Critical Role Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-2787844)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$377K
FY2021	$849K
FY2022	$872K
FY2023	$801K
FY2024	$449K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$224K
FY2021	$856K
FY2022	$872K
FY2023	$872K
FY2024	$463K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$153K
FY2021	$146K
FY2022	$145K
FY2023	$75K
FY2024	$62K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $428K Management & general 8% · $35K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ashley Johnson

President/Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Mercer

Vice President/Board Membe

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Markus Koro

Secretary/Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eduardo Lopez

Treasurer/Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Romero

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves communities and the environment for a better future.

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1 program · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Critical Role Foundation selects and partners with outstanding nonprofit organizations that carry the same values as we do and we work closely alongside each of our partners to ensure that every dollar raised is going toward programs and projects that are changing the world for the better.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-2787844) · Dispute this line

$428Kprogram 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

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$40K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$19K

The US Charitable Gift TrustFY2024$8K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$6K

The Van Metre Family Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Young Boozer Family FoundationFY2024$1K

Edward Jones FoundationFY2024$313

McKinstry Charitable FoundationFY2024$300

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$77K

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Grants paid · 23 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2022

Comic Relief INCNY · FY2022$478,840

Pablove Foundation INCCA · FY2022$55,787

Outright Action InternationalNY · FY2022$55,787

826laCA · FY2022$55,787

OsdTX · FY2022$42,749

World Central Kitchen IncorporatedDC · FY2022$40,000

Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project INCWA · FY2022$25,787

First Nations Development InstituteCO · FY2022$25,786

Save the Children Federation INCCT · FY2022$10,000

826laCA · FY2021$226,336

Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project INCWA · FY2021$160,000

OsdTX · FY2021$96,263

Pablove Foundation INCCA · FY2021$76,336

Outright Action InternationalNY · FY2021$76,336

Comic Relief INCNY · FY2021$76,336

Restaurant Workers Community Foundation INCNY · FY2021$15,000

No US Without You LaFY2021$15,000

Hope for Haiti IncorporatedMD · FY2021$15,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$449K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K

Money outPt IX

$463K

Ln 25

Programscol B$428K

Managementcol C$35K

Owns and owesPt X

$62K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K

Total assetsLn 16$216K

LiabilitiesLn 26$155K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K

Total revenueLn 12$449K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$215K

SavingsLn 2$1K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K

Total assetsLn 16$216K

LiabilitiesLn 26$155K

Net assetsLn 32$62K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$244K	$216K
Total assetsLn 16	$244K	$216K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$169K	$155K
Net assetsLn 32	$75K	$62K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$407K	$407K
Legal feesLn 11b	$4K		$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K		$30K
InsuranceLn 23	$326		$326
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21K	$21K	$500
Total functional expensesLn 25	$463K	$428K	$35K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025	$449K	$463K	−$13K	$62K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024	$801K	$872K	−$70K	$75K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023	$872K	$872K	−$414	$145K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2022	$849K	$856K	−$7K	$146K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2021	$377K	$224K	$153K	$153K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $449,317 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $801,348$449,317

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 $801,348$449,317

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $791,671$406,772

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,839$55,867

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $871,510$462,639

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,162−$13,322

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $449,317 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$449,317

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$449,317

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$449,317

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,639 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $406,772$406,772

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,280$4,280

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,769$29,769

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $326$326

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,992 · Management $500$21,492

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,764 · Management $34,875 · Fundraising $0$462,639

Part X · Balance sheet $216,289 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $243,415$215,288

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,001$1,001

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,416$216,289

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,289$800

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $157,135$153,819

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,424$154,619

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $74,992$61,670

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,992$61,670

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,416$216,289

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,670 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$449,317

XI-2 Total expenses$462,639

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,322

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,992

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,670

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Critical Role Foundation

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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