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Screen a listThe Washington STEM Center
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)
$6.2Mrevenue
FY2024 · −88% in 3 yrs35staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−7.8%
Months of reserve8.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−17.1%
Middle half of peersMedianWashington STEM Center
Where the money goes FY2024 · $6.7M spent
Programs$5.2M78%Management and general$968k15%Fundraising$530k8%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
A funder worth 15% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Boeing Company Charitable Trust gave $2.0M in FY2022, 15% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsGovernment grants fell 92% in FY2023
$10M in FY2022, $807k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$11M in FY2022 and −$485k in FY2024. Cash covers 8.8 months, above the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
12 of 12 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI47funders
$7.6Ma year, last 3 years
41%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationOn and off$1.0M$1.3M$817k$1.8MRubens Family FoundationOn and off$3.0MBoeing Company Charitable TrustOn and off$2.0MUnited Way of King CountyStopped after FY2021$100k$25k$25k$1.0M–Jpmorgan Chase FoundationStopped after FY2020$500k$250k$250k$6k–Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WashingtonOn and off$75k$805kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.1M$142k$677k$2.6M$1.7M$4.8M$7.1M25 other fundersUp to $280k a year each$105k$86k$85k$220k$420k$537k$414k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped