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Screen a listThe Pencil Box 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)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · −26% in 3 yrs5staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−19.1%
Months of reserve2.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.1%
Middle half of peersMedianPencil Box
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.3M spent
Programs$1.2M91%Management and general$96k7%Fundraising$28k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 20% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc gave $300k in FY2022, 20% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$4k in FY2023, −$937k in FY2024 and −$211k in FY2025. Cash covers 2.4 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
60funders
$608ka year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23A R and Marylouise Tandy FoundationOn and off$750kJe and le Mabee Foundation IncOn and off$300kThe Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationSince FY2020$10k$10k$210k$13kGrace & Franklin Bernsen FoundationOn and off$10k$15k$25k$25kThe Hardesty Family Foundation IncSince FY2019$10k$25k$10k$10k$15kGeorge Kress Foundation IncSince FY2020$5k$5k$30k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$43$34k$44k$29k41 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$9k$31k$2k$43k$134k$73k$84k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund