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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)
$15Mrevenue
FY2025 · −25% in 3 yrs627staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−36.1%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.8%
Middle half of peersMedianDetroit Opera
Where the money goes FY2025 · $21M spent
Programs$17M82%Management and general$2.0M10%Fundraising$1.8M9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$220k in FY2023, −$2.5M in FY2024 and −$5.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
41 of 41 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 6 of its 6 returns, 11% of revenue in FY2025. $1.5M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending94funders
$4.0Ma year, last 3 years
59%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23William Davidson FoundationSince FY2021$1.5M$3.5M$2.0MFord PhilanthropyEvery year since FY2017$530k$480k$180k$100k$180k$180k$180kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$600k$600kEdward C and Linda Dresner Levy FoundationOn and off$501k$1k$175k$175kThe Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationSince FY2020$30k$25k$425k$325kJohn S and James L Knight FoundationOn and off$200k$200k$200k$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$188k$18k$44k$454k$334k$89k$175k70 other fundersUp to $125k a year each$375k$374k$439k$713k$666k$606k$401k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund