GiveClear Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813222963
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Charlotte, NC, US
Phone
704-318-2230
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$214,891,040
Expenses
$33,572,987
Assets
$215,446,402
Liabilities
$531,552

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert Bales (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • David Collins (Board Member): $8,793 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Deliver an inspiring charitable giving experience through cutting-edge technology, bringing accountability, transparency, and effectiveness to modern philanthropy.

What it reported doing in 2024

The GiveClear Foundation delivers an inspiring charitable giving experience through innovative technology and personal engagement for Americans. We envision a new model of philanthropy - a system at your fingertips connecting passionate people to trusted charities at scale - empowering people of any means to give and support positive change. During 2024 we distributed over $31.7M in grants that positively impacted 2,630 non profit organizations across the United States.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 95
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.1%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19,488.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 90.6%; rating input score 91; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 84.4%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.42; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 58.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 60.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 61.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 17.1% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $33.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $9K · 7 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $186K reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 817 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 774 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.