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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 nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$42krevenue
FY20264 of 5years filed
’22’23’24’25’26
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2026
Operating margin−5.4%
Revenue growth (annualized)−10.2%
Middle half of peersMedianFree Book Bus
Worth checking2
No return on record for FY2023
It filed for FY2022 and FY2024, with nothing on record in between.
IRS 990 e-file recordsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$20k in FY2025 and −$2k in FY2026.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
7funders
$12ka year, last 3 years
38%from its largest funder
Funder’20’21’22’23Lewis G Schaeneman Jr Foundation IncEvery year since FY2020$2k$3k$5k$4kPerry Foundation IncOn and off$10kThe Oak Hill FundOn and off$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$5$6k$21$8k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund