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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$48Mrevenue
FY2025 · +39% in 3 yrs327staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin39.9%
Months of reserve2.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.9%
Middle half of peersMedianLiving Desert The
Where the money goes FY2025 · $29M spent
Programs$25M88%Management and general$1.2M4%Fundraising$2.3M8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 81% in FY2023
$5.0M in FY2022, $963k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor1
Strong governance
21 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI210funders
$4.8Ma year, last 3 years
22%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$286k$273k$264k$250k$2.0M$1.1M$36kHerbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer FoundationStopped after FY2022$667k$667k$667k–The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family FoundationNew in FY2023$2.0MJohn F Grundhofer Charitable Fdn TrSince FY2019$308k$306k$300k$305k$300kClarklewis Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$103k$51k$91k$98k$81k$42k$66kRd & Joan Dale Hubbard FoundationOn and off$500kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$134k$100k$122k$2.3M$247k$1.6M$858k152 other fundersUp to $300k a year each$242k$476k$651k$1.1M$1.2M$1.7M$1.3M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped