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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$32Mrevenue
FY2025 · −16% in 3 yrs465staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−35.8%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.8%
Middle half of peersMedianOperation Hope
Where the money goes FY2025 · $44M spent
Programs$37M84%Management and general$4.5M10%Fundraising$2.5M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.0M in FY2023 and −$12M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 2.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2025. $12M is traced federal awards from Department of Commerce.
990 Part VIII · USAspending103funders
$3.7Ma year, last 3 years
34%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationSince FY2022$1.4M$2.4MDollar General Literacy FoundationOn and off$500kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncSince FY2018$1k$38$10$50k$100k$275kThe Clayton Homes FoundationOn and off$401kMufg Union Bank Foundation AgStopped after FY2022$200k$200k–OpenAI Foundation fka OpenAI IncNew in FY2023$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$31k$81k$202k$563k$878k$694k$965k54 other fundersUp to $1.1M a year each$57k$141k$50k$756k$412k$1.2M$1.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped