Nonprofit screen
Screen a listSunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
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)
$13Mrevenue
FY2025 · +8% in 3 yrs139staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin17.3%
Months of reserve12.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianSunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
Where the money goes FY2025 · $11M spent
Programs$7.8M74%Management and general$2.4M23%Fundraising$357k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$345k in FY2023 and −$1.5M in FY2024. Cash covers 12.5 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
18 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
20 of the 31 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists47funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
34%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Sunshine Cottage Land CorporationSince FY2021$250k$400k$400kSunshine Cottage Scholarship FundEvery year since FY2017$135k$135k$135k$135k$135k$135k$135kOberkotter FoundationStopped after FY2022$100k$100k$300k–Harvey E Najim Charitable FoundationOn and off$50k$100k$100k$100k$100kCircle Bar FoundationOn and off$35k$75k$60k$40k$60k$144kRobert J & Helen C Kleberg FoundationSince FY2020$45k$75k$51k$59kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$60k$17k$15k$18k$15k$18k$14k30 other fundersUp to $112k a year each$192k$92k$222k$236k$179k$146k$174k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped