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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)
$371krevenue
FY2025 · +167% in 3 yrs5staff
7 of 7years filed
’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.8%
Months of reserve6.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+17.6%
Middle half of peersMedianNorthstar Church of the Arts
Where the money goes FY2025 · $418k spent
Programs$240k57%Management and general$116k28%Fundraising$62k15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 21% of revenue stopped after FY2021
North Carolina Humanities Council gave $15k in FY2021, 21% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 95% in FY2024
$612k in FY2023, $34k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$152k in FY2024 and −$47k in FY2025. Cash covers 6.7 months, above the peer median of 5.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 18% a year since FY2019, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort12funders
$240ka year, last 3 years
83%from its largest funder
Funder’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew in FY2023$600kThe Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Missionpost Pmb #101On and off$10k$10k$10k$10kNEO Philanthropy IncOn and off$22kNorth Carolina Humanities CouncilOn and off$15kThe Fund for Democratic CommunitiesOn and off$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$31k$8k$26k1 other fundersUp to $20k a year each$20k$2k$9k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund