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$58Mrevenue
FY2025 · −34% in 3 yrs963staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−44.4%
Months of reserve0.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−8.2%
Middle half of peersMedianWhittier College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $83M spent
Programs$69M83%Management and general$11M14%Fundraising$2.4M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 90% in FY2023
$5.7M in FY2022, $556k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$15M in FY2023, −$22M in FY2024 and −$26M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.6 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
97funders
$5.6Ma year, last 3 years
71%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Fletcher Jones FoundationOn and off$410k$200k$350kYao Yuan Sze FoundationOn and off$244k$230k$150k$100kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$75k$100k$500kAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesOn and off$89k$117k$130k$128k$72k$122kHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOn and off$30k$493kThe Ahmanson FoundationSince FY2020$75k$175k$125k$140kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$456k$616k$380k$308k$12M$588k$156k60 other fundersUp to $333k a year each$556k$302k$342k$816k$362k$639k$452k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund