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- 509(a)(1)
$10Mrevenue
FY2025 · −56% in 3 yrs69staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−61.1%
Months of reserve7.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−7.6%
Middle half of peersMedianAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences
Where the money goes FY2025 · $17M spent
Programs$10M62%Management and general$4.8M28%Fundraising$1.5M9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 11% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Edward C Johnson Fund gave $2.5M in FY2022, 11% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.0M in FY2023, −$1.5M in FY2024 and −$6.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 7.4 months, above the peer median of 4.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
16 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
59 of the 90 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists158funders
$6.4Ma year, last 3 years
13%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationOn and off$2.0M$600kEdward C Johnson FundOn and off$2.5MThe Raymond Frankel FoundationSince FY2018$100k$100k$64k$635k$602k$586kThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$401k$500$350k$1.1M$400Esb Charitable FoundationStopped after FY2020$550k$525k$525k$100k–The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$150k$180k$275k$150k$783kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$202k$263k$286k$2.4M$1.4M$406k$2.6M120 other fundersUp to $600k a year each$1.3M$1.4M$807k$2.3M$2.2M$3.4M$2.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped