Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Groundtruth Project Inc
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$16Mrevenue
FY2024 · +27% in 3 yrs38staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin39.9%
Months of reserve3.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+37.9%
Middle half of peersMedianGroundtruth Project
Where the money goes FY2024 · $9.7M spent
Programs$8.0M83%Management and general$1.1M12%Fundraising$558k6%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$3.6M in FY2022 and −$2.6M in FY2023. Cash covers 3.0 months, above the peer median of 2.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 38% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort159funders
$6.7Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23John S and James L Knight FoundationOn and off$75k$205k$838k$1.0M$1.0M$901kJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$150k$200k$200k$300k$150k$215k$100kJonathan Logan Family FoundationSince FY2020$200k$200k$200k$200kThe Ford FoundationOn and off$200k$200k$100k$250kPosner Foundation of PittsburghSince FY2021$150k$300k$250kCorporation for Public BroadcastingOn and off$649kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$56k$394k$985k$1.4M$2.8M$2.6M$3.9M89 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$65k$347k$1.3M$1.3M$2.6M$1.6M$2.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund