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Screen a listLyric Foundation Inc
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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)
$14Mrevenue
FY2025 · +51% in 3 yrs5staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−11.1%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+13.2%
Middle half of peersMedianLyric
Where the money goes FY2025 · $15M spent
Programs$14M94%Management and general$721k5%Fundraising$270k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$65k in FY2023, −$748k in FY2024 and −$1.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.8 months, under the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 13% 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, 7% of revenue in FY2025. $1.4M is traced federal awards from Department of Defense.
990 Part VIII · USAspending9funders
$28ka year, last 3 years
83%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Helena Foundation IncStopped after FY2018$25k$23k–Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation IncOn and off$7kCampbell Foundation IncSince FY2021$2k$2k$2kJohn C Corckran Jr Charitable FoundationOn and off$1k$1k$2kThe Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncOn and off$800$1k$1kSandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation IncOn and off$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$14k$6k$20k$27k$18k$36k$20k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped