About NonprofitTruth

Is this nonprofit spending wisely?

What we do

NonprofitTruth turns Form 990 filings into readable spending and compensation breakdowns for every U.S. 501(c)(3).

We focus on U.S. nonprofit finances and executive pay. Every page on nonprofittruth.com is built from ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer, built on IRS Form 990 filings, cited and linkable so readers can trace any number back to its source.

Who this is for

NonprofitTruth is built for donors, board members, nonprofit staff, and investigative reporters.

Why this exists

Public data on U.S. nonprofit finances and executive pay is technically free, but practically locked behind file formats, acronyms, and paywalled dashboards. NonprofitTruthexists to close that gap: take the raw federal and public-sector data, and turn it into pages a normal person can read in thirty seconds.

How we work

• Primary source only. We pull from ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer, built on IRS Form 990 filings and cite the exact dataset and version on every page.
• No invented numbers. If a figure is not in the underlying public data, it does not appear on nonprofittruth.com. We never generate synthetic statistics to fill gaps.
• Methodology, in plain English. We pull IRS Form 990 filings via ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer API and surface program-service ratio, fundraising efficiency, executive pay, and year-over-year revenue trend for every 501(c)(3) with a recent filing.
• Refreshed on a schedule. Refreshed every four months as ProPublica processes newly available 990 batches from the IRS.
• Corrections welcome. Readers flag issues all the time. When the source fixes a record, NonprofitTruth follows.

Known limitations

IRS releases Form 990s 12-24 months after the organization’s fiscal year-end, so current-year operations are not reflected. Smaller organizations that file 990-N postcards are listed without financial detail.

Independence

NonprofitTruth is an independent publication. We are not funded, owned, or directed by any of the agencies, companies, or organizations that appear in our data. Hosting is paid for by advertising — see our Privacy Policy for details — and we do not take paid placements, sponsored rankings, or "remove-my-entry" fees.

History

NonprofitTruth launched in 2025 as part of a small portfolio of independent public-data sites. It has been maintained and updated continuously since.

Contact

Tips, corrections, data-partnership questions, and press inquiries: hello@nonprofittruth.com. More options on our contact page.