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>On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
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>> Under the US law, all orgs with expenditure over $25k/year must file
>> the 990 form with the IRS. 990 forms are public records, posted on
>> the internet. I do not know how much more disclosure is possible.
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>Really? I was under the impression that 990's only show aggregate inflows
>and expenditures, and that the organizations are under no obligations to
>disclose the details of where their money comes from or how it is
>spent. Is this wrong? Could you give me the URLs of some 990's so I
>could correct my misimpressions?
990s don't have to go into much detail, and entities are only required to keep copies available for inspection at their headquarters. Some voluntarily disclose more, and distribute copies more generously, but they don't have to.
Doug