Simple Generosity Foundation EIN 47-5570019

Simple Generosity Foundation FY2021 filing

EIN  47-5570019 Religious organization Cape Eliz, ME Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides financial support and vetting services to help charities engage next-generation philanthropists through social media and align with corporate donor giving programs.
Leadership
George Stevens · President/Ce · $40K
Money in and out
$11.2M revenue, $9.1M expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Provides financial support and vetting services to help charities engage next-generation philanthropists through social media and align with corporate donor giving programs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $11.2M in revenue, $9.1M in expenses, and $5.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$11.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.2M
FY2021
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2021
Total assets
$5.0M
FY2021
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2021
Total revenue
$11.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $8.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The goodcoin foundation provided curation, communication, payment processing, and networking advice to target corporation and potential grantees as part of target's nationwide giving platform target circle. This platform allows guests at target stores to direct target's corporate giving to charities that matter to them.

$7.1Mprogram expense
02

The goodcoin foundation provided curation, communication, and payment processing services for dailykarma, an internet-based service that provides charitable giving options to customers of e-commerce sites through shopify and other providers.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

The goodcoin foundation enables bankcard holders to convert loyalty points or payments from their accounts into charitable gifts to causes of the banking customer's choice. This program creates a sense of larger purpose for the bank employees and for bank customers while strengthening communities through support of the nonprofit sector.

$146Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSimple Generosity Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-5570019
Principal addressHdr · item CCape Eliz, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.simplegenerosity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2016

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ce
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Stevens’s $116K as President & Secretary is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M religion 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
George Stevens$116,000$119,946
Kate Brandeis$108,000
Kristina Lange$108,000
George Stevens$50,000$40,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$10.7M · 96%
Program service revenue$460K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$10.7M
Program service revenue4%$460K
Investment income$31K
Total revenueLn 12$11.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program services99%$9.0M
Management & general1%$105K
Fundraising$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$5.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.9M · Operating expenses/yr $9.1M
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $9.0M · Total expenses $9.1M
99%
Management & General
Management & general $105K · Total expenses $9.1M
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $9.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $10.7M
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10.7M · Total revenue $11.2M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $11.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $460K · Total revenue $11.2M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $31K · Total revenue $11.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $460K · Total expenses $9.1M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.2M · Expenses $9.1M
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.0M · Total assets $5.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.0M
94%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual George Stevens · Reported title PRESIDENT/CE · Highest reported compensation $40K · Total expenses $9.1M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $40K · Total expenses $9.1M
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 1,188 grants · $18.0M · 2020–2024
Meals on Wheels AmericaVA · FY2024$271,548
Team Rubicon INCCA · FY2024$152,328
Comfort Cases INCMD · FY2024$146,421
Youthbuild Global INCMA · FY2024$110,160
Farm Aid INCMA · FY2024$91,364
Our Climate Education FundMD · FY2024$80,020
National Urban Fellows INCNY · FY2024$78,901
New Eyes for the Needy INCNJ · FY2024$78,323
Family Promise INCNJ · FY2024$66,500
Girls Who Code INCNY · FY2024$63,197
Feeding AmericaFY2024$61,972
USA Cares INCKY · FY2024$58,488
Apia ScholarsDC · FY2024$58,311
Music Will INCCA · FY2024$55,265
Solutions Project INCCA · FY2024$45,238
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$6.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$7.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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