Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress
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)(2)
$28Mrevenue
FY2025 · +28% in 3 yrs132staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin8.4%
Months of reserve0.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.6%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress
Where the money goes FY2025 · $25M spent
Programs$21M84%Management and general$2.4M10%Fundraising$1.6M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.5M in FY2023 and −$234k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.6 months, under the peer median of 4.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 26 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 4 returns, 4% of revenue in FY2023.
990 Part VIII195funders
$4.6Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Baskin Family FoundationSince FY2020$200k$200k$1.0M$1.2MThe Schmidt Family FoundationOn and off$250k$500k$500k$1.0MJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$315k$300k$300k$300k$200k$200k$400kThe Schooner FoundationStopped after FY2022$200k$200k$200k$200k$200k$100k–Schumann Media Center IncOn and off$730kThe Stephen JHendrickson FoundationIncEvery year since FY2017$110k$97k$99k$103k$25k$172k$102kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.4M$1.7M$3.1M$2.3M$969k$1.7M$2.2M127 other fundersUp to $325k a year each$772k$1.2M$1.2M$1.1M$977k$1.4M$1.4M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped