Nonprofit screen
Screen a listMountain Lake Public Telecommunications
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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · +2% in 3 yrs24staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−8.8%
Months of reserve2.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.2%
Middle half of peersMedianMountain Lake Public Telecommunications
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.5M spent
Programs$1.7M69%Management and general$463k18%Fundraising$313k13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$35k in FY2023, −$252k in FY2024 and −$202k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.6 months, under the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
16 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
8 of the 10 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 70% of revenue in FY2025. $10k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending19funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
97%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$780k$795k$771k$1.0M$1.3M$835k$861kPublic Broadcasting ServiceStopped after FY2021$19k$12k$10k$23k–Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncOn and off$10k$10kDavid & Candace Weir FoundationSince FY2021$1k$5k$10kFrank and Brinna Sands FoundationStopped after FY2021$5k$1k$1k$1k–Cloudsplitter FoundationOn and off$5k$2kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$21k$15k$13$18k8 other fundersUp to $3k a year each$600$4k$5k$4k$4k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped