Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThousand Currents
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)
$20Mrevenue
FY2025 · −20% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−172.0%
Months of reserve4.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+21.6%
Middle half of peersMedianThousand Currents
Where the money goes FY2025 · $55M spent
Programs$51M93%Management and general$1.9M4%Fundraising$1.7M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$93k in FY2023 and −$34M in FY2025. Cash covers 4.6 months, above the peer median of 3.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
8 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 22% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort200funders
$24Ma year, last 3 years
28%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Waverley Street FoundationOn and off$10M$10MClimateworks FoundationStopped after FY2022$503k$8.5M–Novo FoundationSince FY2018$2.2M$1.5M$1.6M$750k$750k$750kHopper-Dean FoundationSince FY2022$1.0M$1.5MFoundation to Promote Open SocietyStopped after FY2021$500k$1.0M–Foundation for a Just SocietySince FY2020$258k$250k$250k$275kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$377k$396k$1.1M$3.9M$18M$6.6M$4.3M134 other fundersUp to $600k a year each$984k$906k$1.2M$2.6M$2.2M$4.0M$1.8M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped