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Screen a listThe Whale Museum
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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)
$1.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +36% in 3 yrs28staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin10.8%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.0%
Middle half of peersMedianWhale Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.3M spent
Programs$1.1M86%Management and general$59k4%Fundraising$131k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort27funders
$136ka year, last 3 years
55%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23National Fish and Wildlife FoundationSince FY2019$11k$47k$47k$47k$133kHutton Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1k$5k$5k$8k$8k$8k$8kSchlinger Family FoundationOn and off$5k$10k$10kVictor B Scheffer FoundationSince FY2019$800$2k$2k$2k$2kGuestrin Family FoundationOn and off$7kEnersen FoundationSince FY2020$1k$1k$1k$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8k$42k$50k$40k$36k12 other fundersUp to $3k a year each$300$400$1k$425$3k$2k$70
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund