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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$125Mrevenue
FY2025 · +93% in 3 yrs559staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin50.0%
Months of reserve22.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+14.6%
Middle half of peersMedianLakeside School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $63M spent
Programs$52M82%Management and general$9.4M15%Fundraising$1.6M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
19 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 15% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
26 of the 40 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists69funders
$7.1Ma year, last 3 years
71%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationEvery year since FY2017$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k$15MIslands FundSince FY2020$300k$300k$350k$350kMoccasin Lake FoundationOn and off$1.0MPaul Bao-Ho and Mei-Yea Liao Charitable FoundationOn and off$71k$71k$50k$20kThe Norcliffe FoundationOn and off$100k$50kKeith & Mary Kay McCaw Family FoundEvery year since FY2017$5k$5k$5k$5k$5k$10k$110kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$459k$584k$528k$1.0M$804k$1.4M$1.5M43 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$102k$110k$114k$110k$74k$133k$96k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund