Nonprofit screen
Screen a listSola Media
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)
$3.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +5% in 3 yrs29staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−18.9%
Months of reserve5.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.1%
Middle half of peersMedianSola Media
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.7M spent
Programs$2.0M55%Management and general$497k13%Fundraising$1.2M32%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$971k in FY2023, −$1.4M in FY2024 and −$591k in FY2025. Cash covers 5.3 months, above the peer median of 4.0.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
10 of 12 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIFunders stay
5 of the 5 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists26funders
$789ka year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Weiser FoundationOn and off$100kJohn Elda Fritsche CharitableSince FY2022$24k$37kThe Josetta FundOn and off$50kThe Vain and Harry Fish Foundation IncStopped after FY2018$10k$10k–J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717Every year since FY2017$1k$3k$3k$3k$2k$3k$2kStewardship FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$394k$18k$228k$425k$634k$894k$607k2 other fundersUp to $2k a year each$1k$3k$3k$2k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped