Spectrum for the Future: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
Spectrum for the Future (EIN 93-3392174)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349307637
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA Copy of the 990 return is provided to the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The form 990 is available upon request

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