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Screen a listEarlham College 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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$87Mrevenue
FY2025 · +57% in 3 yrs953staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−16.4%
Months of reserve5.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.6%
Middle half of peersMedianEarlham College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $101M spent
Programs$86M85%Management and general$13M13%Fundraising$2.2M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$11M in FY2023 and −$14M in FY2025. Cash covers 5.9 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 24 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 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $9.9M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending102funders
$11Ma year, last 3 years
82%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lilly Endowment IncSince FY2019$100k$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$25MShelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund IncOn and off$1.8MThe Thomas D Klingenstein and Nancy D Perlman Family Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$25k$26k$25k$100k$100k$101k$100kPloughshares FoundationSince FY2020$60k$60k$60k$60kThe Borman Family FoundationSince FY2020$28k$34k$35k$35kHalff Windham FoundationOn and off$105kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$199k$289k$2.2M$229k$306k$2.5M$2.0M62 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$62k$199k$132k$133k$116k$164k$308k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund