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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$313krevenue
FY2025 · +6% in 3 yrs5staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin20.4%
Months of reserve4.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.2%
Middle half of peersMedianBooks Are Wings
Where the money goes FY2025 · $250k spent
Programs$180k72%Management and general$41k16%Fundraising$29k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$45k in FY2023 and −$27k in FY2024. Cash covers 4.4 months, under the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort27funders
$139ka year, last 3 years
42%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23National Grid FoundationOn and off$10k$10k$10k$10k$10kBristol County Savings Charitable Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$8k$5k$8k$5k$6k$9k$1kThe Macmillan Family Foundation IncSince FY2021$10k$10k$10kCentreville Savings Bank Charitable FoundationOn and off$3k$10k$15kAlice I Sullivan CharitablefoundationOn and off$10k$10k$5kPpl FoundationSince FY2022$5k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$11k$11k$35k$88k$117k$98k$35k15 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$6k$8k$7k$7k$14k$34k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund