Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCouncil for Opportunity in Education
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)(2)
$11Mrevenue
FY2025 · +12% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $11M spent
Programs$7.6M72%Management and general$2.8M26%Fundraising$167k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$258k in FY2023 and −$1.7M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.6 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
33 of 33 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
4 of the 5 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2025. $5.2M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending13funders
$490ka year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lumina Foundation for Education IncOn and off$270k$270k$10k$350kStrada Education Foundation IncOn and off$175k$450kGates FoundationOn and off$250k$100k$50k$125k$75kAscendium Education Solutions IncEvery year since FY2017$10k$6k$8k$10k$20k$9k$381kEducational Testing ServiceOn and off$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$50k$100k$346$271$228
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund