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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)
$3.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · −54% in 3 yrs15staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−73.2%
Months of reserve12.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−20.2%
Middle half of peersMedianGreat Public Schools Now
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.4M spent
Programs$5.1M79%Management and general$1.0M16%Fundraising$302k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 28% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Gates Foundation gave about $4.6M a year for four years, 28% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$536k in FY2023, −$4.2M in FY2024 and −$2.7M in FY2025. Cash covers 12.4 months, above the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
36funders
$9.4Ma year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationOn and off$5.0M$4.6M$4.6M$4.3MThe Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationSince FY2019$25k$1.3M$3.8M$2.1M$2.2MWalton Family Foundation IncSince FY2020$3.0M$500k$450k$350kWm Keck FoundationOn and off$1.0MJoseph Drown FoundationSince FY2021$30k$200k$200kThe California EndowmentNew in FY2023$70kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$7.0M$4.0M$4.0M$5.2M$3.3M$6.2M$4.3M18 other fundersUp to $55k a year each$5k$158k$141k$2k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund