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Screen a listHigh Desert Museum
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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$17Mrevenue
FY2025 · +39% in 3 yrs112staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin45.7%
Months of reserve32.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+17.9%
Middle half of peersMedianHigh Desert Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.0M spent
Programs$7.4M83%Management and general$886k10%Fundraising$672k7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor4
Strong governance
30 of 30 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 18% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
36 of the 57 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 9 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025. $5.1M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending106funders
$3.0Ma year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Roundhouse FoundationSince FY2018$30k$30k$79k$1.3M$1.2M$1.3MRobert and Mercedes Eichholz FoundationSince FY2020$5k$5k$510k$510kBend FoundationEvery year since FY2017$10k$10k$10k$10k$25k$10k$405kJames F & Marion L Miller FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$40k$40k$43k$40k$40k$75kMarie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustSince FY2022$150k$150kThe Collins FoundationOn and off$35k$25k$81k$70kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$384k$300k$346k$277k$496k$425k$485k77 other fundersUp to $193k a year each$116k$333k$206k$218k$317k$723k$821k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund