Furthur Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680177715
IRS 990-PF coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Berkeley, CA, USA
Phone
5103937981
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$257,607
Expenses
$147,821

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Furthur Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Berkeley, CA. EIN 680177715. Tax year 2025 Form 990-PF reports $258K revenue and $148K expenses.

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 26 grants totaling $122,000. The stated grant purposes included pegasus voyages aka pegasus project has taken thousands of inner city kids onto the bay for marine environment education aboard pegasus. we have been supporters, off and on, for several years. last year, peter and his team finished rebuilding the ship. they continue to offer a service on a shoestring to kids who never get near a sailboat., established in 2005, the loc foundation raises money to support city officials in oregon. the organization? s $10,000 annual budget is comprised exclusively of donations from cities and individuals who believe in the mission of the league of oregon cities. the loc foundation is a 509a3 organization, organized to: 1 generate timely and accurate data and information for cities 2 help officials from cities that are members of loc to acquire knowledge, sharpen skills and develop professionally through the loc annual conference, professional association conferences and training, and through specialized training workshops for city officials and 3 other acts as may be necessary. the foundation accomplishes this purpose by providing scholarships to city officials to attend the loc annual conference, the oregon mayors association annual conference and to attend various loc trainings throughout the year., and to connect music industry professionals and their families with a trusted network of mental health and wellness providers, plus 20 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. The foundation's positive operating resources came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 95
  • Cost Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 52

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 83; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 17.5; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 95.3% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 52th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 26 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 52/100.