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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)
$8.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +68% in 3 yrs88staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin9.5%
Months of reserve4.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.5%
Middle half of peersMedianNatural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.3M spent
Programs$5.0M68%Management and general$1.4M20%Fundraising$871k12%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$705k in FY2023 and −$208k in FY2024. Cash covers 4.1 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
30 of 30 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
45 of the 64 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, 7% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII102funders
$743ka year, last 3 years
13%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Bread Loaf Rock FoundationSince FY2019$185k$200k$50k$100k$50kDavid F & Karen K Thomas FoundationOn and off$100k$100k$75k$100k$100k$100kThe Habe FoundationStopped after FY2019$150k$250k$100k–Robert C & Jane E Holder FoundationEvery year since FY2017$118k$55k$5k$5k$10k$10k$25kBirdsong Family Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$33k$25k$25k$35k$35kThe Enoch FoundationSince FY2020$50k$50k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$102k$63k$64k$141k$115k$181k$220k77 other fundersUp to $70k a year each$210k$124k$229k$294k$335k$278k$311k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped