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Screen a listNative Forward Scholars Fund
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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)
$16Mrevenue
FY2025 · +50% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−20.0%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+14.6%
Middle half of peersMedianNative Forward Scholars
Where the money goes FY2025 · $19M spent
Programs$17M90%Management and general$1.3M7%Fundraising$609k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 11% of revenue stopped after FY2020
Wells Fargo Foundation gave $800k in FY2020, 11% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$18k in FY2024 and −$3.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
11 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 15% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 62% of revenue in FY2025. $64M is traced federal awards from Department of the Interior.
990 Part VIII · USAspending40funders
$7.7Ma year, last 3 years
87%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationStopped after FY2019$535k$415k$25k–Katharine Scallan Scholarship Tr Xxxxx1006Since FY2018$145k$147k$144k$143k$157k$130kTheodore R and Vivian M Johnson Scholarship Foundation IncSince FY2020$200k$201k$200k$201kWells Fargo FoundationOn and off$800kWend II IncSince FY2022$250k$500kM J Murdock Charitable TrustSince FY2020$150k$50k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$16k$22k$12k$239$20M$28k$273k17 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$100$7k$33k$115k$388k$344k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped