Proper Giving

Analysis

Proper Giving is a registered charity in United States, based in Palatine, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 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, Proper Giving reported income of $63k and spending of $51k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $73k to $63k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Proper Giving sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joe and Kay Calvanese Foundation Incorporated ($63k), Realty Holdings Inc of the Quad Cities Community Foundation ($63k) and East Elmhurst Corona Civic Association Inc ($63k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $100k.