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$136Mrevenue
FY2025 · +49% in 3 yrs100staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.3%
Months of reserve0.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.1%
Middle half of peersMedianLyrasis
Where the money goes FY2025 · $138M spent
Programs$130M95%Management and general$7.5M5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$242k in FY2023 and −$1.8M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.1 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
11 of 12 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 7% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 6 returns, 0% of revenue in FY2024. $4.8M is traced federal awards from Department of Defense.
990 Part VIII · USAspending3funders
$875ka year, last 3 years
57%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$1.2M$985k$1.8M$1.1M$1.5MJohn S and James L Knight FoundationOn and off$2.0M$1.1M
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