Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Colburn School
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)
$70Mrevenue
FY2025 · −76% in 3 yrs527staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin18.5%
Months of reserve24.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.4%
Middle half of peersMedianColburn School
Where the money goes FY2025 · $57M spent
Programs$46M81%Management and general$7.8M14%Fundraising$2.9M5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 100% in FY2023
$5.7M in FY2022, $25k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIFederal awards stopped after FY2022
$375k in FY2022, none traced since.
USAspendingIn its favor2
Strong governance
32 of 32 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 cohort100funders
$23Ma year, last 3 years
83%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Dunard Fund USA LtdEvery year since FY2017$7.3M$250k$3.1M$2.0M$17M$38M$2.5MThe Negaunee FoundationSince FY2020$100k$300k$800k$2.5MThe Max H Gluck Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$361k$361k$641k$591k$180k$361k$413kThe Sidney E Frank FoundationSince FY2020$192k$350k$350k$300kThe Ahmanson FoundationSince FY2020$435k$10k$600k$27kDorothy Richard Starling FoundationSince FY2018$120k$120k$100k$100k$149k$129kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.2M$409k$318k$433k$521k$794k$1.9M66 other fundersUp to $257k a year each$425k$1.0M$287k$449k$442k$510k$905k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund