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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- No notice
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- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$8.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · −25% in 3 yrs18staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin13.8%
Months of reserve7.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.2%
Middle half of peersMedianFirelight Media
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.2M spent
Programs$5.5M77%Management and general$1.3M18%Fundraising$335k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
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In its favor2
Strong governance
6 of 8 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 5 of its 7 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2024. $3.9M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending49funders
$6.8Ma year, last 3 years
28%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingOn and off$3.5M$500k$5.7MThe Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.8M$500k$1.5M$450k$500k$1.5M$1.2MJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$435k$900k$500k$540k$700k$700k$650kFoundation to Promote Open SocietySince FY2020$250k$200k$550k$950kThe Hearthland FoundationSince FY2021$500k$500k$500kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationStopped after FY2019$500k$500k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$20k$20k$200k$661k$655k$2.8M$150k30 other fundersUp to $411k a year each$148k$310k$267k$822k$533k$1.2M$1.0M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped