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$779krevenue
FY2025 · −36% in 3 yrs7staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.1%
Months of reserve6.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.3%
Middle half of peersMedianMicrogrants
Where the money goes FY2025 · $811k spent
Programs$567k70%Management and general$55k7%Fundraising$188k23%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 12% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation gave $450k in FY2021, 12% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$349k in FY2023, −$305k in FY2024 and −$32k in FY2025. Cash covers 6.7 months, under the peer median of 8.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
11 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
19 of the 31 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists72funders
$1.6Ma year, last 3 years
43%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The James M Stanton FoundationSince FY2020$1.5M$1.4M$586k$100kJoyful Noise Charitable FoundationOn and off$450kWem FoundationSince FY2022$30k$350kThe Jaye F and Betty F Dyer FoundationSince FY2020$75k$80k$80k$75kThe Joyce FoundationOn and off$290kThe Richard M Schulze Family FoundationSince FY2018$50k$35k$65k$60k$15k$35kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$89k$233k$196k$163k$126k$200k$191k50 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$121k$148k$181k$231k$323k$383k$348k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund