Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Please Foundation
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)
$1.1Mrevenue
FY2024 · +124% in 3 yrs2staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin8.5%
Months of reserve5.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+22.8%
Middle half of peersMedianPlease
Where the money goes FY2024 · $982k spent
Programs$790k80%Management and general$192k20%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 23% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
8 of the 11 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists25funders
$191ka year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23James P Raymond Jr FoundationSince FY2020$50k$60k$50k$25kOscar J Tolmas Charitable TrustSince FY2021$30k$30k$45kRobert E Zetzmann Family FoundationSince FY2018$10k$10k$10k$14k$11k$13kOchsner Clinic FoundationOn and off$15k$20k$25kLeo W Seal Jr Family FoundationSince FY2019$10k$10k$10k$10k$10kShell USA Company FoundationOn and off$4k$4k$4k$7k$16kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$150k$31k$47k$25k$57k$45k$31k10 other fundersUp to $13k a year each$12k$7k$1k$9k$17k$21k$26k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund