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$900Mrevenue
FY2025 · −26% in 3 yrs101staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin39.5%
Months of reserve1.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+34.0%
Middle half of peersMedianBlue Meridian Partners
Where the money goes FY2025 · $544M spent
Programs$531M97%Management and general$6.5M1%Fundraising$7.3M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2022
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation gave about $200M a year for three years, 17% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$128M in FY2023 and −$205M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.3 months, above the peer median of 0.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 34% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort31funders
$427Ma year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23The Edna McConnell Clark FoundationStopped after FY2022$71M$329M$202M–Druckenmiller FoundationSince FY2020$50M$51M$50M$41MFreedom Together FoundationEvery year since FY2018$2.5M$16M$26M$16M$16M$14MCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$34M$45M–The Ford FoundationSince FY2019$800k$19M$17M$17M$19MValhalla FoundationSince FY2020$5.0M$10M$10M$10MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$63M$26M$90M$104M$168M$107M14 other fundersUp to $12M a year each$3.0M$4.3M$20M$17M$22M$38M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped