Nonprofit screen
Screen a listGustavus Adolphus College
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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)
$151Mrevenue
FY2025 · −18% in 3 yrs2,548staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.2%
Months of reserve3.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.4%
Middle half of peersMedianGustavus Adolphus College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $158M spent
Programs$147M94%Management and general$6.3M4%Fundraising$3.9M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$8.1M in FY2023, −$8.1M in FY2024 and −$6.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 3.0 months, above the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 34 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $16M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending147funders
$5.5Ma year, last 3 years
55%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lilly Endowment IncOn and off$250k$1.0M$1.3MAlliss Educational Foundation-EquitySince FY2019$206k$219k$241k$236k$445kHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOn and off$30k$704kLukis FoundationSince FY2020$550k$50k$50k$50kSherman Fairchild Foundation IncSince FY2020$125k$125k$125k$125kMinnesota Private College FundEvery year since FY2017$45k$56k$48k$22k$41k$46k$55kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.4M$14M$430k$3.6M$5.0M$5.0M$1.5M95 other fundersUp to $10M a year each$367k$210k$11M$8.3M$400k$751k$427k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund