Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCarnegie Mellon University
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)
$2.5Brevenue
FY2025 · +26% in 3 yrs16,745staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.9B spent
Programs$1.7B89%Management and general$181M10%Fundraising$34M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
36 of 41 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 20% of revenue in FY2025. $3.1B is traced federal awards from Department of Defense.
990 Part VIII · USAspending627funders
$111Ma year, last 3 years
26%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Mastercard FoundationEvery year since FY2017$899k$1.4M$2.1M$177M$64M$1.3M$23MRichard King Mellon FoundationSince FY2019$1.6M$3.3M$31M$720k$23MThe Tepper FoundationOn and off$12M$19M$100k$200k$1.4M$700kSrccoSince FY2018$4.9M$6.4M$6.8M$6.9M$5.0M$1.1MHillman Family FoundationsSince FY2020$925k$8.1M$14M$1.8MAllegheny FoundationSince FY2020$5.0M$6.0M$5.0M$4.3MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$4.6M$4.5M$6.9M$14M$11M$13M$18M475 other fundersUp to $5.9M a year each$9.0M$12M$14M$26M$35M$26M$34M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund