Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Innovation Project
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)
$5.9Mrevenue
FY2025 · +315% in 3 yrs16staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.1%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+19.2%
Middle half of peersMedianInnovation Project
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.6M spent
Programs$6.2M93%Management and general$340k5%Fundraising$101k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$274k in FY2023 and −$715k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 19% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 84% of revenue in FY2025. $2.9M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending3funders
$208ka year, last 3 years
67%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23WK Kellogg FoundationOn and off$500k$482k$125k$75kZ Smith Reynolds Foundation IncSince FY2020$175k$130k$188k$100kAccelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated LearningNew in FY2023$5k
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