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Don'T Ever Give Up reported $24.6 million in revenue and $33.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.69 went to program services, $19.41 to management and general costs and $7.90 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 126.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $632,277 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THR: 8.25). Revenue rose 116% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25MOther revenue was negative: −$6.8M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.4% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 126.8% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $632,277 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.90% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THR: 8.25 Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $590,980 | $41,297 | $632,277 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $315,918 | $40,697 | $356,615 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THR: 12.24 Key employee, 12.00 hrs/week | $0 | $320,746 | $15,285 | $336,031 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee, 14.00 hrs/week | $0 | $309,660 | $19,935 | $329,595 |
| SR. VICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIP Highest compensated employee, 14.00 hrs/week | $0 | $251,021 | $39,014 | $290,035 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 14.00 hrs/week | $0 | $246,298 | $40,688 | $286,986 |
| SR. VICE PRESIDENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $222,495 | $31,413 | $253,908 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, PRINCIPAL GIFTS Highest compensated employee, 12.00 hrs/week | $0 | $209,752 | $38,045 | $247,797 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Don'T Ever Give Up (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $787K (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–1b13 · 12 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 665
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| THE LUX PRODUCTIONS Event rentals for wine celebration | $675,137 |
| MARY KENEALY EVENTS Dick vitale gala event management | $308,500 |
| BMW OF SARASOTA Dick vitale gala sweepstake vehicles | $188,376 |
| DONORDRIVEGLOBAL CLOUD LIMITED Enterprise fundraising platform | $141,897 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Don'T Ever Give Up totaling $458K 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 Don'T Ever Give Up's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Don'T Ever Give Up, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Don'T Ever Give Up spent in FY2025, $72.69 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Don'T Ever Give Up's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Don'T Ever Give Up reported that 72.7% of its $33.2 million in expenses went to program services, 19.4% to management and general and 7.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Don'T Ever Give Up pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Don'T Ever Give Up reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $632,277, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THR: 8.25 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Don'T Ever Give Up get its money?
Of $24.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 126.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Don'T Ever Give Up a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-5304184 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202600499349301605 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540499349301724 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202410479349301231 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202340469349301759 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202240429349300324 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202100429349300025 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-5304184: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.