Nonprofit screen
Screen a listVerra
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 listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$31Mrevenue
FY2025 · −6% in 3 yrs68staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.1%
Months of reserve8.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+21.5%
Middle half of peersMedianVerra
Where the money goes FY2025 · $32M spent
Programs$29M93%Management and general$2.1M7%Fundraising$45k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$9.3M in FY2023, −$19M in FY2024 and −$957k in FY2025. Cash covers 8.6 months, above the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 10 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, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 4 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2020.
990 Part VIII5funders
$272ka year, last 3 years
62%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Rainforest Alliance IncStopped after FY2022$245k$122k$338k$168k–World Resources InstituteStopped after FY2022$335k$191k$65k–Flora L Thornton FoundationStopped after FY2022$10k$10k$10k$15k$15k–The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental TrustOn and off$18kThe Laney and Pasha Thornton FoundationNew in FY2023$5k
FundedStopped