Nonprofit screen
Screen a listPhiladelphia Lawyers for Social Equity
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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · −14% in 3 yrs30staff
5 of 5years filed
’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin6.7%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+14.2%
Middle half of peersMedianPhiladelphia Lawyers for Social Equity
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.2M spent
Programs$1.0M85%Management and general$125k10%Fundraising$56k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 30% of revenue stopped after FY2021
The William Penn Foundation gave about $125k a year for two years, 30% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 100% in FY2022
$137k in FY2021, $0 in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$659k in FY2023 and −$395k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
10 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 14% a year since FY2021, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort32funders
$561ka year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Philadelphia Poverty Action FundOn and off$400kUnited Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseySince FY2019$15k$80k$110k$103k$88kThe William Penn FoundationStopped after FY2021$20k$229k–Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts BoardSince FY2021$66k$48k$79kAb FoundationOn and off$170kThe Heinz EndowmentsStopped after FY2021$50k$50k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$20k$6k$8k$27k$18k18 other fundersUp to $57k a year each$21k$22k$76k$67k$143k$40k$106k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped