Microdata files for all 2000 Forms 990 and 990-EZ sampled for the annual SOI studies of tax-exempt organizations.

The data are contained in ASCII flat files. Documentation to assist with the files is included. (Free Adobe Acrobat reader and Microsoft Excel viewer software is available for download, if needed.)

The samples include Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) organizations and section 501(c)(4)-(9) organizations. Sampling rates ranged from 1 percent for small-asset classes to 100 percent for large-asset classes. Microdata records contain information on balance sheets and income statements, as well as weights (to estimate the population), for each organization.


Background Information (ASCII) - Explains all the other files in Microsoft Word format.

Main Data File (ASCII) - Contains data from returns of organizations exempt under IRC Subsections 501(c)(3) through (c)(9) in ASCII text format.

Compensation Data File (ASCII) - Contains compensation data on officers from Part V-A of the Form 990 and Part IV of the Form 990-EZ in ASCII text format.

Additional PSR File (ASCII) - Contains Program Service Revenue data beyond Part VII, Line 93e of the Form 990 in ASCII text format.

Data Element Reference List (ASCII)XLS- 2000 Private Foundation Study with record layout for Form 990-PF in Microsoft Excel format.

Explanation of Codes (ASCII) - 2000 Exempt Organizations Study in Microsoft Word format.

2000 IRS Form 990 InstructionsPDF - 2000 SOI Exempt Organizations Study in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

2000 IRS Forms 990 and 990EZPDF - 2000 SOI Exempt Organizations Study marked with the Name / Element Code in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.


2000 Compressed DataZIP*

*To access compressed data, click on one of the following links to download an executable (EXE) file.  These executables will uncompress the microdata and documentation files simultaneously.