Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFiddlehead School
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)
$2.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +18% in 3 yrs71staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−5.6%
Months of reserve1.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.4%
Middle half of peersMedianFiddlehead School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.0M spent
Programs$2.5M82%Management and general$541k18%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$282k in FY2023 and −$160k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.2 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
6 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII2funders
$263a year, last 3 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’20’21’22’23Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$357$253$179
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund