Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Industrial Commons
Can you give?
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)
$8.7Mrevenue
FY2024 · +90% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin53.7%
Months of reserve23.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+88.6%
Middle half of peersMedianIndustrial Commons
Where the money goes FY2024 · $4.0M spent
Programs$3.1M77%Management and general$588k15%Fundraising$330k8%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 13% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Open Society Institute gave about $348k a year for two years, 13% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 79% in FY2022
$964k in FY2021, $203k in FY2022.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Strong governance
5 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 89% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort44funders
$4.3Ma year, last 3 years
67%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23The Kendeda FundSince FY2020$450k$60k$298k$8.4MDogwood Health TrustSince FY2021$500k$525k$374kThe Rockefeller FoundationOn and off$1.0MOpen Society InstituteStopped after FY2021$100k$595k–The Golden Leaf IncOn and off$500kThe Jm Kaplan Fund IncStopped after FY2020$50k$106k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$300k$525k$405k18 other fundersUp to $80k a year each$45k$52k$90k$106k$344k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped