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Screen a listCrisis Text Line Inc
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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)
$38Mrevenue
FY2025 · +149% in 3 yrs296staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.3%
Months of reserve2.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+35.5%
Middle half of peersMedianCrisis Text Line
Where the money goes FY2025 · $39M spent
Programs$31M80%Management and general$5.0M13%Fundraising$2.8M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.3M in FY2023 and −$119k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.1 months, above the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 35% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort141funders
$7.9Ma year, last 3 years
58%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Mental Health Association of New York City IncNew in FY2023$14MThe Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation % Frank Rimerman Co LLPOn and off$887k$1.6MJohn S and James L Knight FoundationStopped after FY2019$958k$733k$367k–Valhalla FoundationNew in FY2023$2.0MSkoll FundOn and off$1.5MThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationStopped after FY2020$385k$405k$214k$32k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.6M$3.3M$3.1M$6.0M$984k$799k$672k92 other fundersUp to $600k a year each$290k$1.2M$622k$823k$1.2M$496k$1.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped