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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$12Mrevenue
FY2025 · +29% in 3 yrs13staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin18.3%
Months of reserve8.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.7%
Middle half of peersMedianBasic
Where the money goes FY2025 · $10.0M spent
Programs$8.7M87%Management and general$305k3%Fundraising$946k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.1M in FY2023 and −$1.6M in FY2024. Cash covers 8.7 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
25 of the 41 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists92funders
$6.1Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Crescent Porter Hale FoundationSince FY2020$1.1M$1.1M$1.1M$1.4MThe Childrens Scholarship FundSince FY2020$800k$824k$766k$767kThe Bern Schwartz Family FoundationOn and off$150k$180k$150k$150k$1.7MArthur & Carlyse Ciocca Charitable FoundationOn and off$400k$250k$250k$250kThe Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert FoundationStopped after FY2022$50k$50k$700k–The Rock FoundationOn and off$111k$113k$240k$178kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.1M$1.5M$1.3M$2.3M$2.0M$2.0M$2.0M52 other fundersUp to $475k a year each$794k$362k$388k$670k$918k$756k$843k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped