Nonprofit screen
Screen a listMerit America
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)(1)
$61Mrevenue
FY2024 · +436% in 3 yrs248staff
6 of 6years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin17.0%
Months of reserve9.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+86.7%
Middle half of peersMedianMerit America
Where the money goes FY2024 · $51M spent
Programs$47M93%Management and general$2.4M5%Fundraising$1.3M2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
6 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 87% a year since FY2019, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort47funders
$16Ma year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’19’20’21’22’23Ascendium Education Solutions IncSince FY2021$837k$5.0M$3.0MCharles Koch FoundationSince FY2022$2.0M$1.0MTenacre FoundationSince FY2022$1.2M$1.2MBlue Meridian Partners IncOn and off$2.0MThe Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationOn and off$500k$1.0M$29kFidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationNew in FY2023$600kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$150k$2.0M$3.1M$6.9M$18M19 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$25k$146k$1.3M$643k$1.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund