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Can you give?
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
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$23Mrevenue
FY2025 · −21% in 3 yrs300staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.2%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.6%
Middle half of peersMedianAllen University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $23M spent
Programs$16M70%Management and general$6.6M28%Fundraising$293k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
17 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 17% of revenue in FY2025. $55M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending21funders
$842ka year, last 3 years
88%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23United Negro College Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$308k$360k$387k$439k$728k$791k$707kSouth Carolina Independent Colleges and UniversitiesEvery year since FY2017$18k$20k$22k$27k$27k$27k$26kEducational Credit Management CorporationOn and off$8k$10k$23k$21kThurgood Marshall College FundStopped after FY2022$20k$20k–Truth Initiative FoundationStopped after FY2019$7k$10k–Frazier Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1k$2k$2k$3k$3k$3k$3kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$79$185$80k$20k8 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$13k$13k$10k$6k$1k$10k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped