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Screen a listThe Public Interest Fellowship 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)
$4.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · +38% in 3 yrs26staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−7.3%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+16.7%
Middle half of peersMedianPublic Interest Fellowship
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.5M spent
Programs$4.4M99%Management and general$64k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.1M in FY2024 and −$302k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.8 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
5 of 6 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 17% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort3funders
$3.2Ma year, last 3 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Tully & Elise Friedman FundNew in FY2023$7kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$643k$852k$962k$1.4M$1.7M$3.7M$4.1M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund