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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)
$698krevenue
FY2025 · −19% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−36.2%
Months of reserve1.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−18.2%
Middle half of peersMedianChildren's Museum of Illinois
Where the money goes FY2025 · $951k spent
Programs$517k54%Management and general$270k28%Fundraising$164k17%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$231k in FY2023, −$121k in FY2024 and −$253k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.6 months, under the peer median of 5.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
14funders
$114ka year, last 3 years
44%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Howard G Buffett FoundationOn and off$3.0MJohn Ullrich Foundation Trust Busey Trust Co - TrusteeEvery year since FY2017$10k$10k$8k$5k$5k$12k$76kJames Millikin Trust AStopped after FY2021$30k$40k–Amherst F Hardy FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$3k$2k$21kTs & Juanita Ballance FoundationOn and off$30kMemorial Health System GroupStopped after FY2022$7k$10k$10k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$22k$26k$40k$52k$48k$36k$65k5 other fundersUp to $13k a year each$5k$3k$7k$13k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped