Nonprofit screen
Screen a listRon Brown Scholar Fund
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)
$4.1Mrevenue
FY2024 · −47% in 3 yrs22staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−36.4%
Months of reserve3.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−8.2%
Middle half of peersMedianRon Brown Scholar
Where the money goes FY2024 · $5.6M spent
Programs$4.0M72%Management and general$440k8%Fundraising$1.1M20%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$358k in FY2022, −$1.5M in FY2023 and −$1.5M in FY2024. Cash covers 3.1 months, under the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
20 of 21 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI56funders
$1.5Ma year, last 3 years
72%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales FoundationSince FY2020$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$1.2MFund II FoundationStopped after FY2018$2.0M$1k–RFI Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$100k$25k$25k$25k–The Susan and Michael B Goldberg Family FoundationStopped after FY2019$95k$60k–Pepsico Foundation IncNew in FY2023$100kCatalyst FoundationStopped after FY2019$61k$30k$5k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$11k$79k$71k$211k$203k$298k$217k23 other fundersUp to $75k a year each$11k$6k$3k$105k$34k$133k$221k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped