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Screen a listLivingstone College
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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)
$68Mrevenue
FY2025 · +63% in 3 yrs482staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin26.9%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.1%
Middle half of peersMedianLivingstone College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $50M spent
Programs$34M68%Management and general$15M31%Fundraising$483k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.9M in FY2023 and −$1.3M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
28 of 29 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 8% of revenue in FY2025. $64M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending60funders
$2.1Ma year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23United Negro College Fund IncEvery year since FY2017$465k$484k$481k$412k$889k$898k$802kCharles a Cannon Trust No 1Since FY2019$250k$300k$350k$450k$328kCentral Intercollegiate Athletic AssocEvery year since FY2017$103k$117k$82k$42k$41k$41k$45kStrada Education Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$120k$120k–Tom Joyner Foundation IncOn and off$184k$11kThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationOn and off$23k$23k$20k$70k$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$40k$255k$366k$90k$152k$156k$1.2M30 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$45k$136k$45k$93k$95k$250k$177k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped