Nonprofit · EIN 27-2499903
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MARIANNA, FL 32447
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $105,896,264 | $103,758,570 | $2,137,694 | $6,620,228 | $603,990 | $6,016,238 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $86,269,830 | $86,630,689 | -$360,859 | $4,211,135 | $332,591 | $3,878,544 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $105,896,264
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $99,305,303
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $28,128
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $28,128
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,408
- Accounting fees
- $51,005
- Program services (functional)
- $103,703,585
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,755
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,230
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,211,135
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,620,228
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $603,990
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,016,238
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,016,238
- Gross receipts
- $105,896,264
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50,000
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYCE MELVIN | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $28,129 |
| PAMELLA BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS MATTHEWS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK QUARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYCE MELVIN | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $26,381 |
| PAMELLA BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS MATTHEWS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK QUARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 160, MARIANNA, FL 32447-0160
- In care of
- % BRYCE MELVIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS MATTHEWS
- Signed the 990
- BRYCE MELVIN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (202) 660-1907
- Return prepared by
- THOMSON BROCK LUGER & COMPANY
Mission
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOSTERS THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF PHILANTHROPY, PROMOTING HIGH VOLUME FUNDRAISING AND GRANT MAKING BY PROVIDING COST-EFFICIENT E-SOLUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE GIVING THAT WIDELY BENEFITS THE CHARITABLE SECTOR.
Program accomplishments
- MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OPERATED A DONOR ADVISED FUND TO FACILITATE CHARITABLE GRANTMAKING TO ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONORS, RECEIVED DONOR RECOMMENDATIONS, MAINTAINED CONTRIBUTIONS IN SEPARATELY IDENTIFIED FUNDS, AND MADE DISTRIBUTIONS TO QUALIFYING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH MODERN, SECURE DONATION PROCESSING PLATFORMS. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES: ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED NEARLY 50,000 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISERS ON BEHALF OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED OVER 105.7 MILLION IN DONOR ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DONORS, RESULTING IN GRANTS TO OVER 16,000 CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTED 95% OF DONOR ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN 2024, ACCOUNTING FOR TIMING DIFFERENCES CREATED BY THE MONTHLY GRANTING SCHEDULE (THE FOUNDATION RECORDS GRANT EXPENSES FOR DECEMBER ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR, WITH THE REMAINDER OF 2024 FUNDS DISBURSED IN JANUARY 2025)Expenses $28,402,426 · grants $27,213,565
- MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH OVER 80 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING GIVEMN, THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE GEORGIA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS, TO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY GIVING EVENTS. THESE EVENTS ASSISTED WITH HIGH-VOLUME FUNDRAISING BY PROVIDING COST-EFFICIENT DIGITAL PLATFORMS TO PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS. DURING THESE EVENTS, DONORS MADE ADVISED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION'S DONOR ADVISED FUND IN SUPPORT OF QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE NONPROFIT DATABASE PROVIDED POTENTIAL DONORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING CHARITIES, ENABLING DONORS TO SELECT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGNED WITH THEIR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS. REAL-TIME LEADERBOARDS TRACKED ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THE MOST DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS BY AMOUNT AND BY NUMBER OF DONORS, CREATING ENGAGING, COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT STIMULATED CHARITABLE GIVING. IN 2024, PARTNERING FOUNDATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS PROVIDED OVER 65 MILLION IN MATCHING GRANTS TO NONPROFITS RECEIVING DONOR-ADVISED GRANTS DURING THE EVENTS, SERVING AS KEY INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATION. THESE GIVING EVENTS ALSO ADVANCED THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS ON ONLINE FUNDRAISING, SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND METHODS TO EXPAND THEIR NETWORKS OF DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION BEGINNING IN 2011 CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND PROVED INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF DIGITAL PHILANTHROPY.Expenses $75,241,159 · grants $72,091,738
- PHILANTHROPIC EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES: THE FOUNDATION EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT ONLINE GIVING AND SUPPORTED THE GROWTH OF DIGITAL PHILANTHROPY THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES MANAGED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA A FUND CREATED IN 2012. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL TRAINING TO NONPROFITS PARTICIPATING IN GIVING EVENTS, ENCOURAGING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ONLINE FUNDRAISING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING. THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND BLOG AT MIGHTYCAUSEFOUNDATION.ORG, FEATURING BEST PRACTICES, CASE STUDIES, AND RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS AND DONORS. THIS CONTENT, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MIGHTYCAUSE CORPORATION, ENGAGED THE CHARITABLE SECTOR WITH INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR FOSTERING THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF PHILANTHROPY THROUGH MODERN DIGITAL TOOLS AND PLATFORMS. EXPENSES ALLOCATED TO PHILANTHROPIC EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED NONPROFIT TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES, AND AN ESTIMATED PORTION OF LEGAL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES RELATED TO DONOR ADVISED FUND OPERATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.Expenses $60,000
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
- 27-2499903
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,620,228
- Income (IRS master file)
- $105,896,264
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $105,896,264 | $103,758,570 | $6,620,228 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $86,269,830 | $86,630,689 | $4,211,135 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $76,652,811 | $77,321,528 | $4,633,488 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 27-2499903).
Questions about MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is 27-2499903.
- Is MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 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 MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 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 MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 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 MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THOMAS MATTHEWS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $28,129 (BRYCE MELVIN, TREASURER).
- How much revenue does MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $105,896,264, expenses of $103,758,570 and total assets of $6,620,228 at year end.
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