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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$115Mrevenue
FY2024 · +22% in 3 yrs717staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin17.0%
Months of reserve7.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.0%
Middle half of peersMedianField Museum of Natural History
Where the money goes FY2024 · $95M spent
Programs$79M83%Management and general$9.4M10%Fundraising$6.7M7%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
79 of 80 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 8 of its 8 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2024. $14M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending342funders
$19Ma year, last 3 years
37%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Negaunee FoundationSince FY2020$2.5M$1.7M$2.3M$7.8MGantz Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.1M$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$2.1M$90k$237kBobolink FoundationStopped after FY2022$500k$508k$500k$400k$400k$400k–Lilly Endowment IncStopped after FY2021$99k$2.1M$400k–Walder FoundationSince FY2020$152k$150k$931k$1.0MGordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationOn and off$395k$150k$600k$293k$551k$15kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$12M$374k$657k$1.7M$2.2M$21M$1.3M285 other fundersUp to $1.6M a year each$2.4M$2.4M$2.2M$5.5M$4.3M$5.5M$3.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped