Nonprofit screen
Screen a listAppellate Project Inc
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)
$626krevenue
FY2025 · −9% in 3 yrs3staff
6 of 6years filed
’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−53.7%
Months of reserve9.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+19.5%
Middle half of peersMedianAppellate Project
Where the money goes FY2025 · $962k spent
Programs$692k72%Management and general$87k9%Fundraising$183k19%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$51k in FY2024 and −$336k in FY2025. Cash covers 9.1 months, above the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 20% a year since FY2020, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort17funders
$181ka year, last 3 years
22%from its largest funder
Funder’20’21’22’23Pillars FundSince FY2021$20k$50k$50kEchoing Green IncSince FY2022$80k$25kMunger Tolles & Olson FoundationStopped after FY2022$25k$25k–The Roddenberry FoundationOn and off$50kThe Morrison & Foerster FoundationSince FY2021$10k$21k$10kCalifornia ChangelawyersNew in FY2023$40kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$13k$25k$57k4 other fundersUp to $20k a year each$5k$6k$15k$20k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped