Nonprofit screen
Screen a listWheaton College
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)
$171Mrevenue
FY2025 · −5% in 3 yrs1,623staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−2.4%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.8%
Middle half of peersMedianWheaton College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $175M spent
Programs$159M90%Management and general$13M8%Fundraising$3.5M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking3
Government grants fell 85% in FY2024
$4.6M in FY2023, $667k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIFederal awards stopped after FY2021
$5.4M in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$5.1M in FY2023, −$17M in FY2024 and −$4.1M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
27 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VI180funders
$6.7Ma year, last 3 years
49%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$2.1M$10M–Howard Hughes Medical InstituteStopped after FY2019$1.0M$40k–The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$100k$560kTsunami FoundationEvery year since FY2017$100k$100k$75k$75k$75k$50k$50kRichard K Lubin Family FoundationSince FY2020$100k$125k$125k$30kEsmond Nissim Foundation Inc Co Bosworth Gray & Fuller EsqOn and off$250k$100k$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$327k$578k$764k$950k$763k$3.3M$3.5M118 other fundersUp to $225k a year each$554k$619k$484k$835k$490k$475k$713k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped