Ken SchwenckeDec 22, 2022

One of the things my team @ProPublica does is run our Nonprofit Explorer database. It’s super popular and useful, but it relies on IRS data to run.

So we’re in a unique position to both see that the IRS is failing at its duty to make this data available and also to be able to report on it as news: https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-hasnt-released-nearly-half-million-nonprofit-tax-records

The IRS Hasn’t Released Nearly Half a Million Nonprofit Tax Records

If you’re trying to evaluate a charity this year, you might have a hard time. The IRS is behind on releasing Form 990s, limiting access to key financial information the public uses to evaluate the nation’s tax-exempt companies.

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@ken @ProPublica There is a big perceptual difference between “has not released” and “is behind in releasing”. To many the lead “has not released” phrase may indicate government incomptence or corrupt secrecy while the late release may just be the result of low funding and too few employees… both which result from past decisions of both the Congress and Adminitrations with the intent to hide information. Is the headline designed to inform or inflame?
Dec 22, 2022 at 7:11pmWeb