Every nonprofit above a small size files an annual financial return with the IRS, and the IRS publishes those returns as public records. This site computes each organization's operating record from those filings and presents it in plain language. Nothing here is rated, ranked, or scored — the record shows each organization's own reported numbers and links to the filings they came from.
Money in / money out / result — total revenue, total expenses, and their difference, as reported.
Reserve months — net assets divided by average monthly spending: roughly how long the organization could operate at its current pace on what it holds. Net assets count everything beyond debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash — so this measures cushion, not liquidity.
Staffing share — salaries, wages, and officer compensation as a share of total spending (full-form filers only). It excludes benefits and payroll taxes, so true personnel cost runs higher.
Donor-restricted assets — money donors gave for a stated purpose, reported separately (full-form filers only).
The IRS releases this data years after the fact: for most organizations the newest year here is 2023, and each page states its own newest year. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Organizations under $50,000 in receipts file a postcard with no financial detail and cannot appear here meaningfully. Short-form (990-EZ) filers report less detail than full-form filers. Private foundations file a different form (990-PF) and are not yet included. A single year is weather; the multi-year line is climate.
If a figure does not match the source filing it links to, write to corrections@everyledger.org and it will be fixed. If your organization's filing itself contains an error, the correction path is an amended filing with the IRS — this record follows the filings.