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Main Page - Form 990 Wiki: "Form 990 Review: Let's Reason Together to Create the Best Possible Form

The revisions to the Form 990 this year represent a 'once in lifetime' opportunity help shape the development of the nonprofit sector. Here are a few of the ways that it could help the nonprofit sector:

* The 990 (or electronic reports derived from it) becomes a truly 'public-friendly' document, widely used by donors large and small.
* The governance questions spurs significant improvements in how nonprofits are managed and in the relationships between executives and boards.
* The document becomes the foundation for standardized reporting of program outcomes.
* Expense reporting spurs improvements in both internal tracking of fundraising costs and in their public reporting, leading to better decision-making by managers as well as better informed donors and regulators."