| NCCSKEY | Unique key: ein + return date | Unique key: ein + return date | Beginning |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number | Employer identification number. | |
| FisYr | Fiscal year | Fiscal year (ending year) | |
| NAME | Name of organization | Organization name. | |
| STATE | State | Two-letter state abbreviation. | |
| NTEE1 | NTEE major group | NTEE major group (A-Z) | |
| NTEECC | NTEECC primary purpose | NTEECC classification | Beginning |
| zip5 | Zip code, 5 digits | First 5 digits of zip code | |
| FIPS | State + County FIPS code | 2-digit State + 3-digit County FIPS code (Federal Information Processing Standard). See also U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts. | |
| MSA_NECH | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area (NCCS file) (list) | |
| PMSA | Primary MSA | Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area - the component areas that comprise a CMSA (76 PMSAs as of 1995). (list) | |
| outnccs | Out of Scope flag | Out-of-scope (IN/OUT) (see OUTREAS doc. for details) | Beginning |
| OUTREAS | Reason why out of scope | Reason why out of scope | |
| GRREC | Gross receipts, t.rev+6b+8bA&B | Gross receipts (Sum of lines 6b, 8b A, 8b B (Cost or other basis and sales expenses from sale of assets other than inventory or securities),9b,10b, and 12) | |
| p1totexp | Total Expenses | Total expenses | Part 1, line 17 |
| a1numemp | Num of employees paid > $50k | Number of employees paid over $50,000 | Sch. A, Part 1, Colu |
| a3annty | Sec. 403(b) annuity plan | Sec. 403(b) annuity plan for employees (question added to 1998 schedule) (Sch.A.III.4a) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3comp | Payment of compensation | Payment of compensation (or payment or reimbursement of expenses if >$1,000)? (Sch.A.III.2d) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3goods | Goods, svcs, or facilities? | Furnishing of goods, svcs, or facilities? (Sch.A.III.2c) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3grants | Grants for scholarshships,etc. | Org makes grants for scholarship, fellowship, student loans? (Sch.A.III.3) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3lbyex | Total lobbying expenses | Total lobbying expenses ((Sch.A.III.1) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3lend | Lending of money... | Lending of money or oth extension of credit with trustee, key employee, etc.? | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3lobby | Influence legislation? | Organization attempted to influence legislation, sch.A.III.1 | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3prop | Sale, exchange, leasing | Sale, exchange, leasing of property? (Sch.A.III.2a) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a3trans | Transfer of income or assets | Transfer of any part of its income or assets? (Sch.A.III.2e) | Sch. A, Part 3, line |
| a6texpb | Tot. exempt purp expenditures | Tot. exempt purp expenditures (lobbying&oth)- col. B (all elct orgs.) | Sch. A, Part 6-A, li |
| a6texpa | Total exempt purpose expend. | Total exempt purpose expenditures (lobbying&oth)- col. A (affiliated groups) | Sch. A, Part 6-A, li |
| a6b_totA | Total lobbying expenditures (l | Total lobbying expenditures (lines c-h) | Sch. A, Part 6-B, se |
| LEVEL1 | Public charity or priv. fndn? | Public charity or private foundation? | Beginning |
| LEVEL2 | Reporting public charity group | Reporting public charity groups. | Beginning |
| level3 | Major NTEE category | Major NTEE category | Beginning |
| level4 | NTEE-CC Major Group | NTEE-CC Major Group | Beginning |
| Latest | Most recent return | Is record the most recent one received from organization? (y) | |
| LAST_MOD | Date last modif. 2 | Date last modified (var 2) | |
| LASTMODS | Date last modif. 1 | Date last modified | |
| GRREC_SM | Gross receipts < $25k flag | Gross receipts < $25k flag (Y/N) | |
| SCHDA_ID | Schedule A ID | Schedule A ID | |
| formtype | 990 or ez? (9/z) | 990 or ez? (9/z) | beginning |
| NCCSKEY2 | Unique key: ein + fiscal year | Unique key: ein + fiscal year | Beginning |
| RandNum | Random number between 0 and 1 | Random number between 0 and 1 used for creating samples | |