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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$15Mrevenue
FY2025 · −17% in 3 yrs214staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin8.4%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.9%
Middle half of peersMedianWashington Ballet
Where the money goes FY2025 · $14M spent
Programs$10M73%Management and general$1.6M12%Fundraising$2.1M15%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 91% in FY2023
$7.8M in FY2022, $696k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.7M in FY2023 and −$132k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
36 of 36 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI103funders
$1.2Ma year, last 3 years
13%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing ArtsEvery year since FY2017$40k$43k$53k$53k$53k$53k$53kHoward and Geraldine Polinger Family FoundationOn and off$40k$45k$90k$55k$100kThe Shen Family FoundationOn and off$88k$88k$100k$50kThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationSince FY2021$50k$160k$110kJohn Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationOn and off$100k$80k$80kThe Marion & Robert Rosenthal Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$50k$75k$25k$25k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$111k$230k$401k$338k$385k$350k$594k75 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$219k$168k$275k$446k$633k$327k$540k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund