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Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, California · EIN 94-2992642 · Education · tax-exempt since 1986

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 66.7 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 10,640 education nonprofits with revenue over $50M 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.35.2 months46
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.98% of practices98
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.21
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.6% from one source79
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.93.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.5%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.29not scored

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Year by year

201520162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$134.76M$109.10M$25.67M$319.94M35.21,051C
Dec 2023Form 990$113.90M$107.62M$6.28M$295.98M33.0989C
Dec 2022Form 990$160.50M$97.42M$63.08M$268.75M33.11,019C
Dec 2021Form 990$118.52M$94.94M$23.58M$286.08M36.2833C
Dec 2020Form 990$96.60M$92.83M$3.77M$255.26M33.01,044C
Dec 2018Form 990$94.61M$87.71M$6.90M$196.58M26.91,012B
Dec 2017Form 990$90.52M$81.05M$9.47M$201.94M29.9995B
Dec 2016Form 990$79.80M$73.20M$6.59M$175.46M28.8936B
Dec 2015Form 990$71.04M$67.65M$3.38M$161.68M28.7926C

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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