MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
EIN 20-8164151 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Arts, Culture, and Humanities (A12)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE FOUNDATION is to ENABLE THE MOBILE CHANNEL for CHARITABLE GIVING IN SUPPORT of GOOD CAUSES BY USING THE CONVENIENCE, SECURITY and UBIQUITY of TEXT MESSAGING and OTHER WIRELESS NETWORK BASED BILLING SYSTEMS. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL FIND MOBILE to BE AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL for NEW DONOR ACQUISITION, FUND RAISING and DONOR INTERACTION. DONORS WILL FIND THE USE of MOBILE to BE CONVENIENT, IMMEDIATE, PRIVATE and SECURE. MERGING PHILANTHROPY WITH THE POWER of THE MOBILE MEDIUM SERVES THE BROADER OBJECTIVE of EXPANDING THE POOL of CONTRIBUTORS to INCLUDE THOSE WHO MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE to AFFORD to MAKE A SMALL GIFT THROUGH A 5 or 10 CHARGE COLLECTED THROUGH THEIR WIRELESS BILL. DONORS CAN IMMEDIATELY RESPOND to A MOBILE CALL to ACTION WHETHER IT is DELIVERED AT POINT of SALE, ON TELEVISION, VIA PRINT, ETC. 100% of EACH DONATION is REMITTED DIRECTLY FROM THE WIRELESS OPERATORS to THE MGF, WHICH IN TURN GIVES 100% to THE QUALIFIED CHARITY RECOMMENDED BY THE DONOR.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $90.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $117,531 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $138,600 for JOE MANIS (DIRECTOR, CH). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Has the pattern changed?
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
People reported as paid
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JOE MANISDIRECTOR, CH
JIM MANISFOUNDER
ART TAYLORCHAIRMAN
BRAD HORWITZTREASURER
BRIAN ASHBYVICE CHAIR
SHERI BACHSTEINDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2008
- Location
- PO BOX 723, BELLEVUE, WA 98009
- County
- King
- In care of
- JIM MANIS
- Primary officer
- JIM MANIS, FOUNDER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- TREMPER & CO LLP
- NTEE classification
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Arts, Culture, and Humanities (A12)
- IRS tax category
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes