How do I use the Financials tab in a nonprofit profile?
The Financials tab shows a nonprofit's financial picture over time, using data from the organization's public IRS 990 filings. Here's how to get the most out of it.
The Financials tab shows a nonprofit's financial picture over time, using data from the organization's public IRS 990 filings. Here's how to get the most out of it.
View year-over-year charts
No matter what type of account you have, you can see two charts at the top of the tab:
- Revenue & Expenses — total revenue compared to total expenses for each filing year
- Assets & Liabilities — total assets compared to total liabilities for each filing year
You can toggle between the chart view and a table view. The table shows exact figures, plus year-over-year growth percentages for revenue and expenses.
Focus on a single year
Click any year — on a chart bar or a table row — and the rest of the page updates to show that year's details, including headline totals for revenue, expenses, and net gain or loss.
Go deeper with Giving Compass Pro
With a Pro account, selecting a year also shows you:
- Months of Cash — roughly how long the organization could operate on its cash reserves if new revenue stopped. A commonly cited healthy range is around 3–6 months.
- Operating Results — whether everyday revenue covered everyday costs that year (an operating surplus or deficit).
- Net Assets by Restriction — how much of the organization's net assets are unrestricted (spendable on any purpose) versus donor-restricted.
- Filing Detail — the full line-by-line 990, plus the filed tax-return documents.
If you're on a free account, these insights appear as a blurred preview. They unlock with Giving Compass Pro.
Data Sources and Freshness
Figures come straight from the organization's 990 filings. When an organization amends a past filing, we show the corrected numbers, so a figure may differ from an older copy of the filing.