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$2.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · −23% in 3 yrs7staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin4.7%
Months of reserve6.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+34.0%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Independent Thought
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.9M90%Management and general$90k4%Fundraising$121k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 15% of revenue stopped after FY2020
Claws Foundation gave $250k in FY2020, 15% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 34% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort39funders
$2.5Ma year, last 3 years
51%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Melvin S Cohen Foundation IncSince FY2020$200k$200k$200k$190kThe Searle Freedom TrustSince FY2020$125k$150k$150k$125kClaws FoundationOn and off$250kDavid and Annette Jorgensen FoundationSince FY2018$10k$35k$50k$50k$50k$50kJP Humphreys FoundationSince FY2019$40k$40k$40k$40k$40kCharles Koch FoundationStopped after FY2019$50k$73k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$5k$121k$683k$1.6M$2.2M$2.1M22 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$5k$11k$15k$58k$136k$86k$192k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped