Coefficient Giving Action Fund
Palo Alto, CA 94301 · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $83,192,444 | $58,649,459 | $7,846,969 |
| FY2023 | $79,334,487 | $77,508,932 | -$16,696,016 |
| FY2022 | $50,098,558 | $55,283,198 | -$18,521,571 |
| FY2021 | $63,966,410 | $89,321,231 | -$13,336,931 |
| FY2020 | $16,397,082 | $15,048,000 | $12,017,890 |
| FY2019 | $1,971,777 | $24,120,247 | $10,659,002 |
| FY2018 | $5,458,622 | $12,011,833 | $32,807,472 |
| FY2017 | $370,483 | $11,152,941 | $39,360,683 |
| FY2016 | $55,118,703 | $4,975,562 | $50,143,141 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Coefficient Giving Action Fund (EIN 81-2644663), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $79,303,354 | 95% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $3,889,090 | 5% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $58,346,933 | 99% |
| Management & general | $302,526 | 1% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 95% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 99% of functional expenses, management & general 1%, and fundraising 0%.
- 99% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 89.7% of 58 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Net assets covered about 1.6 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 14th percentile among 2396 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.9% of 2462 Community Improvement & Capacity Building organizations in CA.
- Total revenue rose from $55,118,703 in FY2016 to $83,192,444 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 5 and decreased in 3 of 8 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 9 reported years (FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022).
- Net assets declined from $50,143,141 to $7,846,969 between FY2016 and FY2024.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
STUDY AND PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE GIVING FOR PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2018 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(4) |
| Program area (NTEE) | S01 — Community Improvement & Capacity Building (in CA) |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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