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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$9.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +26% in 3 yrs20staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin27.2%
Months of reserve4.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.7%
Middle half of peersMedianExplorers Club
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.5M spent
Programs$4.7M72%Management and general$1.4M22%Fundraising$436k7%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 12% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort54funders
$183ka year, last 3 years
34%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Philip Stephenson FoundationOn and off$42k$19k$50k$69k$69kMercer Family FoundationOn and off$100kChristy and John Mack FoundationSince FY2022$50k$25kThe Schmidt Family FoundationSince FY2022$24k$21kArmand G Erpf FundSince FY2019$25k$1k$1k$1k$5kThe Rudolph J Torello Foundation IncOn and off$15k$3k$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$24k$35k$34k$500$56k27 other fundersUp to $14k a year each$3k$6k$8k$42k$32k$17k$22k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund