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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$17Mrevenue
FY2025 · −6% in 3 yrs4staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.3%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.8%
Middle half of peersMedianSpark Sf Public Schools
Where the money goes FY2025 · $17M spent
Programs$17M96%Management and general$720k4%Fundraising$54k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 35% of revenue stopped after FY2020
Someland Foundation gave $6.3M in FY2020, 35% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.9M in FY2023 and −$713k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort81funders
$13Ma year, last 3 years
58%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Salesforce FoundationSince FY2021$9.0M$7.5M$6.5MSomeland FoundationOn and off$6.3MCrankstart FoundationSince FY2022$2.4M$2.1MEvelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundStopped after FY2022$680k$500k$1.2M$875k$500k$3k–Stupski FoundationOn and off$10k$20k$265k$450k$615k$1.3MRobert and Ruth Halperin FoundationStopped after FY2022$225k$150k$135k$500k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$133k$90k$1.0M$7.0M$3.1M$668k$2.7M44 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$248k$156k$157k$1.1M$623k$494k$697k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped