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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)
$1.4Brevenue
FY2025 · +2% in 3 yrs7,834staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin1.5%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.9%
Middle half of peersMedianHoward University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.4B spent
Programs$957M68%Management and general$443M31%Fundraising$13M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
23 of 23 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, 23% of revenue in FY2025. $685M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending659funders
$73Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSince FY2020$20M$7.4M$4.0M$1.9MFamily Health International IncStopped after FY2022$3.9M$5.8M$2.6M$1.6M$1.1M$991k–The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$480k$3.4M$3.3M$1.8M$1.8MThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$10MJhpiego CorporationSince FY2020$124k$3.1M$4.6M$1.1MCorporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M$1.1M$950kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.2M$1.8M$3.1M$2.2M$58M$6.2M$6.9M479 other fundersUp to $6.7M a year each$4.3M$2.8M$4.8M$13M$41M$36M$26M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped