Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFriends of Kexp
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)
$19Mrevenue
FY2025 · +35% in 3 yrs156staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−10.3%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.5%
Middle half of peersMedianFriends of Kexp
Where the money goes FY2025 · $21M spent
Programs$14M66%Management and general$1.6M8%Fundraising$5.4M26%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.7M in FY2023, −$3.8M in FY2024 and −$1.9M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 2.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII78funders
$1.8Ma year, last 3 years
34%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$707k$540k$943k$486k$733k$492k$577kCredit Unions in the State of WashingtonNew in FY2023$463kWyncote FoundationSince FY2020$25k$275k$75k$25kGrousemont FoundationOn and off$667$25k$25k$55k$50kThe Dean Witter FoundationOn and off$25k$25k$25k$20kArtsfundOn and off$8k$25k$23k$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$349k$175k$126k$551k$696k$826k$768k49 other fundersUp to $27k a year each$41k$24k$22k$21k$60k$76k$14k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund