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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.2Mrevenue
FY2024 · +95% in 3 yrs3staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin30.9%
Months of reserve2.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+19.4%
Middle half of peersMedianOceanic Preservation Society
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.2M spent
Programs$2.0M90%Management and general$181k8%Fundraising$47k2%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2021
James H Clark Charitable Foundation gave $1.5M in FY2021, 93% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$521k in FY2022 and −$634k in FY2023. Cash covers 2.5 months, under the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
4 of 5 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 19% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort49funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
35%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23James H Clark Charitable FoundationOn and off$1.5MVogt FoundationOn and off$500k$100kJohn E Fetzer Institute IncStopped after FY2021$250k$250k–The Ford FoundationOn and off$400kHoltzman Wildlife FoundationOn and off$34k$60k$125kParley FoundationStopped after FY2021$50k$135k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$89k$47k$34k$181k$1.0M$27k$200k26 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$63k$117k$158k$76k$53k$163k$304k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped