Nuclear Information and Resource Service

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Mount Rainier, MD501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 52-1119677Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnirs.orgPo Box 8, 20712-0008 · Mount Rainier, MDTax-exempt since Jun 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To be the national Information and networking center for citizens and environmental activists concerned about Nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation and sustainable energy issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $395K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$232K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
+152% vs prior year
Spent
$805K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$678K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +152%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$365K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$805K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$479K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$815K
FY2025$805K
Net assets
$678K
FY2025▲ +850%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$174K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$678K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1978.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $671K Management & general 11% · $92K Fundraising 5% · $42K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$94,875Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Judson’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tim Judson$94,875$81,810$81,808——
Timothy L Judson———$79,247$76,519

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects citizens and activists with information on nuclear power, waste, radiation, and sustainable energy.

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1 program · $671K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nirs works to promote a sustainable world through a phaseout of polluting energy sources and a just and equitable transition to 100% renewable energy. Our energy and climate program advances this transition by supporting and promoting the phaseout of existing nuclear energy infrastructure, opposing the development of new nuclear energy…

$671Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$805K
Ln 25
Programscol B$671K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$678K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$892K
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$892K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$892K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$647
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
Net assetsLn 32$678K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K$892K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$647
Total assetsLn 16$358K$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K$232K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$678K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$58K$58K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$86K$8K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$198K$17K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$56K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$23K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$298$212$86
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$51K$16K$7K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$403$403
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$975
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$158K$110K$42K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$373$722
Total functional expensesLn 25$805K$671K$92K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$805K$594K$678K 990 PDF
FY2024 $554K$815K−$261K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $736K$701K$35K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $624K$499K$124K$298K 990 PDF
FY2021 $365K$479K−$114K$174K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,398,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $494,321$1,329,991
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,810$58,304
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,908$10,467
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $554,039$1,398,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $101,187$118,466
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $407,119$422,681
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $294,867$263,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,173$804,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$249,134$594,187
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,398,762 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,329,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,329,991
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,304$58,304
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $10,467$10,467
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,304 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,467$1,398,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $804,575 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $58,466$58,466
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,093 · Management $7,508 · Fundraising $6,507$100,108
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,315 · Management $17,295 · Fundraising $14,989$230,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,114 · Management $4,894 · Fundraising $4,241$65,249
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,984 · Management $2,004 · Fundraising $1,737$26,725
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $212 · Management $86$298
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,645 · Management $1,451$3,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,373 · Management $15,635 · Fundraising $7,445$74,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,758$7,758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,001$11,001
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $403$403
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,525 · Management $975$6,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,956 · Management $41,716 · Fundraising $5,886$157,558
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,266 · Management $373 · Fundraising $722$2,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $671,111 · Management $91,937 · Fundraising $41,527$804,575
Part X · Balance sheet $909,875 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $271,128$891,585
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,500$2,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,050$647
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $83,535$15,143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $358,213$909,875
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,290$98,417
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $203,953$133,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274,243$231,718
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,970$678,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $358,213$909,875
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $678,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,398,762
XI-2 Total expenses$804,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$594,187
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,970
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$678,157

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