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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)
$2.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +6% in 3 yrs47staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−14.8%
Months of reserve1.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+13.0%
Middle half of peersMedianGet Lit - Words Ignite
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.8M spent
Programs$2.2M76%Management and general$472k17%Fundraising$215k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 12% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Wm Keck Foundation gave $250k in FY2021, 12% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$466k in FY2024 and −$366k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.3 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 13% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 6 returns, 9% of revenue in FY2022. $18k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending75funders
$1.6Ma year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Perenchio FoundationSince FY2022$431k$681kThe California EndowmentOn and off$75k$50k$80k$80k$40kRosenthal Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$25k$25k$40k$125k$25k$25k–Wm Keck FoundationOn and off$250kThe Annenberg FoundationOn and off$65k$75k$75k$10kGary Saltz Foundation IncSince FY2021$7k$100k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k$50k$10k$9k$367k$610k$358k46 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$87k$96k$156k$329k$445k$585k$406k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped