Nonprofit screen
Screen a listNcsl Foundation for State Legislatures
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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$9.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +53% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.0%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+13.8%
Middle half of peersMedianNcsl Foundation for State Legislatures
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.1M spent
Programs$8.1M89%Management and general$233k3%Fundraising$812k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$588k in FY2023, −$104k in FY2024 and −$183k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 5.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
57 of 57 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 14% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort72funders
$937ka year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Alliance for Early Success Fka Birth to Five Policy AllianceStopped after FY2021$330k$280k$310k$300k$250k–Pritzker Family FoundationSince FY2022$650k$20kCtia - the Wireless AssociationEvery year since FY2017$13k$18k$13k$38k$140k$30k$250kBuffett Early Childhood FundOn and off$50k$100k$100kRichard M Fairbanks Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$13k$140k$57k–Ncta - the Internet & Television AssociationEvery year since FY2017$27k$25k$15k$17k$19k$24k$38kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$57k$36k$25k$13k$63k$30k55 other fundersUp to $107k a year each$150k$180k$326k$268k$343k$358k$584k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped