Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCranbrook Educational Community
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)
$100Mrevenue
FY2025 · +17% in 3 yrs1,337staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.5%
Months of reserve2.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.5%
Middle half of peersMedianCranbrook Educational
Where the money goes FY2025 · $102M spent
Programs$68M66%Management and general$28M28%Fundraising$6.2M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$4.0M in FY2023, −$16M in FY2024 and −$2.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 2.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
31 of 31 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
30 of the 50 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, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $6.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending120funders
$6.1Ma year, last 3 years
26%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Gilbert Family FoundationSince FY2022$130k$4.6MGilbert Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$3.3M$500–The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationSince FY2020$200k$425k$300k$1.4MCharles Stewart Mott FoundationStopped after FY2020$520k$470k$500k$500k–Trevor Place FoundationSince FY2020$215k$1.1M$75k$75kDTE Energy FoundationEvery year since FY2017$100k$132k$100k$145k$125k$150k$150kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$393k$801k$1.6M$498k$667k$1.1M$1.1M80 other fundersUp to $266k a year each$191k$334k$353k$903k$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped