Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFranklin Center
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)
$8.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · −20% in 3 yrs126staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−5.9%
Months of reserve3.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+21.9%
Middle half of peersMedianFranklin Center
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.3M spent
Programs$6.9M74%Management and general$2.1M23%Fundraising$309k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$572k in FY2024 and −$518k in FY2025. Cash covers 3.6 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
17 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 22% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort43funders
$1.9Ma year, last 3 years
52%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Longview FoundationSince FY2020$1.9M$528k$2.3M$161kWem FoundationNew in FY2023$500kThe Richard M Schulze Family FoundationSince FY2018$25k$25k$25k$30k$100k$100kHillsdale FundOn and off$25k$50kGreycoach FoundationOn and off$70kThe McKnight FoundationOn and off$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$18k$25k$35k$121k$116k$896k$799k22 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$24k$23k$22k$21k$66k$42k$61k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund