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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$88Mrevenue
FY2025 · +5% in 3 yrs983staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin1.6%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.2%
Middle half of peersMedianCornell College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $86M spent
Programs$79M91%Management and general$5.1M6%Fundraising$2.7M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
18 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2021. $5.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$2.3Ma year, last 3 years
13%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Hall-Perrine FoundationOn and off$1.3M$1.9M$395k$333kThomas & Linda Koehn FoundationOn and off$410k$710k$610k$200k$10kRebecca Susan Buffett FoundationOn and off$50k$216k$217k$167k$250kEsther & Robert Armstrong Charitable TrOn and off$50k$50k$630kCollege First FoundationOn and off$482kPauley Cm for Cornell CollegeEvery year since FY2017$47k$75k$70k$63k$66k$81k$78kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$647k$605k$699k$741k$1.3M$1.1M$1.1M71 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$585k$629k$331k$478k$728k$529k$681k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund