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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.3Mrevenue
FY2024 · −9% in 3 yrs20staff
5 of 5years filed
’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin9.4%
Months of reserve4.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.6%
Middle half of peersMedianPublic Interest Law Center
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.4M66%Management and general$357k17%Fundraising$354k17%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$284k in FY2022 and −$269k in FY2023. Cash covers 4.3 months, above the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
37 of 37 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
24 of the 40 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists67funders
$1.1Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The William Penn FoundationSince FY2020$156k$263k$202k$81kPennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts BoardOn and off$110k$110k$167k$85kIndependence FoundationEvery year since FY2017$10k$46k$82k$46k$10k$51k$93kThe Woodtiger FundOn and off$95k$50k$50k$50kThe Oak Foundation USAStopped after FY2021$140k$101k–Merck Family FundOn and off$45k$25k$50k$90kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$40k$48k$23k$147k$737k$199k$128k43 other fundersUp to $110k a year each$50k$134k$174k$191k$308k$276k$217k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped