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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)
$62Mrevenue
FY2025 · −31% in 3 yrs580staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−15.0%
Months of reserve6.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.1%
Middle half of peersMedianBrooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Where the money goes FY2025 · $71M spent
Programs$49M69%Management and general$16M22%Fundraising$6.5M9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$11M in FY2023, −$9.6M in FY2024 and −$9.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 6.4 months, above the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
61 of 61 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 cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 19% of revenue in FY2025. $4.3M is traced federal awards from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
990 Part VIII · USAspending313funders
$9.5Ma year, last 3 years
10%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$500k$5.5M$500k$500kLeon Levy FoundationStopped after FY2022$800k$800k$800k$800k$50k$50k–The Ford FoundationOn and off$650k$150k$501k$810k$1.1MThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncOn and off$696k$1.0M$1.0MSills Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$750k$1.0M–Arison Arts FoundationOn and off$100k$250k$350k$355k$328k$350kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$836k$794k$1.1M$2.6M$3.5M$2.0M$3.1M250 other fundersUp to $1.3M a year each$1.1M$2.0M$1.6M$5.5M$2.6M$4.7M$4.8M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped