Nonprofit screen
Screen a listColumbia College
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)
$69Mrevenue
FY2025 · −18% in 3 yrs1,538staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−22.1%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−4.6%
Middle half of peersMedianColumbia College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $84M spent
Programs$78M93%Management and general$5.0M6%Fundraising$1.0M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 86% in FY2024
$6.0M in FY2023, $826k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$19M in FY2023, −$16M in FY2024 and −$15M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
17 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI59funders
$728ka year, last 3 years
66%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Robert W Plaster Foundation IncSince FY2020$720k$720k$360k$360kAssistance League of Mid-MissouriEvery year since FY2017$16k$28k$30k$30k$17k$34k$17kMissouri Colleges Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$26k$24k$19k$17k$17k$18k$18kSouth Carolina United Methodist Foundation IncOn and off$22k$30k$39k$43kCenter for REALTOR Development IncOn and off$133kJms Charitable FoundationStopped after FY2019$38k$35k$20k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$13k$26k$35k$75k$84k$88k41 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$64k$90k$94k$122k$57k$110k$97k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped