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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$2.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · −51% in 3 yrs33staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−60.5%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−8.8%
Middle half of peersMedianSearch Institute
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.6M spent
Programs$3.7M80%Management and general$836k18%Fundraising$102k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Federal awards stopped after FY2022
$307k in FY2022, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.5M in FY2023, −$4.7M in FY2024 and −$1.7M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 5.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
13 of 13 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI21funders
$2.7Ma year, last 3 years
36%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationOn and off$642k$572k$2.0M$921kChan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSince FY2021$600k$900k$1.1MLilly Endowment IncOn and off$390k$1.1M$250kYouthpriseEvery year since FY2017$461k$269k$106k$212k$14k$24k$45kJohn Templeton FoundationSince FY2022$244k$517kCommunities in SchoolsStopped after FY2019$127k$78k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$51k$36k$1.1M$13$10k$179 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$35k$85k$10k$36k$67k$213k$156k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped