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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +89% in 3 yrs16staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin41.2%
Months of reserve17.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+34.1%
Middle half of peersMedianNew England Innocence Project
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.6M spent
Programs$1.9M74%Management and general$431k16%Fundraising$267k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Federal awards stopped after FY2021
$300k in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$285k in FY2023 and −$442k in FY2024. Cash covers 17.2 months, above the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 9 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 34% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort57funders
$840ka year, last 3 years
59%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011Since FY2018$500k$500k$500k$500k$500k$500kLynn Stern & Jeremy Lang Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$100k$50k–Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)Stopped after FY2022$50k$6k$50k$28k–Highland Partners Charitable FundSince FY2022$50k$50kGardiner Howland Shaw FoundationSince FY2020$15k$20k$27k$15kAdx FoundationOn and off$70kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$18k$55k$87k$25k$100k$167k$247k34 other fundersUp to $35k a year each$3k$7k$93k$45k$55k$44k$47k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped