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$363Mrevenue
FY2025 · −14% in 3 yrs2,985staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin5.1%
Months of reserve6.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.4%
Middle half of peersMedianOberlin College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $344M spent
Programs$321M93%Management and general$18M5%Fundraising$5.6M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 31 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $18M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending247funders
$6.2Ma year, last 3 years
33%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Islands FundStopped after FY2021$500k$750k–The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$211k$1.0MChas & Stella Cole ScholarshipSince FY2020$276k$275k$383k$220kHoward Hughes Medical InstituteStopped after FY2019$1.0M$10k$40k–Robert & Roni Lemle Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$204k$205k$196k$100k$100k$100k$25kAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesOn and off$127k$54k$137k$158k$77k$125kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$789k$4.3M$3.5M$2.0M$1.6M$2.5M$7.8M162 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$1.2M$583k$1.3M$944k$1.6M$1.1M$977k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped