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- No issue
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- No notice
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- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$11Mrevenue
FY2025 · −11% in 3 yrs27staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−39.8%
Months of reserve2.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−15.0%
Middle half of peersMedianSeva
Where the money goes FY2025 · $15M spent
Programs$12M81%Management and general$1.5M10%Fundraising$1.5M10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.2M in FY2023, −$3.2M in FY2024 and −$4.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 2.4 months, under the peer median of 3.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
9 of 9 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
48 of the 75 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists202funders
$4.3Ma year, last 3 years
36%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Focusing Philanthropy IncSince FY2020$697k$1.4M$1.8M$1.3MVision for the PoorOn and off$690kThe Life You Can SaveSince FY2020$115k$179k$102k$137kLavelle Fund for the Blind IncSince FY2022$109k$400kThe Robert M Sinskey FoundationSince FY2022$77k$288kThe Carl Marks Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$100k$100k$103k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$191k$293k$296k$706k$774k$3.1M$1.1M140 other fundersUp to $226k a year each$146k$174k$261k$588k$335k$492k$456k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped