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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)
$15Mrevenue
FY2025 · −4% in 3 yrs30staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $17M spent
Programs$14M84%Management and general$2.3M14%Fundraising$277k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.1M in FY2024 and −$1.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 9.2 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 30 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, 65% of revenue in FY2025. $26M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending23funders
$7.7Ma year, last 3 years
35%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationEvery year since FY2017$500k$1.6M$1.0M$1.8M$359k$1.0M$1.0MThe Ford FoundationSince FY2021$1.5M$1.6M$663kMargaret a Cargill FoundationSince FY2018$800k$600k$221k$850k$1.0M$250kDoris Duke Charitable Foundation IncOn and off$1.1M$1.0M$1.0MThe Wallace FoundationSince FY2022$2.0M$1.0MAlice L Walton FoundationSince FY2022$653k$522kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$70$55$8.0M$6k10 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$2k$8k$513k$267k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund