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$14Mrevenue
FY2025 · −57% in 3 yrs62staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−8.7%
Months of reserve8.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−5.2%
Middle half of peersMedianSocial Science Research Council
Where the money goes FY2025 · $15M spent
Programs$13M86%Management and general$2.0M13%Fundraising$205k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 26% of revenue stopped after FY2020
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation gave about $1.8M a year for three years, 26% of revenue in FY2020.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.2M in FY2024 and −$1.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 8.1 months, above the peer median of 4.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
16 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2025. $5.8M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending68funders
$15Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$7.4M$5.0M$4.6M$3.8M$3.1M$4.4MCarnegie Corporation of New YorkOn and off$4.4M$921k$3.8M$1.8M$2.1M$3.8MThe Rockefeller FoundationSince FY2021$2.5M$2.5M$2.5MThe Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$276k$578k$635k$2.3M$1.7M$1.5M$500kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationOn and off$12k$15k$5.5MAlfred P Sloan FoundationOn and off$340k$600k$600k$500k$1.6M$969kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$42k$79k$82k$148k$153k$131k$347k48 other fundersUp to $2.3M a year each$830k$6.0M$2.3M$2.4M$3.8M$4.8M$5.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund