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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BETTER GIVING INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 17 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,959,155
Total expenses
$1,648,023
Contributions and grants received
$1,946,066
Grants paid
$1,161,203
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$13,089
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$454,304
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$454,304
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,391,878
Management and general expenses
$242,599
Fundraising expenses
$13,546
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,391,878

Program services were 84.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,946,066

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,754

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,089 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $897,021 · program services $897,021

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $264,182 · program services $264,182

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $260,876 · program services $90,740 · management and general $170,136 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $213,717 · program services $139,935 · management and general $60,236 · fundraising $13,546

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,332 · program services $0 · management and general $5,332 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,119 · program services $0 · management and general $6,119 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $776 · program services $0 · management and general $776 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $118,293 · end of year $301,206

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $52,491

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $100,607

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $118,293 · end of year $454,304

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Better Giving provides free high-converting donation processing that allows nonprofits to accept credit debit ACH stock DAF and crypto contributions without platform fees. Our platform helps organizations raise more by optimizing donor flows providing recurring giving tools and enabling simple website embeds that reduce friction and increase completion rates. We automate tax receipts consolidate donor reporting and streamline administrative tasks to reduce operational burden. We support thousands of nonprofits in building sustainable revenue through integrated savings options and a professionally managed Sustainability Fund helping teams grow reserves and strengthen long-term financial stability. As a nonprofit ourselves we operate as a member-powered commons offering transparent accessible fundraising infrastructure to organizations of any size including fiscal sponsorship support for international nonprofits.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Better Giving is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding financial access digital giving capacity and long-term sustainability for organizations of every size and mission. We provide free high-converting online donation processing and support all major gift typesincluding card ACH stock DAF and cryptoso nonprofits can accept more contributions with less friction and no platform fees. Our integrated savings accounts and professionally managed Sustainability Fund help teams build reserves strengthen financial stability and grow future capacity. We reduce administrative burdens through automated tax receipts unified reporting donor tools and simple embeddable forms. As a member-powered commons we offer transparent equitable infrastructure and fiscal sponsorship for international nonprofits. Our mission is to help nonprofits raise more today grow funds for tomorrow and keep more resources focused on charitable impact.

  • Program: Donation Processing Compliance and Grants Administration. Better Giving operates a nonprofit fundraising and financial infrastructure platform designed to make charitable giving more accessible secure and effective for organizations of all sizes. As our primary program service we receive charitable contributions directly from donors process these gifts across multiple payment types maintain donor intent and administer the full compliance and documentation required before issuing grants to the intended beneficiary nonprofits. This includes accepting and processing credit and debit cards ACH transfers employer-matched gifts and increasingly complex non-traditional assets such as cryptocurrency and publicly traded securities. Our program ensures donor contributions are received verified and distributed accurately enabling nonprofits to access funding efficiently and with reduced administrative overhead. We perform due diligence to confirm the charitable status and eligibility of recipient organizations maintain anti-fraud safeguards and manage settlement processes that would otherwise be costly or technically burdensome for many nonprofits-particularly small and mid-sized organizations lacking financial infrastructure or specialized expertise. Better Giving also automates tax receipts maintains donor records and provides unified reporting that simplifies financial reconciliation for both donors and recipient organizations. By centralizing these processes the program reduces inefficiencies eliminates the need for nonprofits to maintain multiple vendor relationships and lowers the risk of administrative errors or compliance gaps. A core component of this program is our ability to facilitate stock and crypto gifts which have historically been difficult or inaccessible for many nonprofits. We manage asset receipt liquidation valuation and grantmaking in accordance with IRS regulations ensuring that nonprofits can benefit from larger or tax-advantaged gifts without taking on the operational or legal burden of handling these assets themselves. As a nonprofit Better Giving offers these services free of platform fees making advanced fundraising infrastructure accessible to organizations regardless of budget or technical capacity. This model enables more charitable dollars to reach mission-driven work and levels the playing field for smaller organizations competing for donations in a digital environment. Through this program Better Giving supports a wide range of nonprofit missions by delivering grants to qualified charitable recipients around the world expanding access to funding and improving the sustainability and efficiency of nonprofit fundraising. Expenses reported here represent the grants distributed to beneficiary organizations as well as the operational administrative and technological infrastructure necessary to manage donation intake compliance and grantmaking activities.

    Expenses $1,161,203 · Grants $1,161,203

  • Program: Financial Growth Services for Nonprofits Savings & Investment Fund. Better Giving provides nonprofits with accessible low-cost financial growth services designed to strengthen long-term stability build healthy reserves and expand organizational capacity. This program includes two integrated offerings: an FDIC-insured Savings option for short- and medium-term reserves and a professionally managed Sustainability Fund designed to support long-term growth for mission-driven organizations. Together these services form a comprehensive financial empowerment program that enables nonprofits of all sizes to steward resources responsibly operate with greater confidence and support future mission priorities. Through our Savings program nonprofits can hold idle or unallocated funds in interest-bearing accounts that help preserve purchasing power and reduce financial vulnerability. Many small and mid-sized organizations lack access to straightforward nonprofit-specific savings tools or face administrative hurdles in opening and managing multiple accounts. Better Giving simplifies this process by providing a centralized user-friendly structure in which organizations can allocate funds for reserves upcoming program needs or general stability. Funds held in Savings are FDIC-insured up to applicable limits ensuring that organizations can maintain secure and risk-appropriate reserves without additional administrative work. Our Sustainability Fund supports nonprofits seeking long-term financial growth by offering access to a pooled investment vehicle managed by professional advisors. Many nonprofits-especially those without large endowments or investment committees-lack the expertise or resources required to participate in diversified investment strategies. This program removes those barriers by providing an accessible pathway to long-term growth with clear reporting prudent oversight and an emphasis on helping organizations build durable financial resilience. While investment results are not guaranteed the Fund is structured to give nonprofits an opportunity to grow reserves over time so they can better weather economic fluctuations pursue multi-year projects and sustain mission-critical operations. Both the Savings and Sustainability Fund programs are integrated directly into Better Givings platform allowing nonprofits to track contributions grant inflows reserve allocations and investment balances in a unified environment. We provide reporting tools statements and administrative support to ease back-office burden and reduce the need for additional vendors or financial intermediaries. By simplifying the management of both liquid reserves and long-term funds this program empowers nonprofits to make informed financial decisions while maintaining compliance and transparency. As a nonprofit ourselves Better Giving provides these financial growth services without platform or fund-management fees and has no minimum requirements ensuring equitable access for organizations regardless of size budget or prior financial sophistication. This program strengthens the nonprofit sector by democratizing access to financial stewardship tools traditionally available only to larger organizations thereby allowing charities to focus more resources on mission while building long-term security and capacity. Expenses reported here reflect the operational administrative and technological infrastructure required to provide these services.

    Expenses $138,405

  • Program: Fiscal Sponsorship. Better Giving provides fiscal sponsorship services that enable mission-aligned charitable initiatives-particularly international nonprofits and emerging community projects-to receive U.S. tax-deductible contributions and access compliant transparent financial management without needing to establish their own U.S. 501c3 entity. This program expands access to the U.S. philanthropic landscape lowers administrative and regulatory barriers for smaller or non-U.S. organizations and ensures that charitable projects around the world can benefit from resources donors and opportunities that would otherwise be inaccessible. As part of this program Better Giving conducts due diligence to confirm that sponsored organizations and sponsored activities meet IRS requirements for charitable purpose public benefit and allowable use of funds. We oversee gift acceptance maintain donor records and ensure that funds received for sponsored partners are used exclusively for their stated charitable activities. This includes compliance measures related to expenditure responsibility anti-money-laundering controls organizational verification and ongoing monitoring. For international nonprofits our fiscal sponsorship program serves as a gateway to U.S. philanthropy allowing supporters to give tax-deductible donations while ensuring that funds are stewarded responsibly and distributed in accordance with U.S. charitable standards. Many international organizations-especially those operating in developing regions or without access to sophisticated financial infrastructure-lack the ability to receive U.S. charitable contributions directly. By sponsoring these organizations Better Giving bridges that gap expanding the reach of global charitable work and ensuring that high-impact initiatives can connect with donors who care deeply about their missions. For domestic initiatives Better Givings fiscal sponsorship program provides a home for new emerging or project-based charitable efforts that have not yet established their own nonprofit entity. Rather than navigating the lengthy and complex process of forming and maintaining a standalone 501c3 sponsored projects receive administrative support donation processing fund management and access to Better Givings broader charitable infrastructure. This allows project leaders to focus on program execution community engagement and direct impact while we handle the administrative responsibilities that ensure compliance and accountability. All fiscal sponsorship partners receive access to Better Givings donation platform including support for ACH card stock and crypto contributions; automated tax documentation; unified reporting; and grant disbursement. Funds are held and managed in accordance with IRS rules for sponsored projects and disbursements are made only for approved charitable purposes. Our team provides clear documentation transparent financial records and ongoing review to ensure that sponsored organizations and projects maintain appropriate stewardship and alignment with their charitable objectives. As a nonprofit ourselves Better Giving provides fiscal sponsorship without platform fees removing financial barriers that often prevent small or emerging initiatives from participating in compliant U.S. fundraising. This program strengthens global and local charitable ecosystems by expanding access reducing administrative burden and supporting organizations that need a sponsor in order to pursue meaningful mission-driven work. Expenses reported here include program administration compliance oversight partner support and grant distributions made on behalf of sponsored organizations and projects.

    Expenses $92,270

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chauncey St John

    President

    Total calculated
    $144,344
    From this org
    $144,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • Timothy Stirrup

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $90,740
    From this org
    $90,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Pallav Vora

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $25,792
    From this org
    $25,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513309349300201

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