Mobile Giving Foundation INC EIN 20-8164151 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Mobile Giving Foundation INC

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Facilitates charitable giving through mobile phones and text messaging for good causes. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $424K in revenue, $541K in expenses.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
Bellevue, WA
Website
www.mobilegiving.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$424KFY2024
Expenses
$541K
Net assets
$0
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-8164151 Unknown exempt organization Bellevue, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Facilitates charitable giving through mobile phones and text messaging for good causes.
Leadership
Joe Manis · Director, Ch · $139K
Money in and out
$424K revenue, $541K expenses
Bottom line
-28% surplus margin
Reported financial activity · FY2024
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$541K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$118K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Surplus margin
-28%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -242% vs prior filing year
Program spending
90%
of expenses reach programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$424K
FY2024▼ -72%
Expenses
$541K
FY2024▼ -67%
Total assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$541K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$118K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMobile Giving Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D20-8164151
Principal addressHdr · item CBellevue, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mobilegiving.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Ch
$138,600Pt VII · Sec A
Founder
$9,231Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joe Manis$138,600$109,200$115,352$113,601$102,876
Jim Manis$9,231$60,000$60,000$62,308$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $488K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The mobile giving foundation's (MGF) core operation is to quickly raise funds using an electronic daf model to enable MGF, and indirectly, its donors, to react in real time to address critical charitable needs by offering donors a mechanism by which they can electronically make a contribution to MGF using their cell phones and recommend…

$488Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$242K · 57%
Contributions & grants$186K · 44%
Program service revenue57%$242K
Contributions & grants44%$186K
Total revenueLn 12$424K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.01
Program services90%$488K
Management & general9%$46K
Fundraising1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$541K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $541K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $488K · Total expenses $541K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $541K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $541K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $755K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $186K · Total revenue $424K
44%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $424K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $242K · Total revenue $424K
57%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-4K · Total revenue $424K
-1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $242K · Total expenses $541K
45%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $424K · Prior year $1.5M
-72%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $2.7M · FY2024 $424K
-37%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $424K · Expenses $541K
-28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joe Manis · Reported title DIRECTOR, CH · Highest reported compensation $139K · Total expenses $541K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $190K · Total expenses $541K
35%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -72%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 127 grants · $9.2M · 2020–2024
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMA · FY2024$50,245
Various Qualified OrganizationsFY2024$13,075
Defenders of WildlifeDC · FY2024$11,730
Fundacion Teleton USATX · FY2024$10,050
Valley Children's Healthcare FoundaFY2024$6,470
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMA · FY2023$92,870
Fundacion Teleton USATX · FY2023$59,610
Various Qualified OrganizationsFY2023$26,010
Defenders of WildlifeDC · FY2023$15,470
Kraddick Fund for KidsTX · FY2023$14,900
Valley Children's Healthcare FoundaFY2023$10,770
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$424K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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