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$14Mrevenue
FY2025 · +35% in 3 yrs92staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin28.3%
Months of reserve23.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.4%
Middle half of peersMedianLift
Where the money goes FY2025 · $10M spent
Programs$8.0M79%Management and general$1.6M16%Fundraising$558k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 87% in FY2022
$775k in FY2021, $97k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 14 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort179funders
$5.6Ma year, last 3 years
13%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Prudential FoundationEvery year since FY2017$375k$500k$500k$500k$500k$500k$500kThe Kresge FoundationOn and off$250k$275k$10k$130k$125k$375kStart EarlySince FY2021$332k$438k$311kWK Kellogg FoundationOn and off$250k$249k$251k$100k$100kEcmc FoundationStopped after FY2021$150k$10k$500k–The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationOn and off$1k$1k$750$250k$364kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$465k$603k$783k$547k$567k$1.7M$2.9M119 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$913k$732k$886k$2.6M$2.4M$2.6M$2.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped