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- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$776krevenue
FY2024 · −62% in 3 yrs7staff
7 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−6.0%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−30.9%
Middle half of peersMedianOpportunity Institute
Where the money goes FY2024 · $823k spent
Programs$728k89%Management and general$90k11%Fundraising$4k1%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$603k in FY2022, −$1.2M in FY2023 and −$47k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.7 months, under the peer median of 5.0.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
21funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$1.1M$1.3M$450k$300k$500kGates FoundationOn and off$600k$550k$250k$950k$250kThe Heising-Simons FoundationStopped after FY2018$1.1M$150k–The Ford FoundationOn and off$1.2MNextgen Climate America IncOn and off$1.0MCarnegie Corporation of New YorkSince FY2020$100k$300k$317k$83kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$4.2M$950k$2.4M$100k$100k$195k$10k9 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$925k$175k$450k$50k$200k$100k$275k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped