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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +29% in 3 yrs4staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin15.8%
Months of reserve5.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.9%
Middle half of peersMedianSpark Ventures
Where the money goes FY2025 · $916k spent
Programs$807k88%Management and general$48k5%Fundraising$62k7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$115k in FY2023 and −$61k in FY2024. Cash covers 5.8 months, above the peer median of 4.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn 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 VIFunders stay
7 of the 10 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists25funders
$99ka year, last 3 years
20%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Vallavbhai & Savitaben Patel Foundation IncOn and off$11k$20k$15k$23k$17k$13kJames B Tafel FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2k$6k$10k$10k$21k$21k$20kJohn & Susan Dewan FoundationSince FY2020$5k$7k$8k$8kLeva Family FoundationSince FY2020$3k$6k$5k$5kStephen J & Deirdre Nardi Charitable FndSince FY2021$5k$8k$5kThe McNeight Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$3k$3k$3k$3k$1k$500–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$61k$47k$19k$64k$15k$59k$57k6 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$10k$5k$4k$4k$9k$6k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped