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Donor Advised Charitable Giving
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Donor Advised Charitable Giving reported $11.68 billion in revenue and $9.02 billion in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.75 went to program services, $0.10 to management and general costs and $0.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $967,879 (PRESIDENT). 113 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 139% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.02BFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11.7BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $967,879 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.01% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 113 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 63.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $749,375 | $0 | $218,504 | $967,879 |
| MD-BUS DEV,MKTG & STRAT PARTNER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $498,329 | $0 | $123,504 | $621,833 |
| MD-INVEST OVERSIGHT & DUE DILIGENCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $470,671 | $0 | $123,504 | $594,175 |
| MD-STRATEGY, OFFER MGMT & ANALYSIS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $438,109 | $0 | $123,504 | $561,613 |
| MD-CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $418,651 | $0 | $108,504 | $527,155 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $351,499 | $0 | $98,504 | $450,003 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $342,048 | $0 | $63,504 | $405,552 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $317,811 | $0 | $68,504 | $386,315 |
113 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Donor Advised Charitable Giving (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5226
Private foundation grants it received
201 private foundations reported grants to Donor Advised Charitable Giving totaling $625M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Donor Advised Charitable Giving's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Donor Advised Charitable Giving, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Donor Advised Charitable Giving spent in FY2025, $99.75 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Donor Advised Charitable Giving's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Donor Advised Charitable Giving reported that 99.7% of its $9.02 billion in expenses went to program services, 0.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Donor Advised Charitable Giving pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Donor Advised Charitable Giving reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $967,879, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Donor Advised Charitable Giving get its money?
Of $11.68 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Donor Advised Charitable Giving a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1640316 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611199349300601 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541069349300729 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411039349301716 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330939349300403 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230499349301028 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140489349301804 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1640316: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.