Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
Form990.xlsm, freely available at archive.org/details/Form990.xlsm, is a standalone, macro-enabled Excel workbook that allows users to easily download and analyze IRS Form 990 tax data. This information is extremely difficult to access in machine-readable format, but the IRS recently made the data available as XML files. Form990.xlsm directly imports data in separate sheets for each institution. This paper demonstrates how to use this tool by analyzing a small sample of similar colleges. We compare Form 990 data with IPEDS and find substantial agreement, but important differences. Form 990 data offer researchers an alternative to IPEDS for higher education work and enable evaluation of hospitals, political associations, service organizations, and other nonprofits.
Recommended Citation
This article was published as: Barreto, Humberto and Michele T. Villinski. 2019. "Accessing IRS Form 990 Data with Excel." Philanthropy & Education, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring), pp. 95-110. Published by Indiana University Press. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/phileduc.2.205 No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or distributed in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photographic, or otherwise, without the prior permission of lndiana University Press. For education reuse, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center . For all other permissions, contact IU Press at ."
