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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$134Mrevenue
FY2025 · +25% in 3 yrs540staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.9%
Months of reserve1.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.6%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Creative Leadership
Where the money goes FY2025 · $136M spent
Programs$119M88%Management and general$15M11%Fundraising$1.7M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
17 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
7 of the 11 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists20funders
$8.1Ma year, last 3 years
50%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Edna McConnell Clark FoundationStopped after FY2022$4.5M$3.7M$8.5M–WK Kellogg FoundationOn and off$3.7M$4.8M$870k$1.6M$3.4MThe Golden Leaf IncOn and off$1.7M$1.7M$1.8M$3.3M$429kThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationStopped after FY2022$2.7M$1.2M$1.1M$940k$114k$68k–Smith Richardson Foundation IncSince FY2020$1.0M$2.0M$10k$35kGrace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust C/O Piedmont Trust CoSince FY2019$15k$105k$76k$100k$116kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$100k$902$10k9 other fundersUp to $271k a year each$1k$153k$12k$92k$207k$370k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped