Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 818,352 | 577,435 | 1,680,836 | 938,070 | 1,243,340 | 5,258,033 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 818,352 | 577,435 | 1,680,836 | 938,070 | 1,243,340 | 5,258,033 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 3,290,767 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,967,266 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 818,352 | 577,435 | 1,680,836 | 938,070 | 1,243,340 | 5,258,033 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9,159 | 12,742 | 39,010 | 274,003 | 69,024 | 403,938 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,128 | 938 | 738 | 2,804 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 5,664,775 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.1 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING UNIVERSALGIVING REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO HELP THEM GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH TOP-PERFORMING NONPROFITS. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE DO THIS IS HELP COMPANIES, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND FOUNDATIONS KNOW WHICH NGOS TO GIVE TO. UNIVERSALGIVING LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE AND CORE COMPETENCY OF VETTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO RECOMMEND NGOS FOR FUNDING TO CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS AND TO DONORS. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE MORE VALUE TO CORPORATIONS, EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AS THEY CAN BE ENSURED THEIR FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE BEST NGOS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED A COMPANY DONATE BACKPACKS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AMIDST A CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA. NO OTHER FOUNDATION OR DONOR ADVISED FUND WOULD TAKE ON THE PROJECT AND WE FOUND A (continued on Schedule O) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS (continued from Form 990 Page 2)SALESFORCE THAT PROVIDES US $600,000 WORTH IN SALESFORCE USER ACCESS PRO BONO. NEW PARTNERSHIPS AS OF 2021 INCLUDE MICROSOFT THAT PROVIDES US $150,000 WORTH OF MICROSOFT 365 SERVICES PRO BONO; SLACK THAT PROVIDES US $220,000 WORTH IN SLACK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; OKTA THAT PROVIDES US $80,000 WORTH OKTA FOR GOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DOCUSIGN THAT PROVIDES $6,000 WORTH OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO. ALTERYX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DROPBOX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BOX.COM THAT PROVIDES US $20,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BUFFER THAT PROVIDES US $3000 WORTH SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRO BONO.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI THAT PROVIDES ALL OF LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO, MORE THAN $2.9 MILLION IN SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 30 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS DUKE UNIVERSITY STANFORD, HARVARD, TULANE, UC BERKELEY, UC DAVIS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL THAT PROVIDE LINKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, OUR WEBSITE, AND OUR INTERNSHIP AND RETURNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GIVING THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO PAMELA HAWLEY, SPEAKS ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT MANY EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING STANFORD AND DUKE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE DISCUSSED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, QUALITY PHILANTHROPY, AND UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE HARVARD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, STANFORD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, PEPPERDINE BUSINESS SCHOOL, USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL, STANFORD LEADERS SERIES, SOCAP, WOMEN 2.0, SCHWAB PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, AND AMAZON SMILE. ALL OF THE THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS.LAST YEAR SUBSCRIBERSHIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING NEWSLETTER TOOK OFF AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL IN OUR HISTORY: WE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO USE UNIVERSALGIVING AS AN EXPERT IN GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS A NEWSLETTER THAT GOES TO 60,000 CONTACTS. THESE CONTACT HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY NEARLY 33% - WE NOW HAVE 102,000. OUR SUBSCRIBERS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, POTENTIAL DONORS AND POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS ARE GROWING, AS WELL AS NEW AND SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS. NEWSLETTER CONTENT IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES AND FEATURES OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. THE CEO ALSO HAS A DAILY BLOG CALLED LIVING AND GIVING (HTTP://PAMELAHAWLEY.WORDPRESS.COM/). LIVING AND GIVINGS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE LEADERS TO LIVE WITH EXCELLENCE AND LOVE. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING WAS FEATURED IN MORE THAN 16 BOOKS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO WAS FEATURED IN THE NEW UPDATED EDITION OF THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW BOOK: HBR GUIDE TO DELIVERING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK. UNIVERSALGIVING WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN ARIANNA HUFFINGTON`S BOOK THRIVE. PHILANTHROPY EXPERT AND STANFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSOR LAURA ARILLAGA-ANDREESSEN FEATURED UNIVERSALGIVING IN HER BOOK: GIVING 2.0. in 2022 PUR CEO WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN THE BOOK LEGACY. UNIVERSALGIVING SUPPORTS SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN COUNTRIES. THESE NGOS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE AND THOUSANDS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR DATABASE, DEPENDING ON THE CRISIS OR DONOR REQUEST. OUR NGO PARTNERS WORK IN OVER 160 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, WAR PREVENTION, ANIMAL RIGHTS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DISASTER RELIEF, AND MORE. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NONPROFIT NGO ON ITS WEBSITE WITH ITS QUALITY MODEL, A RIGOROUS 24 STAGE PROCESS. WE ENSURE THAT OUR USERS CAN GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH A TRUSTED, QUALITY ORGANIZATION. UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES NUMEROUS DIVERSE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC STATUSES. IN SUM, WE HAVE VETTED NEARLY 21,000 NGOS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DONORS, CORPORATIONS, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS, AND FOUNDATIONS. AS ONE SMALL EXAMPLE AND UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, FOR ONE CLIENT ALONE UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED VETTING OF NGOS FOR NEARLY $3.5 MILLION IN U.S. DOLLARS; $1.25 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS IN SMALL, MICRO-DONATIONS, WHICH WE DISBURSED WITH THOUSANDS OF RAPID MICROGRANTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. MUCH OF THESE DONATIONS ARE FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5-$100. UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A CRISIS RELIEF FUND FOR DONATING TO CRISIS EVENTS, SUCH AS THE COVID RELIEF CRISIS ACROSS THE GLOBE. OUR CRISIS RELIEF FUND IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THOSE WANTING TO GIVE TO LOCAL, VETTED NGOS AND SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES IN TIMES OF CRISIS. TESTIMONIALS OF OUR NGP PARTNERS INCUDE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT HUMAN STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (HSHR).UNIVERSALGIVING IS A FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING MECHANISM, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HSHR THIS OPPORTUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR CREATING SUCH A FANTASTIC RESOURCE FOR GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FOR ME. IT IS AN EFFECTIVE WINDOW TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRADDLE ALL SIDES OF THE RESOURCE POOL WORKING TO OVERCOME GLOBAL CONCERNS." -GINA ANNETTE GAGNON UNIVERSALGIVING CORPORATE PIONEERED THE FIRST QUALITY MODEL OF VETTING STAGES, USED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND WORLDWIDE. THE QUALITY MODEL WAS FOUNDED BY OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY IN 2001, WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN CSR AND INNOVATION. OUR CEO SAW THE NEED TO VERIFY NGOS, PROVIDING TRUSTED, QUALITY GIVING. THE QUALITY MODEL IS TRADEMARKED, UNIQUE, AND CONTINUES TO ADVANCE FROM 6 STAGES TO 24. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS INNOVATION IS OUR WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT VETTING STAGE, IN RESPONSE TO THE ME TOO MOVEMENT. UNIVERSALGIVING CONTINUES TO INNOVATE IN STAYING ON TOP OF WORLD TRENDS AND PROTECTING OUR CLIENTS.UNIVERSALGIVING HAS NOW FACILITATED A NEW VETTING SERVICE, DEEP DIVES. THESE ARE 6-MONTH DEEP INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON AN NGO. A DEEP DIVE PROVIDES IN-DEPTH VETTING SERVICES. THESE ARE 20-100 PAGE REPORTS ON AN NGO, UTILIZING UPDATED VETTING DETAILED VETTING TECHNIQUES AND PROPRIETARY TOOLS TO FIND LONG-TERM HISTORY AS WELL AS CURRENT DATE INFORMATION. WE PROVIDE THESE DEEP DIVES FOR FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, HIGH NETWORTH DONORS, HELPING PROTECT THEM FROM FRAUD, TERRORISM. UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION KEEPS EXPANDING TO HELP PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH QUALITY PHILANTHROPY. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO FACILITATES PRIVATE STRATEGIC VETTING SERVICES FOR HIGH NETWORTH DONORS, DAFS, FOUNDATIONS, HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS, AND ULTRA HIGH NETWORTH INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH PART OF OUR PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES. THIS IS A NEW SERVICE ADDING MORE DIMENSION TO UNIVERSALGIVINGS PHILANTHROPY AND INCREASING OUR REACH TO MORE INDIVIDUALS IN ANOTHER MARKET SECTOR. UNIVERSALGIVING PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES BROADEN UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION, EXPANSION OF SERVICES, AND AWARENESS OF QUALITY, VETTED PHILANTHROPY. AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS PUBLIC SERVICE WE ALSO HAVE A DONATE/TIP FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO GIVE A TIP. THE TIP RANGES FROM $15-$200. THE TIP SUPPORTS UNIVERSALGIVING WITH OUR FREE SERVICE, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE GIVE AND VOLUNTEER ALL OVER THE WORLD. CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION IS OUR VOLUNTEERING SERVICE. WE HELP PEOPLE VOLUNTEER IN MORE THAN 160 COUNTRIES. WE HAVE EMPOWERED MORE THAN 23700 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED ALL OVER THE WORLD. INDEPENDENT SECTOR VALUES THE VOLUNTEER HOUR AT $20.00 PER HOUR AND A TRIP IS ON AVERAGE TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE FACILITATED MORE THAN 32 MILLION WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOURS OVER OUR EXISTENCE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE SINCE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AT A TIME.TESTIMONIALS OF OUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES INCLUDE SHIELA MARIE FOLLOWING NEARLY 3 DECADES AS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, I HAVE SPENT THE PAST THREE YEARS EXPLORING AND EXPANDING HORIZONS. IT |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, COO AND MANAGER OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY, DETAIL AND THOROUGHNESS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE IT REPRESENTS OUR MISSION AND ACTIVITIES WITH CLARITY. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ETHICAL,LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING UNIVERSALGIVING,AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM A POSITION OF DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY WITHRESPECT TO ANY CONFLICT SITUATION INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. IF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTDOES EXIST, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. SUCHREMEDY MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECUSAL OF THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALFROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR OTHER UGBODY OR THE REMOVAL FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR THE BOARD |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROMTHE COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS REPORT, GRANTMAKERS SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT,AND ALSO CROSS REFERENCED WITH SMALL AND MID-SIZE COMPANIES IN SILICONVALLEY. IN OUR EFFORTS TO BE FAIR AND COMPETITIVE IT IS PREPAREDCONSISTENTLY BY OUR COO AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVEOFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNIVERSALGIVING IS PROVIDEDCOMPENSATION THAT IS ON PAR OR A BIT BELOW THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR THESIZE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection | Tax returns are available by request from the organization's office in Menlo Park, California. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office. |
| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.1 |