Another of the rules for the Extraordinary GIVE states: “Prepares and submits to the IRS a complete copy of the organization’s IRS Form 990 annually. The Community Foundation will verify this information on Guidestar.”
Guidestar’s mission is “To revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.”
Here are the most current IRS 990 or 990EZ reports for the selected Columbia organizations Columbia news, views and reviews has been tracking during the Extraordinary GIVE:
- Columbia Economic Development Corporation – “Solar panels at 501 N. Third Street for $51,801?”
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“We encourage nonprofits to share information about their organizations openly and completely. Any nonprofit in our database can update its report—for free. We combine the information that nonprofits supply with data from several other sources. You’ll find GuideStar data:
- on this Web site
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- in computer applications used by funding entities and private companies that work with nonprofits
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