Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFirst Descents
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)
$8.9Mrevenue
FY2024 · +92% in 3 yrs58staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin49.5%
Months of reserve18.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+14.6%
Middle half of peersMedianFirst Descents
Where the money goes FY2024 · $4.5M spent
Programs$3.2M71%Management and general$313k7%Fundraising$998k22%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
15 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 15% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort157funders
$2.0Ma year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wend II IncStopped after FY2022$2.3M$166k$166k–Tap Cancer Out IncSince FY2021$100k$150k$175kMichael Gross Family FoundationOn and off$50k$125k$100k$100kThe Joe & Sandy Samberg Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$30k$300k–Joy In Childhood Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$20k$200k$20k–Anahata Foundation Xxxxx5004Since FY2020$15k$50k$50k$75kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$222k$133k$378k$405k$1.5M$1.0M$596k108 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$216k$175k$265k$384k$304k$471k$710k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped