Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Joan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research 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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · +164% in 3 yrs8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.6%
Months of reserve11.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−11.2%
Middle half of peersMedianJoan Ganz Cooney Center for Educational Media and Research
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.9M spent
Programs$2.2M75%Management and general$529k18%Fundraising$182k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2022
Corporation for Public Broadcasting gave about $760k a year for two years, 93% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$814k in FY2023, −$1.2M in FY2024 and −$47k in FY2025. Cash covers 11.2 months, above the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
5 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI7funders
$514ka year, last 3 years
65%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingOn and off$523k$996kThe Heising-Simons FoundationStopped after FY2018$273k$179k–Walton Family Foundation IncOn and off$260kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$100k$187k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped