Universalgiving EIN 73-1662480

Universalgiving FY2020 filing

EIN  73-1662480 Public foundation / grantmaker Menlo Park, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects people to global giving and volunteer opportunities.
Leadership
Pamela Hawley · Founder & CEO · $134K
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $953K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Connects people to global giving and volunteer opportunities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $953K in expenses, and $3.3M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$953K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $585K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
49.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
Expenses
$953K
FY2020
Total assets
$4.3M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$939K
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$953K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$585K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $783K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Corporate giving and volunteeringuniversalgiving regularly partners with organizations, providing our services to help them give and volunteer with top-performing nonprofits. One of the best ways we do this is to help companies, their employees and foundations know which ngos to give to.

$766Kprogram expense
02

Major partnershipsuniversalgiving partners with organizations in support of universalgivings mission to increase giving and volunteering by promoting our vetted ngo partners and their projects.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Public serviceuniversalgiving helps organizations all around the world access resources by connecting donors and volunteers to vetted ngos and their projects in an efficient and transparent manner.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUniversalgiving
EINHdr · item D73-1662480
Principal addressHdr · item CMenlo Park, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.universalgiving.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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
Founder & CEO
$133,754Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Hawley’s $197K as Founder & CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Hawley$197,009$201,846$178,018$145,600$133,754

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$938K · 61%
Program service revenue$325K · 21%
Investment income$274K · 18%
Contributions & grants61%$938K
Program service revenue21%$325K
Investment income18%$274K
Other revenue$938
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.05
Program services82%$783K
Management & general13%$126K
Fundraising5%$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$953K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$939K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed42.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.9M · Operating expenses/yr $953K
49.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $783K · Total expenses $953K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $126K · Total expenses $953K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $43K · Total expenses $953K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $43K · Solicited contributions $938K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $938K · Total revenue $1.5M
61%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $325K · Total revenue $1.5M
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $274K · Total revenue $1.5M
+18%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $325K · Total expenses $953K
34%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $953K
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.3M · Total assets $4.3M
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $531K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.3M
12%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Pamela Hawley · Reported title Founder & CEO · Highest reported compensation $134K · Total expenses $953K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $366K · Total expenses $953K
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $734K · 2021–2022

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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)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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