Nonprofit screen
Screen a listForest Forward
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)
$15Mrevenue
FY2024 · +447% in 3 yrs8staff
4 of 4years filed
’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin76.9%
Months of reserve26.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+76.2%
Middle half of peersMedianForest Forward
Where the money goes FY2024 · $3.4M spent
Programs$1.6M46%Management and general$659k19%Fundraising$1.2M35%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
A funder worth 34% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Rainwater Charitable Foundation gave $1.0M in FY2022, 34% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor2
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 76% a year since FY2021, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort47funders
$5.0Ma year, last 3 years
43%from its largest funder
Funder’21’22’23Jon and Linda Halbert Family FoundationEvery year since FY2021$1.6M$800k$1.8MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew in FY2023$1.3MRainwater Charitable FoundationOn and off$1.0MHoblitzelle FoundationEvery year since FY2021$200k$150k$150kFidelity FoundationOn and off$500kHalbert Harmon FoundationSince FY2022$200k$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$196k$201k$6.1M11 other fundersUp to $275k a year each$158k$57k$561k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund