Give Back Foundation

Analysis

Give Back Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Give Back Foundation reported income of $70.0m and spending of $72.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $90.2m to $70.0m (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Give Back Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia ($69.8m), Philanthropic Ventures Foundation ($71.0m) and Nevada Community Foundation Inc ($69.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $32.1m against liabilities of $15.7m, net assets of $16.4m.