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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$13Mrevenue
FY2025 · −16% in 3 yrs161staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−16.7%
Months of reserve5.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−6.1%
Middle half of peersMedianMuseum of the City of New York
Where the money goes FY2025 · $16M spent
Programs$12M77%Management and general$1.3M9%Fundraising$2.3M15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.9M in FY2024 and −$2.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 5.4 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
32 of 33 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 18% of revenue in FY2025. $2.3M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending239funders
$3.6Ma year, last 3 years
9%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$500k$150k$650kThe Robert a & Elizabeth R Jeffe FoundationOn and off$35k$35k$348k$335k$335k$50kThe Puffin Foundation Ltd (F/K/A Puffin New Jersey Inc)Since FY2018$271k$318k$72k$97k$100k$197kThe Green-Wood Historic Fund IncOn and off$1.0MCharina Endowment Fund IncSince FY2022$500k$500kThe Dinan Family FoundationSince FY2020$370k$100k$105k$155kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$378k$333k$809k$544k$156k$447k$1.2M195 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$845k$776k$1.3M$1.7M$1.9M$2.2M$1.7M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund