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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)
$1.9Brevenue
FY2025 · +3% in 3 yrs7,334staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin11.0%
Months of reserve7.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.5%
Middle half of peersMedianSmithsonian Institution
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.7B spent
Programs$1.3B75%Management and general$336M20%Fundraising$94M6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
17 of 17 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, 70% of revenue in FY2025. $977M is traced federal awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
990 Part VIII · USAspending1,361funders
$111Ma year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Wem FoundationSince FY2020$10k$15k$15k$75MLilly Endowment IncOn and off$459$398k$1.2M$12M$10M$2.0MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.3M$1.4M$7.9M$2.0M$550k$3.3M$1.4MThomas W Haas FoundationOn and off$2.0M$2.5M$5.5M$1.0M$2.0M$2.0MGates FoundationStopped after FY2022$315k$2.2M$3.0M$75k$1.5M$7.5M–The Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$761k$911k$3.0M$550k$5.1M$1.6M$136kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$16M$16M$13M$23M$23M$33M$37M1,101 other fundersUp to $10M a year each$20M$29M$21M$32M$30M$50M$37M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped