Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFirst Place Az
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)(2)
$9.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +58% in 3 yrs46staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.5%
Months of reserve2.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+12.7%
Middle half of peersMedianFirst Place Az
Where the money goes FY2025 · $11M spent
Programs$9.8M90%Management and general$821k8%Fundraising$291k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 14% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Stardust Foundation Inc gave about $900k a year for two years, 14% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor3
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 13% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 3 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2021.
990 Part VIII63funders
$2.0Ma year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Stardust Foundation IncOn and off$800k$1.0MVirginia G Piper Charitable TrustSince FY2020$5k$10k$1.3M$30kMake Waves Family Foundation IncOn and off$25k$8k$200k$211kThe Dreiseszun Family FoundationSince FY2020$100k$100k$100k$100kThunderbirds CharitiesOn and off$150kPhoenix Community Development and Investment CorporationOn and off$50k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$681k$424k$571k$774k$669k$702k$648k37 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$152k$16k$100k$146k$143k$245k$465k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund