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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
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- IRS files
- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · −29% in 3 yrs28staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−57.8%
Months of reserve2.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.6%
Middle half of peersMedianWitness
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.3M spent
Programs$5.1M69%Management and general$1.5M20%Fundraising$801k11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 13 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 6 of its 6 returns, 34% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII63funders
$3.7Ma year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Ford FoundationOn and off$690k$1.4M$1.4M$50k$333kFilecoin Foundation for the Decentralized WebSince FY2021$1.0M$1.0M$1.0MJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$400k$860k$25k$300k$300k$400k$250kSkoll FundStopped after FY2021$300k$1.6M–Open Society InstituteOn and off$600k$300kMarty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationSince FY2020$250k$50k$260k$110kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$124k$89k$147k$172k$1.2M$340k$716k41 other fundersUp to $500k a year each$635k$586k$786k$1.6M$469k$323k$833k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped