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Can you give?
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)
$1.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · −2% in 3 yrs82staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.5%
Months of reserve8.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.1%
Middle half of peersMedianPlay on Philly
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.5M68%Management and general$326k15%Fundraising$354k17%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 91% in FY2024
$285k in FY2022, $25k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$535k in FY2023 and −$237k in FY2025. Cash covers 8.7 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
21 of 21 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI82funders
$1.1Ma year, last 3 years
44%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William Penn FoundationStopped after FY2022$150k$200k$200k–The Tioga FoundationEvery year since FY2017$50k$50k$67k$70k$67k$100k$105kThe Lenfest Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$100k$50k$50k$150k–John S and James L Knight FoundationStopped after FY2019$100k$100k$50k–The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationOn and off$32k$20k$10k$10k$35kFarlight Foundation F/K/A I See a FoundationNew in FY2023$85kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$92k$311k$394k$338k$1.4M$301k$162k56 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$26k$113k$120k$219k$206k$157k$222k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped