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Cornerstone Ondemand Foundation

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 2011Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-3007450

See statement othe mission of the cornerstone ondemand foundation is to transform the way people help people by providing access to high-quality, free online training to build the effectiveness of nonprofits and humanitarian and development professionals around the world. Through our two open online learning portals, disasterready.org and nonprofitready.org - we collaborate with partners in the sector to curate and develop training content and leverage technology to enable access and engage learners. To date, 2.5 million nonprofit and humanitarian professionals from 195 countries have completed more than 8.2 million courses across our portals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$160K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$230K
FY2025▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$304K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$201K
FY2025▼ -26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$201K
Net assets
$160K
FY2025▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$160K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $161K Management & general 20% · $40K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jacob Little Until 1125
Director/Executive Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tina Bolding Start 1125
Director/Executive Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides free online learning to empower nonprofit professionals worldwide.

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1 program service account for $161K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Online Learning Initiatives 2025

Our two programs, DISASTERREADY.ORG and NONPROFITREADY.ORG, provide free online training to build the effectiveness of nonprofits and humanitarian and development professionals around the world. We collaborate with partners in the sector to curate and develop training content and leverage technology to enable access and engage learners.

$161Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $175K · 2020–2021
LatechorgCA · FY2021$35,000
CascFY2021$25,000
CascFY2020$85,000
LatechorgCA · FY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$160K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$160K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$132K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$132K$160K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$305
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$83K$66K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$49K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$888$712$176
Information technologyLn 14$40K$32K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$161K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $230K$201K$28K$160K 990 PDF
FY2024 $304K$270K$33K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $237K$239K−$2K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$534K−$117K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 $471K$436K$35K$217K 990 PDF
FY2020 $546K$399K$147K$182K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,798 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,798
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,798
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,328 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,218 · Management $305$1,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,105 · Management $16,527$82,632
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $49,292 · Management $12,323$61,615
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $712 · Management $176$888
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,850 · Management $7,963$39,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,885 · Management $2,972$14,857
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,062 · Management $40,266 · Fundraising $0$201,328
Part X · Balance sheet $165,280 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,884$165,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,884$165,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,926
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $131,884$160,354
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,884$160,354
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,884$165,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $160,354 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,798
XI-2 Total expenses$201,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,884
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$160,354

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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