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Screen a listThe Palo Alto Community Fund
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · +0% in 3 yrs4staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin5.3%
Months of reserve4.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+17.9%
Middle half of peersMedianPalo Alto
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.3M spent
Programs$2.0M86%Management and general$94k4%Fundraising$226k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
25 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 18% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort44funders
$1.2Ma year, last 3 years
29%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The David and Lucile Packard FoundationStopped after FY2022$100k$100k$126k$100k$100k–Ishiyama FoundationEvery year since FY2017$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k$50kFreidenrich Family FoundationOn and off$1k$5k$40k$45k$20k$20kNint FoundationOn and off$102kJacob L and Lillian Holtzmann FoundationStopped after FY2022$25k$50k–Maud and Burton Goldfield Family FoundationSince FY2019$3k$3k$13k$10k$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$148k$228k$254k$873k$386k$1.3M$1.3M23 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$29k$18k$4k$65k$55k$21k$28k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped