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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
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- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · +153% in 3 yrs9staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−7.5%
Months of reserve23.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.4%
Middle half of peersMedianVeterans Education Success
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.3M spent
Programs$1.2M88%Management and general$126k9%Fundraising$35k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 15% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Craig Newmark Foundation gave $75k in FY2022, 15% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$188k in FY2024 and −$94k in FY2025. Cash covers 23.1 months, above the peer median of 5.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
4 of 5 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI22funders
$1.2Ma year, last 3 years
24%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Laura and John Arnold FoundationSince FY2020$655k$300k$400k$150kLumina Foundation for Education IncOn and off$150k$650k$200k$200k$200kThe Kresge FoundationOn and off$150k$50k$175k$175k$200kThe Joyce FoundationOn and off$215k$215k$125kEcmc FoundationOn and off$300kGates FoundationOn and off$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$205k$461k$11k$111k$513k$2214 other fundersUp to $75k a year each$35k$112k$87k$97k$126k$135k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund