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Screen a listCommon Defense Education Fund Inc
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)
$4.5Mrevenue
FY20243 of 3years filed
’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin34.1%
Months of reserve7.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+96.3%
Middle half of peersMedianCommon Defense Education
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.9M spent
Programs$2.3M80%Management and general$422k14%Fundraising$171k6%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$31k in FY2022 and −$34k in FY2023. Cash covers 7.8 months, above the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
7 of 7 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 96% a year since FY2022, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort40funders
$1.2Ma year, last 2 years
12%from its largest funder
Funder’22’23Houston Endowment IncNew in FY2023$300kThe Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncEvery year since FY2022$110k$150kThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$250kWallace Global Fund IIEvery year since FY2022$80k$100kRockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew in FY2023$103kRobert Sterling Clark Foundation IncEvery year since FY2022$40k$40kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$50k$665k11 other fundersUp to $75k a year each$98k$450k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund