Nonprofit screen
Screen a listSilicon Valley Creates
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)(1)
$2.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · −33% in 3 yrs7staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−10.3%
Months of reserve6.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.4%
Middle half of peersMedianSilicon Valley Creates
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.7M spent
Programs$2.2M81%Management and general$398k15%Fundraising$105k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.0M in FY2024 and −$252k in FY2025. Cash covers 6.0 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
12 of 12 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 58% of revenue in FY2025. $450k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending27funders
$928ka year, last 3 years
58%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSince FY2018$425k$100k$475k$728k$150k$750kThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$485k$250k$275k$475k$200k$200kThe Applied Materials FoundationStopped after FY2021$160k$150k$10k$350k$163k–Kenneth Rainin FoundationSince FY2021$290k$150k$40kThe Heising-Simons FoundationOn and off$200kCenter for Cultural InnovationStopped after FY2021$35k$43k$62k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$17k$14k$222k$30k$21k12 other fundersUp to $51k a year each$60k$72k$35k$126k$100
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped