Nonprofit screen
Screen a listYellowstone Forever
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)
$42Mrevenue
FY2025 · +68% in 3 yrs135staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin59.5%
Months of reserve33.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+29.4%
Middle half of peersMedianYellowstone Forever
Where the money goes FY2025 · $17M spent
Programs$11M63%Management and general$3.0M18%Fundraising$3.3M19%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Government grants fell 98% in FY2025
$341k in FY2024, $8k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIIn its favor3
Strong governance
14 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 29% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
68 of the 112 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists248funders
$2.3Ma year, last 3 years
12%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Tull Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$500k$500k$50k–George L Ohrstrom FoundationOn and off$80k$105k$300k$150kSolot and Karp Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$40k$43k$32k$40k$50k$77k$67kThe Rees-Jones FoundationOn and off$330kBeagle Charitable FoundationSince FY2020$25k$50k$151k$100kGreater Yellowstone CoalitionOn and off$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$102k$190k$469k$919k$568k$1.1M$1.1M172 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$262k$251k$153k$459k$668k$830k$637k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped