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$192Mrevenue
FY2025 · −6% in 3 yrs1,707staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.9%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.3%
Middle half of peersMedianNorwich University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $199M spent
Programs$177M89%Management and general$19M10%Fundraising$3.3M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.9M in FY2023 and −$7.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.7 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
27 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 14% of revenue in FY2025. $96M is traced federal awards from Department of Defense.
990 Part VIII · USAspending133funders
$2.6Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Tawani Charitable Distribution FundStopped after FY2019$3.5M$4.3M–Frank & Zada Chase Charitable Trust 1576Since FY2020$367k$460k$421k$401kKreitzberg Family FoundationOn and off$186k$360k$176k$150kPritzker Military FoundationOn and off$50k$75k$165k$265k$260kAlice S Ayling Scholarship FoundationEvery year since FY2017$67k$82k$87k$200k$115k$125k$130kHaynes Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$51k$112k$79k$67k$60k$40k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$171k$339k$463k$614k$2.1M$553k$902k91 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$63k$104k$127k$453k$332k$585k$585k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped