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$1.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · −83% in 3 yrs40staff
7 of 7years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−86.2%
Months of reserve17.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.4%
Middle half of peersMedianCommunities United
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.2M spent
Programs$2.8M88%Management and general$284k9%Fundraising$100k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$965k in FY2023 and −$1.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 17.3 months, above the peer median of 5.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
5 of 5 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
16 of the 25 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 7 returns, 19% of revenue in FY2025. $449k is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending46funders
$2.6Ma year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23WK Kellogg FoundationSince FY2022$1.0M$1.3MMarguerite Casey FoundationSince FY2020$195k$125k$500k$500kW Clement & Jessie V Stone FoundationSince FY2019$125k$125k$170k$150k$170kSurdna Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$50k$75k$80k$100k$170k$75k$75kThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationStopped after FY2022$75k$288k$8k$70k–Grand Victoria FoundationSince FY2020$75k$75k$100k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$609k$232k$563k$175k$698k$310k$520k25 other fundersUp to $120k a year each$60k$35k$237k$490k$706k$566k$389k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped