Nonprofit · EIN 01-0669150
GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,014,322 | $7,553,004 | $2,461,318 | $12,950,761 | $1,325,060 | $11,625,701 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,894,643 | $7,061,278 | -$2,166,635 | $10,747,221 | $1,582,838 | $9,164,383 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,299,931
- Membership dues
- $2,211,054
- Program service revenue
- $1,419,608
- Investment income
- $293,669
- Other revenue
- $1,114
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $63,416
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,269,924
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,887,853
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,106,608
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $47,896
- Accounting fees
- $167,355
- Occupancy
- $298,891
- Travel
- $258,407
- Depreciation
- $122,252
- Program services (functional)
- $5,447,252
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,586,751
- Fundraising (functional)
- $519,001
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,747,221
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,950,761
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,325,060
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,625,701
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $313,927
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,039,269
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,586,432
- Gross receipts
- $10,014,322
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 480
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCUS WALTON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $370,900 | $12,006 |
| MEGHAN DUFFY | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $234,421 | $20,260 |
| AKILAH MASSEY | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $188,542 | $28,437 |
| KRISTINA WERTZ | VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $188,465 | $28,437 |
| MILA YOCHUM | VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $185,400 | $13,057 |
| KELLY WISE | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,832 | $27,828 |
| J WING LI | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,042 | $28,613 |
| NICHOLE HOEFLICH | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,732 | $12,666 |
| CLAUDIA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,086 | $28,018 |
| MICHELLE HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Former | 40 | $129,700 | $12,006 |
| ANITA PATEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERA REID PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH AUBERT THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE ST OMER | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS QUIRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOHN H JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANH LE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNA JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| M GABRIELA ALCALDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEEL HAJRA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGAN GRUBER MOFFITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICKKE MANANZALA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN EASTERLY | GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARCUS F WALTON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $351,614 | $35,407 |
| MEGHAN DUFFY | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $228,170 | $35,057 |
| KRISTINA WERTZ | VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $180,332 | $39,725 |
| AKILAH MASSEY | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $179,570 | $39,732 |
| KELLY WISE | DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,116 | $37,447 |
| J WING LI | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,654 | $36,635 |
| NICHOLE HOEFLICH | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,057 | $21,218 |
| MICHELLE HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,631 | $20,056 |
| JASER ALSHARHAN | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,708 | $19,221 |
| MILA YOCHUM | VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $99,833 | $6,591 |
| HANH CAO YU | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE ST OMER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP LI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA PATEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEEL HAJRA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA SOLORZANO | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH AUBERT THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS QUIRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN EASTERLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGAN GRUBER MOFFITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERA REID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1310 L ST NW STE 650, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4673
- In care of
- % MARCUS WALTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARCUS WALTON, 1310 L STREET NW 650, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- MARCUS WALTON, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (202) 898-1823
- Website
- WWW.GEOFUNDERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SB & COMPANY LLC
Mission
GEO IS A COMMUNITY OF FUNDERS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING PHILANTHROPIC CULTURE AND PRACTICE BY CONNECTING MEMBERS TO THE RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THRIVING NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBER PROGRAMS: GEO IS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF NEARLY 500 GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO TRANSFORM PHILANTHROPIC CULTURE AND PRACTICE. IN 2024, GRANTMAKERS ADDRESSED SHARED CHALLENGES IN GRANTMAKING THROUGH GEO'S PEER LEARNING PROGRAMS INCLUDING WEBINARS, MEMBER CALLS AND REMOTE LEARNING SERIES. OTHER MEMBER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR FELLOWSHIP COHORTS AND CEO/SENIOR LEADER PROGRAMMING FOUND NEW WAYS FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBER GRANTMAKERS TO COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE BARRIERS TO ADOPTING GRANTMAKING PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT THRIVING COMMUNITIES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ALLOW MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, ADVANCE EQUITY, WORK THROUGH COMPLEX CHANGES WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED PRACTICES ACROSS THE FIELD.Expenses $1,916,677 · grants $63,416
- CONFERENCES: GEO CONFERENCES EDUCATE AND INSPIRE ACTION. IN 2024, WE HELD A NATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT CONVENED OVER 1,000 GRANTMAKERS IN PERSON. ABOUT 1,000 PARTICIPANTS GATHERED IN LOS ANGELES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND HEAR FROM DYNAMIC SPEAKERS ON TOPICS RELATED TO SHIFTING PHILANTHROPIC CULTURE. PARTICIPANTS EXCHANGED IDEAS AND DEEPENED THEIR SKILLSET RELATED TO ADVANCING RACIAL-EQUITY CENTERED CHANGE IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICES THAT LEAD TO THRIVING COMMUNITIES.Expenses $1,358,154 · revenue $1,230,075
- RESEARCH & LEARNING: WE CONDUCT RESEARCH ON FIELD TRENDS TO MARK CHANGES IN GRANTMAKER PRACTICE OVER TIME, AS WELL AS ONGOING SKILL-BUILDING FOR OUR STAFF, BOARD AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO INFORM OUR STRATEGY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY.Expenses $964,940 · revenue $189,533
- Expenses $1,207,481 · revenue $1,114
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0669150
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,950,761
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,014,322
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,014,322 | $7,553,004 | $12,950,761 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,894,643 | $7,061,278 | $10,747,221 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,097,869 | $6,476,397 | $13,379,679 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0669150).
Questions about GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
- What is the EIN of GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS is 01-0669150.
- Is GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARCUS WALTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $370,900 (MARCUS WALTON, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,014,322, expenses of $7,553,004 and total assets of $12,950,761 at year end.
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