Part VII requires reporting of two types of compensation: 1) reportable compensation (amounts reportable on a person's Form W-2 (box 5) or Form 1099 (box 7)) and 2) other compensation.
The 990 is a public document that you can search for on the websites for the Secretary of State or the Attorney General where the organization is incorporated. In addition, 990s are available from a variety of open source and subscription sources. You may also request them from an organization or from the IRS.
Examples of program service accomplishments include A section 501(c)(6) organization that holds meetings to discuss business issues with the employees. A section 501(c)(7) social club that provides recreational and dining facilities for members.
The IRS must make Forms 990-T filed by charities publicly available; use Form 4506-A PDF to request copies. Copies of Forms 990-T on DVD may be purchased from the IRS. See Copies of scanned exempt organization returns available.
An exempt organization must make available for public inspection its annual information return (e.g., Form 990, Form 990-EZ). Returns must be available for a three-year period beginning with the due date of the return (including any extension of time for filing) or, if later, the date it is actually filed.
The 990 is a public document that you can search for on the websites for the Secretary of State or the Attorney General where the organization is incorporated. In addition, 990s are available from a variety of open source and subscription sources. You may also request them from an organization or from the IRS.
Part III of Form 990 provides an opportunity for a political organization to describe its activities and how they further its exempt purpose. In some cases, this will be fairly straightforward. For example, a candidate committee's program service accomplishment would be conducting the campaign to elect X to Congress.
The mission—the most important information in the form. Narrative and financial information on the three largest (by amount spent on them) activities to carry out the mission.