Elton John Charitable Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300206061
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
3102763499
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Public Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$64,638
Assets
$120,943
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID FURNISH (PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN)
  • LUCIE KITCHENER (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID FURNISH (PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN)
  • DAVID W GRACE (ASSISTANT SECRETARY)
  • LUCIE KITCHENER (VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To utilize donations received to fund numerous charitable organizations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provided grants to various charitable organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -161.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $65K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.