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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
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.9Mrevenue
FY2024 · +22% in 3 yrs17staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−12.0%
Months of reserve4.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+23.3%
Middle half of peersMedianLawfare Institute
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.6M79%Management and general$259k12%Fundraising$171k8%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$236k in FY2022 and −$223k in FY2024. Cash covers 4.8 months, under the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 23% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort28funders
$1.2Ma year, last 3 years
46%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSince FY2019$35k$435k$450k$485k$750kPritzker Military FoundationSince FY2020$100k$205k$100k$100kThe Klarman Family FoundationSince FY2021$100k$100k$100kJohn S and James L Knight FoundationSince FY2022$60k$60kSkoll FundNew in FY2023$114kThe Weininger Foundation IncSince FY2021$10k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$250k$417k$396k$282k$40k$333k12 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$1k$25k$8k$107k$100k$59k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund