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Screen a listThe Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc
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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$14Mrevenue
FY2024 · −33% in 3 yrs74staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−1.8%
Months of reserve2.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.0%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Effective Philanthropy
Where the money goes FY2024 · $14M spent
Programs$12M83%Management and general$2.2M15%Fundraising$169k1%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$294k in FY2023 and −$257k in FY2024. Cash covers 2.4 months, under the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
10 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
37 of the 49 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists118funders
$8.4Ma year, last 3 years
40%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.2M$2.3M$585k$749k$550k$875k$875kThe Robert Wood Johnson FoundationEvery year since FY2017$540k$565k$1.1M$713k$500k$500k$635kThe Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$200k$400k$801k$688k$502k$525k$503kGates FoundationOn and off$50k$400k$1.2M$100kCarnegie Corporation of New YorkSince FY2018$200k$200k$220k$100k$275k$325kThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationOn and off$192k$150k$273k$200k$200kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$796k$183k$245k$603k$10M$346k$675k81 other fundersUp to $325k a year each$760k$1.0M$996k$1.5M$1.4M$2.4M$2.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund