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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COEFFICIENT GIVING RESERCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,586,689
Total expenses
$2,737,499
Contributions and grants received
$1,964,308
Grants paid
$1,400
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$622,381
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$27,196,579
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,321
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,134,258
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,560,468
Management and general expenses
$177,031
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,560,468

Program services were 93.5% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,938,900

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $25,408

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,938,900

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $516,905 · excluded $516,905

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,803,068

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

    securities $6,697,592

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $105,476

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $105,476 · excluded $105,476

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,400 · program services $1,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,700,226 · program services $1,700,226

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $164,470 · program services $164,470

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $179,243 · program services $179,243

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,604 · program services $117,604

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $39,242 · management and general $39,242

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,345 · management and general $56,345

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $191,961 · program services $180,961 · management and general $11,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,211 · program services $5,933 · management and general $5,278

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,719 · program services $5,698 · management and general $3,021

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,992 · program services $8,636 · management and general $3,356

  • 17 · Travel

    total $41,029 · program services $41,029

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,124 · program services $1,160 · management and general $1,964

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,323 · management and general $1,323

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,007 · management and general $8,007

  • 24a · Other expenses: GRANTEE SUPPORT

    total $154,108 · program services $154,108

  • 24b · Other expenses: INVESTMENT EXPENSES

    total $47,495 · management and general $47,495

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,689,950 · end of year $1,542,003

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,939,088 · end of year $2,168,675

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $56,894 · end of year $291,631

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,390 · end of year $40,756

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

    $9,400

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

    $3,660

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,980 · end of year $5,740

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $26,600,045 · end of year $23,147,774

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,288 · end of year $62,321

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,305,059 · end of year $27,134,258

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF OPEN PHILANTHROPY IS TO STUDY AND TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH ANALYZING THE MOST PROMISING OPTIONS FOR ENSURING THAT PHILANTHROPY HAS A LASTING IMPACT ON IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STUDY AND ENGAGE IN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPIC GIVING

  • THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN STUDY AND RESEARCH TO DEVELOP DATA AND NEW INSIGHTS TO ASSIST PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT OF THEIR OWN GIVING. THROUGH STUDY AND RESEARCH, THE ORGANIZATION IS GAINING LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE ABOUT THE CAUSES ACROSS PHILANTHROPIC CATEGORIES, INCLUDING DIRECT AID, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND POLICY ADVOCACY, SO THAT FUTURE GIVING WILL HAVE THE BROADEST AND MOST MEANINGFUL LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

    Expenses $2,560,468 · Grants $1,400

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Somerville

    SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $400,931
    From this org
    $379,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $373,687
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,634
    Deferred
    $20,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,610
    Filer's total
    $400,931
  • Heather Youngs

    SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $319,227
    From this org
    $269,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,712
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,612
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,903
    Deferred
    $20,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,712
    Filer's total
    $319,227
  • David Roodman

    SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $316,099
    From this org
    $243,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,865
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,726
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,508
    Deferred
    $20,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,865
    Filer's total
    $316,099
  • Tom Davidson

    SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

    Total calculated
    $211,671
    From this org
    $181,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,755
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,225
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $12,691
    Deferred
    $20,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,755
    Filer's total
    $211,671
  • Bastian Stern

    SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST

    Total calculated
    $191,847
    From this org
    $163,303
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,544
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,607
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $43,696
    Deferred
    $18,091
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,453
    Filer's total
    $191,847
  • Cari Tuna

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 3 related
  • Holden Karnofsky

    CO-CEO/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Alexander Berger

    CO-CEO/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Divesh Makan

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Dustin Moskovitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related
  • Tom Van Loben Sels

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 1.5 related

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

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED AN EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY THAT PERMITS EMPLOYEES TO EXPENSE CERTAIN BUSINESS AND PERSONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT THE GOODS AND SERVICES WILL INCREASE WORK PRODUCTIVITY. PURSUANT TO AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN, EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT ALL EXPENSES WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS PURPOSE, AND THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL EXPENSES FOR REASONABLENESS PRIOR TO APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT. ALL REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE BUSINESS EXPENSES ARE TREATED AS WAGES TO THE EMPLOYEES. TWO HIGHEST-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES LISTED IN SCHEDULE J PART II RECEIVED SUCH PAYMENTS DURING 2022.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED AN EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY THAT PERMITS EMPLOYEES TO EXPENSE CERTAIN BUSINESS AND PERSONAL GOODS AND SERVICES, PROVIDED THAT THE GOODS AND SERVICES WILL INCREASE WORK PRODUCTIVITY. PURSUANT TO AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN, EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT ALL EXPENSES WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS PURPOSE, AND THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL EXPENSES FOR REASONABLENESS PRIOR TO APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT. ALL REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE BUSINESS EXPENSES ARE TREATED AS WAGES TO THE EMPLOYEES.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349322784

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