Nonprofit screen
Screen a listFriends School Inc
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)
$4.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · −23% in 3 yrs83staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−17.4%
Months of reserve3.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.2%
Middle half of peersMedianFriends School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.2M spent
Programs$3.8M73%Management and general$1.3M25%Fundraising$110k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$332k in FY2023, −$587k in FY2024 and −$771k in FY2025. Cash covers 3.0 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 9 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 5 of its 5 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII17funders
$89ka year, last 3 years
49%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$15k$25k$45k$45k$5k$5k–Irving & Eleanor Jaffe Foundation IncOn and off$25kMcDaniel Family FoundationOn and off$10k$11kThe Robert and Joyce Menschel Family FdnOn and off$20kThe Sf Foundation IIStopped after FY2018$10k$10k–The Thomas P Waters FoundationNew in FY2023$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$80k$55k$107k$130k$84k$73k$49k3 other fundersUp to $5k a year each$5k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped