Givinga Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Wellesley, MA501(c)(3)Since 2015Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 47-4172718Revenue $13.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgivingafoundation.org396 Washington Street 307, 02481-6209 · Wellesley, MATax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to empower donors of all sizes through a transparent and accountable public charity platform that provides access to world class giving accounts and promotes active and consistent giving.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $2.9M
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.1M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$12.7M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$958K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.1M
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$34.5M
FY2023$18.8M
FY2024$13.1M
Expenses
$12.7M
FY2024▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$15.4M
FY2022$34.0M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$12.7M
Net assets
$958K
FY2024▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$773K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$386K
FY2024$958K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $12.3M Management & general 3% · $374K Fundraising 0% · $6K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Directo
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Directo
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Willis O'Brien’s $24K as Executive Director/Directo is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023
Willis C O'Brien—$74,500
Willis O'Brien$24,000—

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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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 15aYes

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2 programs · $24.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The givinga foundation fulfills our mission to make philanthropy accessible to everyone in five principal ways: 1. We are an independent 501(3) public charity we receive a substantial percentage of our donations from the public and that support comes from a broad and diverse number of individuals, families and companies.

$12.3Mprogram expense
02

The givinga foundation fulfills our mission to make philanthropy accessible to everyone in five principal ways: 1. We are an independent 501(3) public charity we receive a substantial percentage of our donations from the public and that support comes from a broad and diverse number of individuals, families and companies.

$12.3Mprogram expense

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
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Grants paid · 1,804 grants · $42.5M · 2020–2024
Together We Thrive FoundationCA · FY2024$950,000
Together We Thrive FoundationCA · FY2024$950,000
Percent Impact FoundationNY · FY2024$179,886
Percent Impact FoundationNY · FY2024$179,886
Slingshot Memphis INCTN · FY2024$172,675
Slingshot Memphis INCTN · FY2024$172,675
Global GivingDC · FY2024$160,637
Global GivingDC · FY2024$160,637
Givinga FoundationFY2024$144,641
Givinga FoundationFY2024$144,641
Memphis Inner City RugbyTN · FY2024$110,000
Memphis Inner City RugbyTN · FY2024$110,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$12.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.3M
Managementcol C$374K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$958K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Total revenueLn 12$13.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$958K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $13.1M$12.7M$465K$958K 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.8M$20.2M−$1.4M$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 $34.5M$34.0M$506K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.7M$15.4M$338K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.5M$522K$773K 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
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Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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