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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- Reinstated
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$8.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +48% in 3 yrs13staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin6.0%
Months of reserve4.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+14.1%
Middle half of peersMedianAcademy for Urban Scholars
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.5M spent
Programs$7.5M100%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
7 of 7 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 14% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort9funders
$290ka year, last 3 years
86%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23AspyrSince FY2020$84k$180k$214k$356kUnited Way of Central Ohio IncStopped after FY2022$26k$65k–American Electric Power FoundationOn and off$20kDollar General Literacy FoundationOn and off$4k$4k$8kThe Reinberger FoundationOn and off$10kDominion Energy Charitable FoundationNew in FY2023$3k1 other fundersUp to $1k a year each$1k
FundedStopped