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Screen a listAmericans for Financial Reform Education Fund
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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
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.2Mrevenue
FY2024 · +6% in 3 yrs42staff
7 of 7years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−15.4%
Months of reserve7.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−13.3%
Middle half of peersMedianAmericans for Financial Reform Education
Where the money goes FY2024 · $4.9M spent
Programs$4.0M82%Management and general$698k14%Fundraising$181k4%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$992k in FY2022 and −$648k in FY2024. Cash covers 7.0 months, above the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
8 of 9 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
6 of the 7 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists33funders
$4.4Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23The Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2018$4.1M$963k$1.2M$963k$300k$300kWyss FoundationSince FY2022$1.3M$1.3MPublic Citizen Foundation IncSince FY2020$40k$500k$514k$500kUnited States Energy FoundationSince FY2020$75k$300k$350k$300kClimateworks FoundationSince FY2020$100k$250k$230k$300kWK Kellogg FoundationOn and off$250k$300k$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.2M$1.3M$1.2M$1.1M$569k15 other fundersUp to $600k a year each$10k$200k$295k$780k$1.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund