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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$64Mrevenue
FY2024 · −67% in 3 yrs477staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−6.3%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+0.2%
Middle half of peersMedianDonald Danforth Plant Science Center
Where the money goes FY2024 · $68M spent
Programs$55M82%Management and general$9.7M14%Fundraising$2.8M4%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$11M in FY2022 and −$4.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 2.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
26 of 26 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
38 of the 62 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 33% of revenue in FY2024. $161M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$9.1Ma year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationSince FY2018$3.6M$5.2M$1.6M$1.3M$4.9M$2.3MMac Five Foundation IncSince FY2021$800k$890k$945kFoundation for the National Institutes of Health IncOn and off$1.2MFoundation for Food and Agriculture ResearchOn and off$1000k$127kWilliam T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeSince FY2020$51k$25k$25k$1.0MThe Bellwether FoundationOn and off$95k$1.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$465k$682k$845k$411k$607k$5.7M$1.4M74 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$838k$441k$709k$2.3M$1.9M$1.9M$1.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund