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$5.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −15% in 3 yrs66staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.0%
Months of reserve1.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−3.2%
Middle half of peersMedianPacer Center
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.2M spent
Programs$4.2M81%Management and general$464k9%Fundraising$527k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.4M in FY2023 and −$149k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.6 months, under the peer median of 5.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
18 of 18 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, 40% of revenue in FY2025. $10M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
33%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Otto Bremer TrustOn and off$1.0MThe Richard M Schulze Family FoundationSince FY2018$105k$100k$127k$120k$123k$125kSandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable FoundationStopped after FY2021$275k$275k–Fred C and Katherine B Andersen FoundationSince FY2020$90k$90k$90k$125kCar Donation FoundationEvery year since FY2017$46k$95k$56k$45k$85k$39k$14kLenzmeier Family FoundationOn and off$80k$30k$30k$80k$30kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$836k$897k$644k$647k$691k$646k$494k77 other fundersUp to $104k a year each$261k$284k$288k$354k$337k$263k$233k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped