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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)
$9.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · +16% in 3 yrs12staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin20.9%
Months of reserve2.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.5%
Middle half of peersMedianSphinx Organization
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.3M spent
Programs$6.4M88%Management and general$239k3%Fundraising$619k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
19 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
31 of the 51 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2025. $830k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending106funders
$5.3Ma year, last 3 years
39%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$900k$700k$650k$975k$450k$750kThe Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$650k$500k$500k$500k$500k$550k$438kFund II FoundationOn and off$3.0M$25kJohn S and James L Knight FoundationOn and off$300k$300k$300k$800kSamuel & Jean Frankel FoundationEvery year since FY2017$175k$175k$175k$175k$175k$175k$175kCharles Stewart Mott FoundationEvery year since FY2017$100k$110k$100k$130k$110k$125k$125kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$103k$77k$93k$266k$6.5M$218k$346k77 other fundersUp to $300k a year each$417k$423k$463k$695k$882k$1.3M$1.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund