Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBreakthrough Silicon Valley
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)
$2.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +31% in 3 yrs44staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−14.2%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.2%
Middle half of peersMedianBreakthrough Silicon Valley
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.2M spent
Programs$2.1M67%Management and general$547k17%Fundraising$500k16%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$678k in FY2024 and −$396k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
17 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
19 of the 29 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 9 returns, 18% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII63funders
$1.6Ma year, last 3 years
12%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Skyline FoundationEvery year since FY2017$60k$75k$75k$100k$100k$125k$125kThe Sobrato Family FoundationSince FY2020$15k$95k$275k$200kThe Applied Materials FoundationStopped after FY2022$100k$100k$100k$100k$100k$75k–Webb Family FoundationSince FY2020$100k$100k$100k$125kThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationSince FY2020$75k$100k$40k$100kQuest FoundationOn and off$50k$60k$60k$60k$60kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$210k$254k$346k$326k$391k$455k$575k39 other fundersUp to $75k a year each$224k$227k$151k$294k$415k$457k$589k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped