Nonprofit screen
Screen a listSamford University
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)
$371Mrevenue
FY2025 · +1% in 3 yrs2,876staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin11.4%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.0%
Middle half of peersMedianSamford University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $328M spent
Programs$290M88%Management and general$34M10%Fundraising$4.2M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
40 of 40 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 6% 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, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $47M is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending229funders
$5.9Ma year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lilly Endowment IncEvery year since FY2017$2.3M$788k$875k$540k$460k$1.3M$1.2MBashinsky Foundation Inc (A Dissolved Private Foundation)Stopped after FY2021$236k$259k$295k$360k$3.2M–National Collegiate Athletic AssociationEvery year since FY2017$564k$629k$563k$25k$594k$627k$619kLettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncSince FY2020$455k$455k$486k$515kPete M Hanna Charitable FoundationEvery year since FY2017$166k$151k$217k$226k$195k$125k$72kThe John and Rosemary Brown Family FoundationOn and off$1.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$548k$225k$374k$1.4M$806k$1.4M$1.3M161 other fundersUp to $483k a year each$597k$616k$760k$1.2M$1.3M$1.5M$1.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped