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The Blackbaud Giving Fund
The Blackbaud Giving Fund reported $545.8 million in revenue and $540.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.83 went to program services, $0.17 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $365,006 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2735% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $541MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $546MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 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 | 99.7% | 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 | $365,006 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.07% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBbgf accelerates the flow and impact of generosity by facilitating charitable giving and grantmaking through a broad range of corporate, employee, consumer, and philanthropic giving programs. Bbgf oversees, assesses, aggregates, and distributes charitable funds through workplace giving, matching gift programs, peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives, donor-advised grantmaking, and other charitable giving solutions, making timely grants to vetted nonprofit organizations in the united states and around the world that qualify in accordance with applicable charitable and tax regulations. (continued…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $354,375 | $0 | $10,631 | $365,006 |
| OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $172,602 | $0 | $4,350 | $176,952 |
| TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $29,172 | $0 | $3,063 | $32,235 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Blackbaud Giving Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $562K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b6 · 6 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 4No
- 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 52
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP Accounting services | $126,279 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to The Blackbaud Giving Fund totaling $50M 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 The Blackbaud Giving Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Blackbaud Giving Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Blackbaud Giving Fund spent in 2025, $99.83 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Blackbaud Giving Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, The Blackbaud Giving Fund reported that 99.8% of its $540.7 million in expenses went to program services, 0.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Blackbaud Giving Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Blackbaud Giving Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $365,006, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Blackbaud Giving Fund get its money?
Of $545.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Blackbaud Giving Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-0942102 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202622529349301602 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542169349301664 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402119349300860 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312409349300046 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202340539349301374 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123129349303522 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003149349303310 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-0942102: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.