Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCardigan Mountain School
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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)
$37Mrevenue
FY2025 · +29% in 3 yrs193staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin33.2%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.2%
Middle half of peersMedianCardigan Mountain School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $25M spent
Programs$17M71%Management and general$5.6M22%Fundraising$1.7M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
31 of 32 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort72funders
$1.9Ma year, last 3 years
69%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates Family FoundationSince FY2020$1.3M$1.3M$1.5M$1.3MWillard And Ruth Johnson Charitable FoundationSince FY2021$50k$125k$125kJohn Pritzker Family FundStopped after FY2022$100k$25k–The Theodore J Forstmann Charitable TrOn and off$125kNor' Easter Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$50k$12k$12k$12k–The Marsal Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$20k$20k$20k$3k$3k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$50k$415k$240k$706k$238k$499k$363k43 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$30k$64k$40k$97k$60k$134k$37k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped