Our Resources & Projects
Tools for nonprofits and individuals to rise to today’s challenges.
Form 990 Online
Form 990 Online is a web-based system that permits nonprofit organizations and their preparers to create their IRS Form 990s online and either electronically file their return with the IRS or print it and mail it in. The system guides the user through the sections of the form that she needs to complete, verifies the math, and imports basic information from previous returns.
In keeping with our charitable mission, we keep the system completely free for organizations with less than $100,000 in gross receipts and we have a sliding scale for larger organizations.
Our team received a special commendation from the IRS Commissioner in 2005 for our work on the project and for our leadership in bringing electronic filing to the nonprofit sector.
Besides making it easier for nonprofit organizations to complete their filing requires, the project also results in better quality and more timely information for the general public, government regulators, policymakers, charitable foundations, and all stakeholders that have an interest in understanding and supporting charitable organizations – thus strengthening the capacity of the organizations and communities they serve. Further, the information from the IRS Form 990s is critical to our Community Platform project.
The Community Platform
Only you and your team can provide the authentic committed leadership we need. But leaders also need tools for collaboration, organizing, mapping and visualizing community resources and needs. The Community Platform helps you:
- Map community resources and needs, so that you can focus our efforts where they are most needed and coordinate your activities.
- Find opportunities for people and organizations to work together to address those needs or achieve shared goals.
- Share your goods and services with nonprofit organizations.
DC Tutoring & Mentoring Initiative
2 out 3 DC students — 60,000 kids — need extra academic support! Many more just need an extra caring adult in their lives.
DCTMI matches volunteer tutors and mentors with our 50+ nonprofit and public school partners in the DMV based on volunteers’ schedules, locations, and preferences. In doing so, we can transform education and create a community grounded in empathy that works for everybody. If you are DC-area organization in need of volunteers, contact us here.
Our team recruits volunteers year-round at farmers markets, community and neighborhood events, and online to connect with caring adults and inspire people to get involved in their community. In 2025, we recruited over 7,000 people who signed up to get started or learn more about volunteering.
Civic Leadership Challenge
Imagine if people of good will, good health, and a livable family income devoted two hours a week to community service or civic activism, and an hour a day for inner work or self-care. We can create an upward spiral of taking care of ourselves and taking care of others and the world, and this, in turn, would transform our communities and our democracy. We would elect better leaders, enact better policies, and weave a civic fabric of empathy, hope, and wisdom through our actions, large and small.
Want to learn more about how self care and service work hand-in-hand in building up ourselves and our community? Check out our educational resources.
Civic Dialogue Friendlies
Stay tuned to learn more about a project bringing together people of different backgrounds, cultures, and political affiliations to learn how to listen, find common ground, and work together for a shared future.
