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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)
$176Mrevenue
FY2025 · +34% in 3 yrs2,057staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−12.2%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+3.2%
Middle half of peersMedianWillamette University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $197M spent
Programs$176M89%Management and general$17M9%Fundraising$4.1M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$35M in FY2023, −$27M in FY2024 and −$22M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
33 of 36 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025. $18M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending160funders
$2.1Ma year, last 3 years
11%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Heatherington Foundation for Innovation and Education in Health CareOn and off$3.0MFamilycare IncOn and off$3.0MWendt Family FoundationStopped after FY2020$300k$300k$300k$300k–The Terrence and Ruth Elkes FoundationSince FY2022$300k$350kM J Murdock Charitable TrustOn and off$120k$224k$247kHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOn and off$30k$505kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$235k$235k$311k$331k$562k$686k$942k113 other fundersUp to $172k a year each$540k$377k$316k$519k$793k$885k$864k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped