Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Desert Biennial Dba Desert X
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)
$2.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −25% in 3 yrs8staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−96.7%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.6%
Middle half of peersMedianDesert Biennial Dba Desert X
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.9M spent
Programs$3.3M85%Management and general$212k5%Fundraising$393k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 15% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Foundation to Promote Open Society gave $250k in FY2021, 15% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 99% in FY2024
$105k in FY2023, $1k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.6M in FY2023 and −$1.9M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort39funders
$281ka year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Foundation to Promote Open SocietyOn and off$250kMay and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation IncOn and off$25k$25k$25k$25k$25k$25kThe Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care FoundationOn and off$25k$50k$5k$48kPs ResortsOn and off$25k$38k$10k$25kPosner FoundationSince FY2018$10k$5k$10k$10k$13k$10kThe Galen Family FoundationOn and off$10k$15k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$18k$25k$85k$15k$41k$80k$112k17 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$60k$85k$18k$15k$40k$25k$25k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund