Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCalifornia Institute for Biodiversity
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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)
$846krevenue
FY2025 · −92% in 3 yrs1staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−657.6%
Months of reserve2.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+42.0%
Middle half of peersMedianCalifornia Institute for Biodiversity
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.4M spent
Programs$6.2M96%Management and general$231k4%Fundraising$18k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
No return on record for FY2021
It filed for FY2020 and FY2022, with nothing on record in between.
IRS 990 e-file recordsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$7.5M in FY2024 and −$5.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 2.2 months, under the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 42% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort11funders
$159ka year, last 3 years
44%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lafetra FoundationOn and off$50kResources Legacy FundNew in FY2023$25kFiredoll FoundationNew in FY2023$15kKyle Todd Public Service Foundation IncOn and off$3kWorldwide Small Change Foundation Co Roy KaufmannOn and off$3kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$40k$126k$223k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund