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- 509(a)(2)
$5.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · −8% in 3 yrs93staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.1%
Months of reserve0.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.0%
Middle half of peersMedianFresh Start
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.7M spent
Programs$5.0M89%Management and general$620k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$313k in FY2024 and −$62k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.2 months, under the peer median of 3.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort1funder
$19ka year, last 3 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Merakey FoundationOn and off$7k$6k$28k$30k
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