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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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$593krevenue
FY2024 · −23% in 3 yrs4staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−4.0%
Months of reserve6.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+18.2%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for the Study of Technology and Society
Where the money goes FY2024 · $616k spent
Programs$438k71%Management and general$91k15%Fundraising$87k14%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 20% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Witherspoon Institute Inc gave $150k in FY2021, 20% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$45k in FY2022, −$53k in FY2023 and −$24k in FY2024. Cash covers 6.6 months, under the peer median of 7.0.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 18% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort14funders
$355ka year, last 3 years
42%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedSince FY2020$100k$150k$150k$150kWitherspoon Institute IncOn and off$150kThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncSince FY2020$20k$20k$50k$50kJohn Templeton FoundationOn and off$100kConsidine Family FoundationOn and off$50kFred Maytag Family FoundationOn and off$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$78k$52k$18k$28k$122k$80k2 other fundersUp to $15k a year each$3k$15k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund