Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBay City News Foundation
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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$494krevenue
FY2024 · +37% in 3 yrs13staff
5 of 5years filed
’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−6.7%
Months of reserve0.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianBay City News
Where the money goes FY2024 · $527k spent
Programs$524k99%Management and general$3k1%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 21% of revenue stopped after FY2020
Pro Publica Inc gave $92k in FY2020, 21% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2k in FY2022, −$29k in FY2023 and −$33k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.5 months, under the peer median of 5.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
24funders
$223ka year, last 3 years
37%from its largest funder
Funder’19’20’21’22’23Arjay R and Frances F Miller FoundationEvery year since FY2019$30k$60k$85k$75k$90kPro Publica IncOn and off$92kInstitute for Nonprofit NewsSince FY2022$8k$33kThe Groundtruth Project IncNew in FY2023$38kLocal Independent Online News Publishers IncSince FY2022$7k$20kNEO Philanthropy IncNew in FY2023$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$5k$77k$148k$104k$33k3 other fundersUp to $20k a year each$20k$8k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund