GiveClear Foundation is a charitable grantmaking sponsor of donor advised funds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2018 · 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
7 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29.5M a year · 84% of revenue · last 7 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 7 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $462K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$403K
Spent
$244K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$403K
FY2018
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$403K
FY2019$508K
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$716K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$26.5M
FY2024$214.9M
Expenses
$244K
FY2018
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$244K
FY2019$366K
FY2020$787K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$33.6M
Net assets
$13K
FY2018
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$13K
FY2019$159K
FY2020$381K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$25.6M
FY2024$214.9M

From the FY2018 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 Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $153K Management & general 30% · $73K Fundraising 7% · $17K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,000Pt VII · Sec A
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Collins’s $9K as Board Member is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Dan Kyte——$12,893$99,185$75,000—
Harold B Chrisman——————
Robert Bales—$72,000$36,000———
Dana L Holway—————$60,000
David Collins$8,793$8,464$398$27,033——
Dana Holway————$15,000—
Katie Smith Milway——————

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

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

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1 program · $153K · in their own filed words · FY2018
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The GiveClear Foundation delivers an inspiring charitable giving experience through innovative technology and personal engagement for Americans. We envision a new model of philanthropy - a system at your fingertips connecting passionate people to trusted charities at scale - empowering people of any means to give and support positive…

$153Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$462K
Grants paid · 958 grants · $32.2M · 2018–2024
Keystone Baptist ChurchIL · FY2024$2,100,000
University ImpactUT · FY2024$1,418,502
Pro Athletes OutreachCO · FY2024$959,791
Young LifeCO · FY2024$495,476
Naos INCAZ · FY2024$442,863
Wycliffe Bible Translators INCFL · FY2024$415,150
Kingsland Baptist ChurchFY2024$374,500
International Justice MissionVA · FY2024$334,700
Champion ForwardTN · FY2024$300,000
Perimeter ChurchGA · FY2024$292,160
The Winston SchoolNJ · FY2024$250,000
Campus Crusade for Christ INCFL · FY2024$245,710
Atlas Ministry INCGA · FY2024$225,000
Ocean View Church of ChristFY2024$215,000
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By the numbers

The FY2018 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$403K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$403K
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$403K
Total revenueLn 12$403K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$10K
Net assetsLn 32−$146K$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$42K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$32K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$8K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$5K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$2K$19K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$153K$73K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $214.9M$33.6M$181.3M$214.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.5M$4.0M$22.5M$25.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$787K$2.1M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $716K$630K$86K$525K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$787K$231K$381K 990 PDF
FY2019 $508K$366K$142K$159K 990 PDF
FY2018 Viewing $403K$244K$159K$13K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $402,893 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,003$402,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,003$402,893
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,774$30,339
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$92,666
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,291$120,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,065$243,809
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$146,062$159,084
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $402,893 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,893
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$402,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$402,893
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,809 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,564$19,564
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,775$10,775
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,500 · Management $37,000$78,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,330$7,330
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,889 · Management $2,947$6,836
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $31,731 · Management $10,577$42,308
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,846 · Management $1,962$9,808
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $4,857 · Management $1,619$6,476
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,482 · Management $19,376 · Fundraising $16,895$38,753
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,420$7,420
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,039$16,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,433 · Management $73,481 · Fundraising $16,895$243,809
Part X · Balance sheet $23,090 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,917$23,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,917$23,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,394$10,068
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $151,585$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,979$10,068
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$146,062$13,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,917$23,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$402,893
XI-2 Total expenses$243,809
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$146,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,022

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