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A Form that Functions

A Form that Functions

Thanks to Institute efforts, the federal government will require nonprofits to make their tax forms open and searchable—and that will help everyone do better and more transparent work.

BY Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & 1 more

Longform

12.05.2019
Nonprofit Organizations

New Law Brings Overdue Changes to Nonprofit Tax Filings

The legislation mandates electronic filing of nonprofit tax returns and the release of this information by the IRS, for free.

BY Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & 1 more

Blog Post

07.18.2019
Nonprofit Organizations

Liberating Data for Good: Nonprofit Data Project

Event

03.14.2019
Nonprofit Organizations

Open Nonprofit Data Open Doors for Researchers

Pamela Paxton, a professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, is taking a fresh approach to studying donations and volunteering: looking at ...

BY Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & 1 more

Blog Post

11.15.2018
Philanthropy

Increasing Nonprofit Transparency

This spring the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the electronic filing of nonprofit tax returns, an effort led by the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.

BY Nicole Corea & 1 more

Blog Post

05.23.2018
Philanthropy

PSI in the News

The Nonprofit Data Project of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation has been working on policy to improve nonprofit information and transparenc ...

BY Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation

Of Interest

04.13.2018
Nonprofit Organizations

PSI Hosts Nonprofit Vali-Datathon

On November 1-2, the Aspen Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation hosted a Form 990 “Vali-Datathon,” the second in a series of hands-on events designed to improve access to electronically-filed nonprofit tax forms, specifically Form 990s.

BY Cinthia Schuman Ottinger

Blog Post

01.17.2018
Nonprofit Organizations

PSI Hosts Nonprofit Datathon

On May 23-24 the Aspen Institute's Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI) hosted the first-of-its-kind Form 990 Datathon. The Datathon, a unique collaboration between nonprofit researchers and data scientists, brought together individuals from the Aspen Institute, Charity Navigator, GuideStar, Urban Institute, Syracuse University, Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, and American University.

Blog Post

06.06.2017
Philanthropy

What's New with the Nonprofit Data Project?

Written by Aspen's Cinthia Schuman Ottinger, this piece explores the DATA ACT's potential to shed light on federal nonprofit spending. It is posted on the Markets for Good blog, an initiative of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society to improve the data infrastructure for social good.

BY Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation

Of Interest

10.17.2016
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