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Chrestomathy Inc

Eden Prairie, Minnesota · EIN 41-1527943 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1988

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 90.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Graded against 50,356 human services nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.5.6 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.81% of practices81
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.88
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.1% from one source88
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.99.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.7%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2025Form 990$4.64M$4.42M$214K$2.08M5.6130A
Dec 2024Form 990$4.31M$4.15M$152K$1.86M5.4138A
Dec 2023Form 990$3.78M$4.30M−$512K$1.71M4.8115A
Dec 2022Form 990$3.86M$4.23M−$367K$2.07M5.9109B
Dec 2021Form 990$4.27M$3.75M$521K$2.44M7.8106B
Dec 2020Form 990$3.87M$4.13M−$266K$1.92M5.6184B
Dec 2019Form 990$5.34M$5.31M$26K$2.19M4.9284A
Dec 2018Form 990$5.27M$5.10M$170K$2.16M5.1311A
Dec 2017Form 990$5.37M$5.35M$16K$1.99M4.5324A
Dec 2016Form 990$5.74M$6.03M−$283K$1.97M3.9338A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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