Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBig Thought
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)
$9.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · −10% in 3 yrs223staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−31.0%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.6%
Middle half of peersMedianBig Thought
Where the money goes FY2025 · $13M spent
Programs$11M84%Management and general$1.6M13%Fundraising$472k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.5M in FY2023 and −$3.0M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 13% of revenue in FY2025. $1.2M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending95funders
$3.6Ma year, last 3 years
14%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Wallace FoundationStopped after FY2022$1.9M$251k$25k–Rainwater Charitable FoundationStopped after FY2022$1.1M$150k–Fidelity FoundationOn and off$251k$400$945kThe Eugene McDermott FoundationSince FY2020$250k$250k$250k$400kGeorge & Fay Young Foundation IncSince FY2020$200k$150k$250k$350kThe Moody FoundationOn and off$400k$150k$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$13k$50k$17k$50k$168k$1.6M$27k66 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$1.0M$511k$543k$1.2M$1.0M$1.7M$2.0M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped