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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)
$3.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · −23% in 3 yrs32staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.0%
Months of reserve7.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.1%
Middle half of peersMedianAppalshop
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.5M spent
Programs$2.0M57%Management and general$1.3M36%Fundraising$220k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 16% of revenue stopped after FY2022
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation gave about $600k a year for two years, 16% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.2M in FY2023 and −$133k in FY2025. Cash covers 7.8 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 7% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 8 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025. $2.3M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending89funders
$2.1Ma year, last 3 years
20%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Flock IncSince FY2021$35k$66k$1.2MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$500k$700kCorporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$119k$116k$101k$241k$322k$173k$112kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationOn and off$127k$125k$150k$450kThe Ford FoundationSince FY2022$300k$200kThe Educational Foundation of AmericaSince FY2020$75k$75k$294k$4kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$65k$58k$107k$537k$61k$218k$146k57 other fundersUp to $175k a year each$34k$120k$538k$510k$892k$445k$677k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund