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Grapevine giving foundation
Grapevine giving foundation reported $9.3 million in revenue and $9.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.70 went to program services, $8.11 to management and general costs and $0.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $19,200 (director). Revenue rose 89% between 2022 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.9MFor 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 $9.3MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 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 | 98.6% | 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 | $19,200 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.19% | 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 | 4.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOur mission is to democratize philanthropy by making giving simple, dynamic, connected and joyful. Through the activities described above, Grapevine Giving Foundation will help people make more of a difference together with products and services that support collective impact accross the arts, education, community, environment and more. We connect people and grow the greater good by increasing charitable activities in the areas of arts, education, community, environment and more as well as other charities that support causes and represent the philanthropic wishes and geographic regions of…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| director Director/trustee, 0.5 hrs/week | $19,200 | $0 | $0 | $19,200 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Grapevine giving foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
4 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–1b3 · 1 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Grapevine giving foundation totaling $355K 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 Grapevine giving 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 Grapevine giving foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Grapevine giving foundation spent in 2025, $91.70 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Grapevine giving foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Grapevine giving foundation reported that 91.7% of its $9.9 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Grapevine giving foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Grapevine giving foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $19,200, for the role of director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Grapevine giving foundation get its money?
Of $9.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 98.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Grapevine giving foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-2389502 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 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 202642379349300519 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349313790 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349309371 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202433199349313918 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-2389502: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.