Nonprofit screen
Screen a listWalking Mountains
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)
$5.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · −8% in 3 yrs95staff
5 of 5years filed
’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−9.4%
Months of reserve1.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.7%
Middle half of peersMedianWalking Mountains
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.3M spent
Programs$4.4M69%Management and general$1.2M19%Fundraising$751k12%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$561k in FY2023 and −$544k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.2 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
30 of 31 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 10% a year since FY2021, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 12% of revenue in FY2025. $825k is traced federal awards from Environmental Protection Agency.
990 Part VIII · USAspending92funders
$1.8Ma year, last 3 years
23%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Frechette Family FoundationSince FY2022$115k$1.1MThe Tang FundOn and off$51k$50k$50k$500k$114kThe Colorado Health FoundationStopped after FY2022$70k$98k$87k$84k$84k$101k–National Forest FoundationEvery year since FY2017$78k$85k$85k$80k$65k$41k$65kBrownstein Family FoundationSince FY2018$60k$60k$60k$60k$60k$63kBorgen Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$20k$10k$10k$36k$61k$62k$65kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$627k$333k$414k$493k$558k$675k$711k50 other fundersUp to $50k a year each$48k$106k$161k$282k$210k$280k$271k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped