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Screen a listComo Friends
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)
$5.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · +11% in 3 yrs57staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−29.1%
Months of reserve2.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.5%
Middle half of peersMedianComo Friends
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.0M spent
Programs$5.2M75%Management and general$1.1M16%Fundraising$646k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$436k in FY2024 and −$1.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 2.4 months, under the peer median of 4.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
25 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
22 of the 35 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists74funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
35%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Margaret a Cargill FoundationStopped after FY2020$248k$160k$198k$100k–Woodland Park Zoological SocietyStopped after FY2022$240k$136k–Otto Bremer TrustOn and off$333kMightycause Charitable FoundationSince FY2019$36k$55k$53k$54k$56kThe Scrooby FoundationOn and off$100k$10k$25k$50kFred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationSince FY2020$25k$25k$25k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$697k$1.3M$835k$875k$712k$1.4M$772k42 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$52k$67k$53k$250k$87k$137k$158k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped