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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)
$191Mrevenue
FY2025 · +74% in 3 yrs590staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin49.8%
Months of reserve24.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+12.7%
Middle half of peersMedianWhitney Museum of American Art
Where the money goes FY2025 · $96M spent
Programs$63M66%Management and general$29M31%Fundraising$3.8M4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 93% in FY2024
$7.0M in FY2023, $463k in FY2024.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor2
Strong governance
45 of 46 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 13% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort795funders
$22Ma year, last 3 years
8%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Roy Lichtenstein FoundationOn and off$8k$34M$3k$569kThe Lipman Family Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$8.7M$15k$35k$30k$104k$30k$630kHess Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$1.1M$1.4M$1.2M$1.6M$290k$1.5M$235kThe Bluhm Family FoundationStopped after FY2020$2.5M$2.8M$438k–Demartini Family FoundationOn and off$662k$992k$832k$610k$675k$660kArnhold Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$122k$148k$150k$151k$1.2M$1.2M$1.2MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$3.4M$3.8M$7.5M$4.2M$5.0M$6.2M$5.2M683 other fundersUp to $1.7M a year each$7.3M$6.9M$7.4M$15M$13M$13M$15M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped