Nonprofit screen
Screen a listEmerson College
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)
$340Mrevenue
FY2025 · +3% in 3 yrs3,504staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.5%
Months of reserve3.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianEmerson College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $349M spent
Programs$294M84%Management and general$49M14%Fundraising$5.9M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 85% in FY2023
$16M in FY2022, $2.3M in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor1
Strong governance
26 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI215funders
$4.0Ma year, last 3 years
15%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$1.1M$300k$500k$1.2M$1.0M$830kThe Trust Family FoundationOn and off$2.9MBarr FoundationSince FY2020$545k$400k$764k$228kCorporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$122k$132k$134k$217k$262k$131k$112kDoris Duke Charitable Foundation IncSince FY2020$371k$217k$230k$230kTufte Charitable FoundationOn and off$294k$250k$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$380k$471k$1.4M$756k$850k$1.2M$1.6M154 other fundersUp to $454k a year each$774k$919k$776k$1.4M$1.3M$1.2M$1.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund