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Gods Pit Crew
Gods Pit Crew reported $15.0 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.45 went to program services, $1.90 to management and general costs and $6.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $139,450 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 103% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 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 $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.5% | 89.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 7.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.6% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 87.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $139,450 | $350,135 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 1.29% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.5 | 8.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 expenseThe disaster team was able to respond to 17 major disasters in ca, ky, va, wv, sc, ms, ok, mo, tn, ar, tx, and jamaica. They delivered into those disasters 76 tractor trailer loads of relief supplies. There were 400 disaser projects completed with an estimated value of $640,000. They also renovated 1 home, built 33 homes, and there are 5 more rebuilds in progress
The blessing bucket program continued to grow in volunteer participation and with 7 mobile events and were able to assemble and distribute 15,360 blessing buckets filled with water, food, hygiene supplies and first aid kits to assist disaster victims. Blessing buckets were shipped to all disaster response areas covered by the disaster team
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, 50.00 hrs/week | $139,450 | $0 | $0 | $139,450 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gods Pit Crew (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $139K (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–1b18 · 18 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 526
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,337
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Gods Pit Crew totaling $1.2M 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 Gods Pit Crew's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Gods Pit Crew, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Gods Pit Crew's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Gods Pit Crew reported that 91.5% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 1.9% to management and general and 6.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Gods Pit Crew pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Gods Pit Crew reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $139,450, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Gods Pit Crew get its money?
Of $15.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Gods Pit Crew a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1974979 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 202622529349300217 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543169349300944 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422059349301402 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312089349300206 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232869349301193 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142199349300704 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032319349301458 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1974979: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.