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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)
$54Mrevenue
FY2025 · −13% in 3 yrs363staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.2%
Months of reserve6.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.0%
Middle half of peersMedianSummit Public Schools
Where the money goes FY2025 · $56M spent
Programs$51M91%Management and general$4.8M9%Fundraising$339k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$5.1M in FY2023 and −$1.7M in FY2025. Cash covers 6.9 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
7 of 7 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 8 of its 8 returns, 81% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII39funders
$4.3Ma year, last 3 years
72%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationEvery year since FY2017$6.8M$10.0M$7.3M$1.8M$3.7M$1.6M$4.0MChan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationStopped after FY2019$24M$5.0M–Xq InstituteOn and off$1.7M$1.7M$100kCharles and Helen Schwab FoundationEvery year since FY2017$500k$500k$250k$250k$200k$250k$200kCharles Koch InstituteOn and off$1.6MCalifornia Charter Schools AssociationOn and off$474k$302k$421k$15k$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$53M$40k$47k$1.1M$547k$73k$1.1M20 other fundersUp to $507k a year each$946k$728k$32k$483k$452k$265k$484k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped