Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBellwether Education Partners Inc
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$24Mrevenue
FY2025 · +30% in 3 yrs133staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−15.0%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.6%
Middle half of peersMedianBellwether Education Partners
Where the money goes FY2025 · $27M spent
Programs$22M83%Management and general$4.1M15%Fundraising$533k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.8M in FY2024 and −$3.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
6 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort77funders
$7.0Ma year, last 3 years
38%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Walton Family Foundation IncSince FY2020$1.3M$2.5M$2.9M$2.6MGates FoundationOn and off$52k$689k$1.6M$847k$802k$3.5MCarnegie Corporation of New YorkOn and off$525k$485k$742k$280k$500kCharles Koch InstituteStopped after FY2021$500k$1.0M–The Seminar Network IncOn and off$1.0MEducation Forward DCOn and off$150k$430k$138kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$369k$491k$1.2M$657k$520k$670k$230k47 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$289k$470k$796k$2.0M$1.3M$1.2M$2.0M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped