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What Form 990 is

Form 990 is the annual information return that many US tax-exempt organisations file with the Internal Revenue Service.

• The IRS says tax-exempt organisations, nonexempt charitable trusts and section 527 political organisations file Form 990 to give the IRS the information required by section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code.¹
• Schedule A is used to report public charity status and public support.¹
• Schedule B is the schedule of contributors used with Form 990, Form 990-EZ and Form 990-PF.¹
• Schedule D carries supplemental financial reporting, including donor advised funds, conservation easements, certain art and museum collections and endowment funds.¹

Sources

1. Internal Revenue Service, About Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (28 October 2026)