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Pledgeling Foundation
Pledgeling Foundation reported $63.2 million in revenue and $61.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $65.93 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $34.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $287,597 (PRESIDENT). Revenue rose 606% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $61MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $63MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 65.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 34.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.33 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 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 | $287,597 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.47% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 3 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · 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 Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $239,095 | $48,502 | $287,597 |
| SECRETARY/TREASURER Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $160,620 | $7,610 | $168,230 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $131,597 | $17,587 | $149,184 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pledgeling Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b3 · 3 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 63
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CHARITYBUZZ Commercial fundraiser | $17,847,439 |
| PRIZEO US LLC Commercial fundraiser | $2,374,429 |
| PLEDGELING TECHNOLOGIES Management, accounting, and legal servic | $1,253,909 |
| STRIPE Payment card processing | $439,130 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
22 private foundations reported grants to Pledgeling Foundation totaling $273K 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 Pledgeling Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Pledgeling Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Pledgeling Foundation spent in 2024, $65.93 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Pledgeling Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Pledgeling Foundation reported that 65.9% of its $61.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 34.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pledgeling Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pledgeling Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $287,597, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pledgeling Foundation get its money?
Of $63.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pledgeling Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-2440594 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542539349301674 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422769349300502 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342919349300234 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212419349301336 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349326214 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033169349306033 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-2440594: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.