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Founders Pledge Inc

  • New York, NY
  • Tax-exempt since June 2020
  • EIN: 37-1795297

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a donor-advised fund
Organization maintained a donor-advised fund or similar account through which donors could direct the distribution or investment of funds. Details are reported on Schedule D.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$145M (2024)

Expenses
$34.6M (2024)

Total Assets
$118M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$1.44M (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$144,636,466
Expenses
$34,600,883
Net Income
$110,035,583
Net Assets
$116,166,815
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $142,847,563
98.8%
Program Services $999
0.0%
Investment Income $1,739,637
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $48,267
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,791
0.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $117,609,621
Total Liabilities $1,442,806
Net Assets $116,166,815
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Lerner (Research Director) $146,125 $0 $0
Nate Kuerschner (Head Of Philanthropic Services Operations) $138,804 $0 $4,164
Dominic Finelli (Principal Advisor) $131,934 $0 $4,068
Alex Sajben (Senior Advisor) $124,302 $0 $3,444
Rachel Ash Thru 82024 (Us Managing Director) $120,674 $0 $3,664
Jonathan Roncek (Finance Manager) $120,236 $0 $3,752
David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sabrina Pourmand (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Philippa Lawrence (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Bayer (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Klein (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$34,561,202
Expenses
$36,820,678
Net Income
-$2,259,476
Net Assets
$6,674,022
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $34,459,824
99.7%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $54,253
0.2%
Sales of Assets $13,969
0.0%
Other Income $33,156
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $36,810,075
100.0%
Compensation of Officers* $189,998
0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,657,489
Total Liabilities $983,467
Net Assets $6,674,022
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Rachel Ash (Us Managing Director) $189,998 $20,785
Matt Lerner (Research Director) $152,082 $14,244
Casey Kellogg (Philanthropic Servic) $149,340 $8,290
Dominic Finelli (Senior Advisor) $132,682 $18,087
Christian Ruhl (Senior Researcher) $122,390 $27,554
Megan Phelan (Applied Researcher) $121,340 $10,272
David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer) $0 $0
Sabrina Pourmand (Secretary) $0 $0
Philippa Lawrence (Director) $0 $0
Danielle Bayer (Director) $0 $0
David Klein (Director (From 12/2023)) $0 $0
Blaine Vess (Director (Thru 3/2023)) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Aug. 22, 2024

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$23,352,443
Expenses
$28,065,989
Net Income
-$4,713,546
Net Assets
$8,933,130
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $23,225,091
99.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $145
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $127,207
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $28,059,848
100.0%
Compensation of Officers* $85,217
0.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,810,548
Total Liabilities $877,418
Net Assets $8,933,130
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Casey Kellogg (Philanthropic Servic) $149,126 $7,745
Lauren Gourhan (Growth Lead) $124,443 $4,923
Rachel Ash (Growth Director) $124,261 $11,085
Matt Lerner (Research Director) $117,070 $7,609
Dominic Finelli (Advisor) $110,838 $10,918
Danielle Bayer (Director (From 11/2022)) $80,081 $5,136
David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer) $0 $0
Sabrina Pourmand (Secretary) $0 $0
Blaine Vess (Director) $0 $0
Philippa Lawrence (Director (From 11/2022)) $0 $0
Andrew Mcloughlin (Director (Thru 8/2022)) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on July 18, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$29,209,174
Expenses
$26,510,751
Net Income
$2,698,423
Net Assets
$13,647,301
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $29,212,931
> 100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $314
0.0%
Sales of Assets -$4,071
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $26,505,954
100.0%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,676,250
Total Liabilities $28,949
Net Assets $13,647,301
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Danielle Gram (Managing Director) $152,208 $8,563
Ashley Neff (Growth Manager) $82,948 $7,925
Emily Jablonski (Community Manager) $82,604 $8,122
Erin Arnold (Implementation Speci) $77,687 $20,704
Anupama Khan (Research Advisor) $73,832 $6,010
David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrew Mcloughlin (Secretary) $0 $0
Sabrina Pourmand (Director) $0 $0
Blaine Vess (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$10,955,941
Expenses
$4,977,021
Net Income
$5,978,920
Net Assets
$10,933,505
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $10,951,011
100.0%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $4,930
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $4,912,311
98.7%
Compensation of Officers* $66,105
1.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,047,486
Total Liabilities $113,981
Net Assets $10,933,505
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Danielle Gram (Managing Director, S) $156,798 $10,090
Denise Marica (Foundry Director) $117,912 $8,343
Anu Khan (Research Advisor) $88,490 $9,311
Jonathan Gartside (Vp Of Product) $87,110 $1,557
Erin Arnold (Executive Assistant) $86,664 $11,917
Matthew Hunter Thru April 2020 (President) $66,105 $2,464
David Jonathan Goldberg (President/Treasurer) $0 $0
Andrew Mcloughlin (Secretary) $0 $0
Sabrina Pourmand (Director) $0 $0
Blaine Vess (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on April 15, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$882,007
Expenses
$1,349,082
Net Income
-$467,075
Net Assets
$527,779
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $848,113
96.2%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $4,801
0.5%
Sales of Assets $29,093
3.3%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,330,511
98.6%
Compensation of Officers* $96,164
7.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $557,263
Total Liabilities $29,484
Net Assets $527,779
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Matt Hunter (Ceo) $96,164 $0
David Jonathan Goldberg (President) $0 $0
Andrew Mcloughlin (Treasurer) $0 $0
Neil Jansen (Secretary) $0 $0
Carol Lynne Cone (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$1,234,688
Expenses
$630,632
Net Income
$604,056
Net Assets
$1,006,011
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $1,221,063
98.9%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $713
0.1%
Sales of Assets $12,912
1.0%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $630,104
99.9%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,006,011
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,006,011
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
David Jonathan Goldberg (Board Member) $0 $0
Andrew Mcloughlin (Treasurer) $0 $0
Carol Lynne Cone (Board Member) $0 $0

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990-PF
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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View Filing (2 of 2) PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$573,924
Expenses
$182,342
Net Income
$391,582
Net Assets
$391,789
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $567,360
98.9%
Interest Revenue $41
0.0%
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $6,523
1.1%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $180,200
98.8%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $391,789
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $391,789
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Andrew Mcloughlin (Board Member) $0 $0
Carol Lynne Cone (Board Member) $0 $0
David Jonathan Goldberg (Board Member) $0 $0

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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 2, 2017

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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