Nonprofit screen
Screen a listAmerican Oversight Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS, but California flags it.
Check its California registration before you grant.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.3Mrevenue
FY2024 · +49% in 3 yrs44staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin12.2%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.4%
Middle half of peersMedianAmerican Oversight
Where the money goes FY2024 · $6.4M spent
Programs$4.7M73%Management and general$1.6M24%Fundraising$154k2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
4 of 4 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
7 of the 11 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists35funders
$5.8Ma year, last 3 years
56%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSince FY2018$150k$200k$200k$500k$1.3M$750kSandler FoundationSince FY2018$500k$250k$250k$250k$250k$500kBernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustSince FY2020$400k$400k$500k$400kDemocracy Fund IncSince FY2020$200k$250k$250k$250kNEO Philanthropy IncStopped after FY2022$225k$100k$200k–The Schooner FoundationStopped after FY2021$100k$100k$100k$100k$100k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.7M$2.0M$2.0M$2.4M$3.2M$3.3M$3.6M13 other fundersUp to $249k a year each$100k$278k$652k$310k$468k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped