year when the form was revised.
Box A - Calendar YearAccounting period. The document can be issued either for a calendar year or for a specific period.
Box A - Tax Year BeginningStart date if specific period is specified.
Box A - Tax Year EndingEnd date if specific period is specified.

Box B - Check if Applicable

FieldDescription
Address ChangeIndicates if the organization changed its address.
Name ChangeIndicates if the organization changed its legal name.
Initial ReturnIndicates that the organization is filing a Form 990 for the first time and has not previously filed Forms 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T, or 990-N.
Final ReturnIndicates if the organization has terminated its existence or ceased to be an organization.
Amended ReturnIndicates if the organization previously filed a return with the IRS for a tax year and is now filing another return for the same tax year to amend the previously filed return.
Application PendingIndicates if the organization either has filed a Form 1023, 1023-EZ, 1024, or 1024-A with the IRS and is awaiting a response, or claims tax-exempt status under section 501(a) but hasn’t filed a Form 1023, 1023-EZ, 1024, or 1024-A to be recognized by the IRS as tax exempt.

Organization Information

FieldDescription
Box C - Name of OrganizationThe legal name of the organization.
Box C - Doing Business asThe alternate name of the organization, if the organization operates under a name different from its legal name.
Box C - Number and StreetThe number and street of the organization. If the organization receives its mail in care of a third party (such as an accountant or an attorney), the street address line will have the letters “C/O” followed by the third party’s name and street address or P.O. box.
Box C - Room or SuiteThe suite, room, or other unit number of the organization.
Box C - City State ZIP CodeThe organization’s foreign address (city or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code).
Box D - Employer Identification NumberEmployer identification number (EIN).
Box E - Telephone NumberThe telephone number of the organization.
Box F - Name and Address of Principal OfficerThe name and address of the principal officer.
Box G - Gross ReceiptsThe total amount of gross receipts.

Group Return Information

FieldDescription
Box H(a) - Group Return for SubordinatesIndicates if this is a group return for subordinates. Possible values: Yes, No. If No is selected, Box H(b) should be empty.
Box H(b) - All Subordinates IncludedIndicates if all subordinates are included. Possible values: Yes, No.
Box H(c) - Group Exemption NumberThe group exemption number.

Tax-Exempt Status

FieldDescription
501(c)(3)The tax-exempt status.
501(c)(other)The tax-exempt status.
501(c)(other) NumberThe specific subsection number if 501(c)(other) is selected.
4947(a)(1)The tax-exempt status.
527The tax-exempt status.

Additional Organization Details

FieldDescription
Box J - WebsiteThe website of the organization.
Box K - Form of OrganizationThe form of the organization or its status under state law (Corporation, Trust, Association, Other).
Box L - Year of FormationThe year in which the organization was legally created under state or foreign law. If a corporation, contains the year of incorporation.
Box M - State of Legal DomicileFor a corporation, the state of incorporation (country of incorporation for a foreign corporation formed outside the United States). For a trust or other entity, the state whose law governs the internal affairs of the organization.

Part I - Summary

FieldDescription
Box 1 - Organization MissionThe mission of the organization.
Box 2 - Organization Discontinued Its OperationsIndicates if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets.
Box 3 - Number of Voting MembersThe number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, field Box 1a).
Box 4 - Number of Independent Voting MembersThe number of independent voting members of the governing body.
Box 5 - Total Number of Individuals EmployedThe total number of individuals employed in the given calendar year.
Box 6 - Total Number of VolunteersThe total number of volunteers.
Box 7a - Total Unrelated Business RevenueThe total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII.
Box 7b - Net Unrelated Business Taxable IncomeNet unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39.

Part I - Financial Summary

FieldDescription
Box 8 - Contributions and Grants - Prior/Current YearContributions and grants for prior and current year.
Box 9 - Program Service Revenue - Prior/Current YearProgram service revenue for prior and current year.
Box 10 - Investment Income - Prior/Current YearInvestment income for prior and current year.
Box 11 - Other Revenue - Prior/Current YearOther revenue for prior and current year.
Box 12 - Total Revenue - Prior/Current YearThe total revenue for prior and current year.
Box 13 - Grants Paid - Prior/Current YearGrants and similar amounts paid for prior and current year.
Box 14 - Benefits Paid - Prior/Current YearBenefits paid to or for members for prior and current year.
Box 15 - Salaries - Prior/Current YearSalaries, other compensation, employee benefits for prior and current year.
Box 16a - Professional Fundraising Fees - Prior/Current YearProfessional fundraising fees for prior and current year.
Box 16b - Total Fundraising ExpensesTotal fundraising expenses.
Box 17 - Other Expenses - Prior/Current YearOther expenses for prior and current year.
Box 18 - Total Expenses - Prior/Current YearThe total expenses for prior and current year.
Box 19 - Revenue Less Expenses - Prior/Current YearRevenue less expenses for prior and current year.
Box 20 - Total Assets - Beginning/End of YearThe total assets for beginning and end of year.
Box 21 - Total Liabilities - Beginning/End of YearThe total liabilities for beginning and end of year.
Box 22 - Net Assets - Beginning/End of YearNet assets or fund balances for beginning and end of year.

Part II - Signature Block

FieldDescription
Officer Information - Name and TitleName and title of signing officer.
Officer Information - DateDate signed.
Preparer Information - NameName of paid preparer.
Preparer Information - DateDate prepared.
Preparer Information - Self-EmployedIndicates if preparer is self-employed.
Preparer Information - PTINPreparer Tax Identification Number.
Preparer Information - Firm’s NameName of preparer’s firm.
Preparer Information - Firm’s EINFirm’s Employer Identification Number.
Preparer Information - Firm’s AddressAddress of preparer’s firm.
Preparer Information - Phone NumberPhone number of preparer.
IRS May Discuss This Return with the PreparePermission for IRS to discuss return with preparer.

Key Fields

  • Box C - Name of Organization
  • Box D - Employer Identification Number
  • Box J - Website

Validation Rules

RuleDescription
Checkmark CheckSets the value for fields depending on the field descriptions.