Nonprofit screen
Screen a listIlluminate the Arts
Can you give?
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
- Reinstated
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +149% in 3 yrs2staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−244.0%
Months of reserve0.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+16.4%
Middle half of peersMedianIlluminate the Arts
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.4M spent
Programs$9.1M97%Management and general$109k1%Fundraising$186k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 88% in FY2025
$843k in FY2024, $103k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 16% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
5 of the 8 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists39funders
$675ka year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23John and Marcia Goldman FoundationSince FY2022$60k$330kChip Conley FoundationEvery year since FY2017$30k$51k$52k$54k$152k$26k$25kW L Lyons Brown FoundationNew in FY2023$250kLisa & Douglas Goldman FundSince FY2019$50k$50k$50k$20k$20kKelson FoundationSince FY2019$20k$20k$25k$25k$50kCarla and David Crane FoundationOn and off$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$15k$229k$220k$195k$126k$203k$447k10 other fundersUp to $35k a year each$6k$4k$23k$33k$49k$33k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund