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$12Mrevenue
FY20243 of 3years filed
’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−30.6%
Months of reserve4.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.9%
Middle half of peersMedianEquis Institute
Where the money goes FY2024 · $16M spent
Programs$13M79%Management and general$3.0M19%Fundraising$361k2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$503k in FY2022 and −$3.8M in FY2024. Cash covers 4.8 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2022, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort40funders
$11Ma year, last 3 years
47%from its largest funder
Funder’21’22’23Foundation to Promote Open SocietySince FY2022$5.1M$10MCrankstart FoundationSince FY2022$750k$750kThe Skoll FoundationSince FY2022$800k$200kPivotal Philanthropies FoundationNew in FY2023$500kThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationNew in FY2023$300kThe Kresge FoundationOn and off$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8.8M$2.4M$1.5M7 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$503k$360k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund