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- 509(a)(1)
$2.0Brevenue
FY2025 · +18% in 3 yrs15,227staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.4%
Months of reserve0.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.3%
Middle half of peersMedianGeorge Washington University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.0B spent
Programs$1.8B91%Management and general$159M8%Fundraising$26M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
21 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $11M is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending916funders
$56Ma year, last 3 years
9%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationEvery year since FY2017$5.2M$1.6M$3.5M$2.6M$2.5M$5.1M$3.3MFamily Health International IncEvery year since FY2017$1.2M$2.3M$2.3M$1.4M$3.4M$3.7M$232kCarnegie Corporation of New YorkEvery year since FY2017$2.7M$242k$1.9M$723k$779k$1.4M$1.0MRchn Community Health Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$350k$350k$363k$353k$7.0M–National Gallery of ArtNew in FY2023$7.4MJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationOn and off$797k$2.4M$2.0M$1.2M$300k$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$4.7M$6.0M$4.5M$5.4M$11M$27M$20M697 other fundersUp to $3.5M a year each$14M$17M$20M$29M$20M$28M$27M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped