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- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$81krevenue
FY2025 · −73% in 3 yrs2staff
5 of 5years filed
’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−186.3%
Months of reserve0.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.2%
Middle half of peersMedianPlenary
Where the money goes FY2025 · $231k spent
Programs$181k78%Management and general$50k22%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2021
The Simons Foundation Inc gave $198k in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$374k in FY2024 and −$150k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.9 months, under the peer median of 15.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
6funders
$91ka year, last 3 years
72%from its largest funder
Funder’20’21’22’23The Simons Foundation IncOn and off$198kIllumina Corporate FoundationOn and off$25kBiotechnology Innovation OrganizationOn and off$10kAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceOn and off$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$19$40k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund