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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHARITY NAVIGATOR.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,719,109
Total expenses
$7,854,963
Contributions and grants received
$6,392,104
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,172
Investment income
$311,761
Other revenue
$10,072
Total assets, end of year
$8,945,107
Total liabilities, end of year
$852,745
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,092,362
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,962,270
Management and general expenses
$1,055,203
Fundraising expenses
$837,490
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,962,270

Program services were 75.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,392,104

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $43,591

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME

    total $5,172 · related or exempt $5,172

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $214,531 · excluded $214,531

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,829,824

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,732,594

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $97,230

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $97,230 · excluded $97,230

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $10,072 · excluded $10,072

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,072

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,168,126 · program services $841,396 · management and general $175,840 · fundraising $150,890

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,928,415 · program services $2,205,261 · management and general $374,523 · fundraising $348,631

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,459 · program services $40,821 · management and general $4,489 · fundraising $7,149

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $356,590 · program services $281,947 · management and general $37,336 · fundraising $37,307

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $318,125 · program services $239,354 · management and general $41,075 · fundraising $37,696

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $90,411 · program services $77,958 · management and general $12,453

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,801 · management and general $60,279 · fundraising $522

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $617,873 · program services $597,364 · management and general $5,075 · fundraising $15,434

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $655,130 · program services $588,084 · management and general $20,506 · fundraising $46,540

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $151,004 · program services $18,790 · management and general $21,662 · fundraising $110,552

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,049,416 · program services $906,802 · management and general $108,055 · fundraising $34,559

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $107,992 · program services $80,589 · management and general $14,354 · fundraising $13,049

  • 17 · Travel

    total $76,216 · program services $43,919 · management and general $18,243 · fundraising $14,054

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,495 · program services $4,322 · management and general $398 · fundraising $5,775

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,383 · program services $3,240 · management and general $16,143

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $42,487 · program services $31,331 · management and general $5,324 · fundraising $5,832

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK & PROCESSING FEES

    total $118,850 · management and general $118,850

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING & DEVELO

    total $23,459 · program services $1,092 · management and general $20,598 · fundraising $1,769

  • 24c · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $7,731 · fundraising $7,731

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $250,503 · end of year $694,384

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $512,228 · end of year $1,021,788

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $962,634 · end of year $402,893

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $269,566 · end of year $385,053

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $190,758

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $162,068

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,765 · end of year $28,690

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $7,270,198 · end of year $6,283,092

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $216,187 · end of year $129,207

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $546,346 · end of year $742,996

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $196,590 · end of year $109,749

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,968,958 · end of year $7,548,956

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $809,187 · end of year $543,406

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CHARITY NAVIGATOR AIMS TO MAKE IMPACTFUL GIVING EASIER FOR ALL BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION, RATINGS, AND TOOLS FOR DONORS, AND BY PRESENTING CHARITIES WITH INFORMATION THAT HELPS THEM OPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY. CHARITY NAVIGATOR DEMOCRATIZES PHILANTHROPY, ALLOWS DONORS OF EVERY WEALTH SEGMENT TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR GIVING DECISION, AND HIGHLIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS DOING IMPORTANT WORK WORLDWIDE.CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S EXPERT INSIGHTS AND RATINGS ARE IMPARTIAL AND PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S GUIDANCE HELPS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE EFFICIENTLY, PROMOTE ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND INSPIRE DONOR CONFIDENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S MISSION IS TO MAKE IMPACTFUL GIVING EASIER FOR ALL.

  • CHARITY RATINGS - CHARITY NAVIGATOR AIMS TO MAKE IMPACTFUL GIVING EASIER FOR ALL. SINCE 2001, IT HAS BEEN EMPOWERING MILLIONS OF DONORS BY PROVIDING THEM FREE ACCESS TO DATA,TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO GUIDE PHILANTHROPIC DECISION-MAKING. THE RATINGS PROVIDE NONPROFITS WITH THE SECTOR'S PREMIER TRUST INDICATOR AND A POWERFUL PLATFORM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS.AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S DATABASE INCLUDES MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION U.S. REGISTERED NONPROFITS, WITH OVER 229,056 NONPROFITS EVALUATED THROUGH THE ENCOMPASS RATING SYSTEM. THE ENCOMPASS RATING SYSTEM, LAUNCHED IN JULY 2020, PROVIDES DONORS WITH COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS OF THE TOTAL IMPACT OF NONPROFITS RATED VIA FOUR BEACONS: FINANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY (228,741), IMPACT & MEASUREMENT (3,762), LEADERSHIP & ADAPTABILITY (10,237),AND CULTURE & COMMUNITY (21,382).CHARITY NAVIGATOR USES ITS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF CHARITY PERFORMANCE TO CREATE MULTIPLE CHARITY RECOMMENDATION LISTS FOR TOPICS RANGING FROM NATURAL AND MANMADE CRISES TO THE BEST CHARITIES FOR A GIVEN CAUSE. IN 2024, CHARITY NAVIGATOR PRODUCED OR UPDATED OVER 47 DIFFERENT RECOMMENDED CHARITY LISTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, HELPING DONORS FIND CHARITIES ALIGNED WITH THEIR VALUES.MORE THAN 8 MILLION DONORS ACCESSING CHARITY NAVIGATOR EACH YEAR GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE, KNOWING WHICH ORGANIZATIONS ARE HIGHLY RATED, TRUSTWORTHY, AND IMPACTFUL. WHILE THE ORGANIZATION HAS A LARGE FOOTPRINT AND AN ESTABLISHED, TRUSTED BRAND, THE TEAM OF APPROXIMATELY 40 CONSIDERS ITSELF SMALL BUT MIGHTY.BETWEEN JULY 1, 2023 AND JUNE 30, 2024, SITE VISITORS DONATED $41,000,000+ TO OVER 26,000 NONPROFITS THROUGH CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S GIVING BASKET. LIKE THE NONPROFITS IT RATES, CHARITY NAVIGATOR IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, TOO. IT DOESN'T CHARGE THE ORGANIZATIONS IT EVALUATES, ENSURING ITS RATINGS REMAIN OBJECTIVE. IN TURN, IT DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TO FUND ITS PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $5,962,270 · Revenue $5,172

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dorothy Crenshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Esther Dyson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon McCracken

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nageeb Sumar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Webman

    BOARD MEMBER (DEPARTED 12/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marie Wieck

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deana Korby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raj Doshi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tamsin Chen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Dix

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hope Lyons

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Cooney

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl Black

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rhoden Monrose

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Thatcher

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $321,389
    From this org
    $305,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,831
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,103
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,455
    Filer's total
    $321,389
  • Nancy Sadek

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $159,813
    From this org
    $123,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,158
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,655
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,081
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,077
    Filer's total
    $159,813
  • Laura Andes

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $189,897
    From this org
    $166,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,972
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,925
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,331
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,641
    Filer's total
    $189,897
  • Kevin Scally Departed 82024

    CHIEF RELATIONSHIP OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $223,596
    From this org
    $200,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,931
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,665
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,220
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,711
    Filer's total
    $223,596
  • Donald Boulia

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $109,636
    From this org
    $96,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,613
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lea Prince

    VP PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $138,669
    From this org
    $110,584
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,085
    Hours/week
    40
  • Moustafa Elshaabiny

    DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $150,548
    From this org
    $132,059
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,489
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,059
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,167
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,322
    Filer's total
    $150,548
  • Nancy Duncan

    VP, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $153,765
    From this org
    $125,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,910
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,096
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,759
    Filer's total
    $153,765
  • Matthew Viola

    VP, CUSTOMER SUCCESS

    Total calculated
    $134,624
    From this org
    $107,084
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,540
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Mitchell

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $132,334
    From this org
    $119,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,034
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520729349301227

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