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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$23Mrevenue
FY2024 · +28% in 3 yrs133staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−2.4%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.9%
Middle half of peersMedianMercy for Animals
Where the money goes FY2024 · $24M spent
Programs$18M76%Management and general$3.3M14%Fundraising$2.5M11%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 21% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Good Ventures Foundation gave $3.8M in FY2021, 21% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$14M in FY2023 and −$564k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.7 months, under the peer median of 3.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
4 of 4 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, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort227funders
$9.5Ma year, last 3 years
47%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Good Ventures FoundationOn and off$3.8MSam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation IncOn and off$200k$250k$250k$250k$500kThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsSince FY2018$10k$50k$50k$160k$772k$25kSeadream Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$60k$50k$33k$275k$250k–Ssb Charitable CorporationSince FY2018$100k$100k$100k$100k$100k$100kThe Greenbaum FoundationOn and off$250k$25k$100k$220kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.1M$1.7M$6.2M$2.7M$1.0M$14M$4.2M162 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$260k$195k$468k$291k$459k$1.1M$956k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped