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Screen a listThe Ideal School of Manhattan
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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)(1)
$18Mrevenue
FY2025 · −10% in 3 yrs159staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−24.1%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+7.9%
Middle half of peersMedianIdeal School of Manhattan
Where the money goes FY2025 · $23M spent
Programs$19M83%Management and general$3.4M15%Fundraising$426k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 99% in FY2023
$2.0M in FY2022, $17k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$13k in FY2023, −$3.3M in FY2024 and −$4.4M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort41funders
$1.6Ma year, last 3 years
90%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Robert D Ziff FoundationStopped after FY2019$5.0M$25k–The Derfner FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$5k$25k$25k$25k$25k$25kAudra Zuckerman and Mitchell Rubin Foundation IncSince FY2020$51k$20k$30k$30kThe Poses Family FoundationSince FY2020$10k$15k$15k$15kThe Lyle FoundationOn and off$50kFrancena T Harrison Foundation TrustSince FY2020$10k$10k$10k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$32k$2.1M$1.1M$2.0M$2.1M$1.1M$1.4M18 other fundersUp to $40k a year each$64k$34k$26k$36k$13k$8k$13k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped