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Form 990 Finder

Look up any nonprofit, university endowment, or private foundation by name or EIN across 146,000+ IRS filings. See total assets, investment income, and grants — then open the full record.

What Form 990 reveals

Every year, tax-exempt organizations in the United States open their books to the public through Form 990. The return lays out an organization’s total assets, revenue, investment income, and grants paid, alongside governance and executive-compensation detail. Private foundations file the closely related Form 990-PF. Because the IRS makes these returns public, Form 990 is the most reliable financial X-ray of the nonprofit sector — from local charities to multi-billion-dollar university endowments.

The financial fields are what make it valuable for investors. Total assets and investment income together indicate how much capital an institution controls and how actively it invests that capital. For an endowment or foundation, those two numbers are a strong proxy for how much it could commit to external managers — and whether it operates a genuine investment program or simply holds reserves.

Endowments and foundations as LPs

University endowments, hospital systems, and private and community foundations are cornerstone limited partners in private markets. The endowment model — pioneered by large universities and widely copied — allocates a substantial share of assets to venture capital, private equity, private credit, real assets, and hedge funds. Collectively these institutions steward trillions of dollars, and a meaningful portion flows to fund managers.

That’s why GPs and IR teams mine Form 990 data. Before pursuing an endowment or foundation as an LP, you want to know its scale: an institution with billions in total assets and steady investment income is a realistic fund investor, while a small operating charity is not. Form 990 answers that question for free, at the level of a single organization. Search by name or EIN, scan total assets, and open the detail page for the full financial snapshot and a link to the original return. From there, LPbacked connects the institution to the people who run its investment office.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Form 990?
Form 990 is the annual information return that tax-exempt organizations file with the IRS. It discloses an organization’s finances in detail — total assets, revenue, investment income, and grants paid — along with governance and compensation data. Private foundations file the related Form 990-PF. Because these returns are public, Form 990 is the clearest window into the financial capacity of nonprofits, university endowments, and foundations.
Who files a Form 990?
Most tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c) must file annually — public charities, university and hospital endowments, private foundations, and community foundations among them. The version filed depends on size: larger organizations file the full Form 990, smaller ones file 990-EZ, and private foundations file 990-PF. Together they cover essentially the entire institutional nonprofit sector.
Why would a fund manager care about Form 990 data?
Endowments and foundations are among the most important limited partners in private markets — collectively they steward trillions of dollars, much of it allocated to venture, private equity, and hedge funds. Form 990 reveals an institution’s total assets and investment income, which is a direct read on its capacity to commit to funds. It’s how a GP gauges whether an endowment is large enough to be a realistic LP before pursuing an introduction.
Can I search by EIN?
Yes. Enter an organization’s Employer Identification Number and the tool matches it directly; enter any part of a name and the largest organizations by total assets surface first. Each result shows the most recent fiscal year on file and links to a detail page with the full financial snapshot and a link to the underlying return.
How current is the data?
Form 990s are filed annually, typically several months after an organization’s fiscal year ends, and the IRS releases them on a rolling basis. This tool shows the most recent year available for each organization. For the latest raw return, follow the source link on the detail page to the original filing.
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