Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCreative Commons Corporation
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)(1)
$2.4Mrevenue
FY2024 · −75% in 3 yrs18staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−60.4%
Months of reserve22.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.8%
Middle half of peersMedianCreative Commons
Where the money goes FY2024 · $3.9M spent
Programs$2.5M65%Management and general$1.2M30%Fundraising$224k6%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 80% in FY2023
$343k in FY2022, $67k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor1
Strong governance
7 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI44funders
$2.6Ma year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$455k$562k$1.8M$1.1M$1.0MGates FoundationNew in FY2023$1.1MThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationOn and off$100k$333k$667kThe Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncOn and off$1.0MFilecoin Foundation for the Decentralized WebNew in FY2023$500kOpen Society InstituteStopped after FY2022$250k$200k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8k$52k$44k$88k$58k$226k$730k25 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$236k$151k$26k$90k$165k$203k$215k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped