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- No issue
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- No notice
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- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +37% in 3 yrs21staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−18.7%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−5.9%
Middle half of peersMedianTesseract Research Center
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.7M spent
Programs$2.7M74%Management and general$588k16%Fundraising$352k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$909k in FY2023, −$1.5M in FY2024 and −$578k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
5 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
7 of the 9 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists47funders
$1.5Ma year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Mai Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$50k$50k$100k$100k$100k$110k$160kThe Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSince FY2021$300k$50k$200kWallace Global Fund IISince FY2019$50k$65k$90k$65k$100kGraham-Kerman Fam Charitable FoundationOn and off$115kAnn & Gordon Getty FoundationOn and off$50k$50kThe Heinz EndowmentsNew in FY2023$60kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.7M$2.1M$26M$587k$928k$969k$1.1M12 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$9k$8k$18k$28k$56k$32k$98k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund