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$122Mrevenue
FY2025 · −1% in 3 yrs1,850staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.3%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Where the money goes FY2025 · $122M spent
Programs$104M85%Management and general$16M13%Fundraising$2.1M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
28 of 29 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $5.3M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending115funders
$4.2Ma year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Herb Alpert FoundationStopped after FY2020$655k$662k$771k$903k–The Ahmanson FoundationOn and off$1.7M$544k$40kEileen Harris Norton FoundationStopped after FY2022$100k$1.0M$1.0M–Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationOn and off$1.5MThe Sharon D Lund FoundationOn and off$525k$225k$235k$235k$210kUnited Plankton Charitable TrustSince FY2018$178k$385k$268k$100k$100k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$456k$287k$671k$739k$512k$1.2M$3.5M79 other fundersUp to $617k a year each$1.0M$719k$671k$1.0M$1.3M$1.1M$1.9M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped