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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)(1)
$486krevenue
FY2025 · −55% in 3 yrs7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−131.1%
Months of reserve8.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.2%
Middle half of peersMedianIdea Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.1M spent
Programs$1.1M98%Management and general$23k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 82% in FY2022
$137k in FY2020, $25k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$109k in FY2023 and −$636k in FY2025. Cash covers 8.1 months, above the peer median of 5.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
13funders
$201ka year, last 3 years
33%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Whiteman FoundationStopped after FY2022$20k$100k$100k–Virginia G Piper Charitable TrustSince FY2021$63k$56k$80kGiles W & Elise G Mead FoundationOn and off$30k$50k$50k$50kOpus FoundationOn and off$5kThe Rabinowitz Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$1k$1k$1k$1k–American Woodmark Foundation IncOn and off$500Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$15k$7k$11k$54k$57$341 other fundersUp to $225 a year each$150$225$75
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped