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- 509(a)(1)
$5.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −16% in 3 yrs37staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−69.6%
Months of reserve4.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−1.0%
Middle half of peersMedianSeed
Where the money goes FY2025 · $8.4M spent
Programs$7.7M91%Management and general$344k4%Fundraising$382k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 31% of revenue stopped after FY2020
Excellent Education Development gave $1.6M in FY2020, 31% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$288k in FY2024 and −$3.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 4.4 months, above the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
17 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI88funders
$2.2Ma year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family FoundEvery year since FY2017$210k$245k$1.2M$261k$275k$250k$125kExcellent Education DevelopmentOn and off$1.6MThe Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationStopped after FY2021$1.0M$500k–Helios Education FoundationOn and off$1.0MJoseph Drown FoundationOn and off$1.0MMargie and Robert E Petersen Foundation Co Theodore CalletonOn and off$1.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$143k$240k$225k$237k$1.3M$110k$229k59 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$216k$276k$496k$1.5M$898k$552k$538k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped