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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)
$84Mrevenue
FY2025 · +28% in 3 yrs1,030staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.9%
Months of reserve1.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianSimpson College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $85M spent
Programs$77M90%Management and general$7.3M9%Fundraising$1.5M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$12M in FY2023, −$12M in FY2024 and −$1.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.2 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
42 of 43 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, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $13M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending97funders
$453ka year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Richard Morton Root and Ruth Bailey Root Charitable Trust Fund Ud 082103Every year since FY2017$68k$70k$65k$72k$78k$88k$71kRoy J Carver Charitable TrustEvery year since FY2017$159k$15k$16k$16k$131k$16k$16kKENT CORPORATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION fka KENT-STEIN FOUNDATIONOn and off$70k$70k$35k$73k$35kLilly Endowment IncOn and off$170kAscendium Education Solutions IncStopped after FY2018$76k$29k–Dennis L & Hildreth M Murphy Scholarship TrustStopped after FY2020$40k$32k$20k$10k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$39k$60k$66k$25k$202k$138k62 other fundersUp to $90k a year each$86k$107k$83k$216k$153k$185k$148k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped