System limitations cause some inaccurate revocation dates
Organizations on the auto-revocation list with a revocation date between April 1 and July 14, 2020, should have a revocation date of July 15, 2020. See Revocation date of certain organizations for details.
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- Form 990 series
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You can download data sets of information about organizations' tax-exempt status and filings.
Downloading instructions
- Choose a data set.
- Download the compressed zip file, it's a large file.
- Extract the large delimited text file from the zip file.
- Open the delimited text file using word processing software.
- Do not use a text editing program, it could cause formatting and appearance issues.
Data Dictionary - Defines and explains the data elements in each dataset.
Form 990 resources and tools - provides resources and tools for tax-exempt organizations relating to annual filing requirements and 990-series forms.
The data set files are updated monthly.
Publication 78 data
List of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. If an organization uses a "doing business as" name, is not listed in the file. Only the business name registered with the IRS is in the listing.
Format: Pipe-delimited ASCII text
Last Updated: March 10, 2025
Automatic revocation of exemption list
The list of organizations whose federal tax exemption was automatically revoked because they did not file a Form 990-series annual return or notice for three consecutive tax years.
Revocation date of certain organizations
Organizations that do not file a required annual information return or notice for three consecutive years automatically lose their tax-exempt status by operation of law. An automatic revocation is effective on the original filing due date of the third annual return or notice (the "revocation date"). Due to the COVID-19 emergency, this year the IRS extended the filing dates for these returns and notices due from April 1 through July 14 to July 15, 2020. Organizations eligible for this relief that failed to file for the two previous years and did not file by July 15 have automatically lost their tax-exempt status. Due to systemic limitations, these organizations appear on the auto-revocation list showing a revocation date between April 1 and July 14, 2020. However, the revocation date for these organizations is July 15, 2020. For more information on automatic revocation, including how to request reinstatement, see Automatic revocation - How to have your tax-exempt status reinstated.
Format: Pipe-delimited ASCII text
Last Updated: March 10, 2025
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
The most recent e-Postcard filings on record.
Format: Pipe-delimited ASCII text
Latest data posting: March 10, 2025
Form 990 series
The most recent 990 series filings on record.
Format: XML, individual PDF files
Latest data posting:
Latest data posting XML: March 10, 2025
Latest data posting PDF: February 7, 2025
Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) annotated forms - A visual representation that could provide an overview of the relationships between form field and datasets.
Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) schemas - A self-service option for obtaining access to schemas, designed for non-software developers to improve efficiency.
Data dictionaries/indices: A comprehensive tool that identifies column headers and/or data elements in each dataset.
Related links
- Exempt organizations Business Master File extract
- Dataset guide PDF
- Tax Exempt Organization Search tool