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Screen a listThe Education Center at the Watson Institute
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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$30Mrevenue
FY2025 · +37% in 3 yrs354staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.5%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.9%
Middle half of peersMedianEducation Center at the Watson Institute
Where the money goes FY2025 · $33M spent
Programs$31M93%Management and general$2.4M7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.7M in FY2023, −$3.7M in FY2024 and −$2.9M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
15 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 10% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort2funders
$100ka year, last 3 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22Richard King Mellon FoundationNew in FY2022$300kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund