2017-11-15T16:08:46-06:00 2016-12-31 BDO USA LLP 8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2016-01-01 271661997 GiveDirectly Inc % MICHAEL WARD GIVE 6465044837 PO BOX 3221 New York NY 10008 MICHAEL FAYE CHAIR 9175836658 2017-11-15 true Marc Berger P01871563 7038930600 72.190.123.86 54621820173195000029 2017-11-15 P 8833E1248867A9120A21E9498311F297C4228B1B 8833E1248867A9120A21E9498311F297C4228B1B 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Michael Faye PO BOX 3221 New York NY 10008 50942632 false X www.givedirectly.org X 2009 MA THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THE EXTREME POOR AND ALLOWING THEM -- NOT THE DONOR -- TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY INVEST. 6 6 19 8 0 50462033 45118192 0 0 259563 2006891 452954 196126 51174550 47321209 14072384 30317163 0 0 1200482 3182348 0 0 1779557 1491567 3941702 16764433 37441213 34410117 9879996 62721407 76381373 7660089 10663431 55061318 65717942 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THE EXTREME POOR AND ALLOWING THEM -- NOT THE DONOR -- TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY INVEST. false false 34449199 30317163 0 GIVEDIRECTLY OFFERS A SERVICE ALLOWING OTHERS - GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONORS - TO PROVIDE DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO THE POOR. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPRIETARY MODEL RE-ENGINEERS FIELDWORK FOR THE DIGITAL ERA, ALLOWING IT TO COMPLETE THESE TRANSFERS SECURELY, EFFICIENTLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AT EVERY STEP, GIVEDIRECTLY LOCATES RECIPIENTS, INTEGRATES THEM INTO ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS NETWORKS, AND MONITORS TRANSFERS END-TO-END. THE ORGANIZATION CHARGES DONORS THE FULL COST OF DELIVERING THIS SERVICE AND NOTHING MORE. SINCE 2009, GIVE DIRECTLY HAS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 64,031 HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA, UGANDA, AND RWANDA. WE ENROLLED A TOTAL OF 31,170 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE END OF 2016. 34449199 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true X 13 0 true 19 true false true KE UG RW false false false false false false false false X 6 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false true false CA DC FL MA NH NY X X MICHAEL WARD 7037701029 8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE SUITE 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 X Michael Faye Chair 20.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Rohit Wanchoo Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Bill Meehan Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Fuller Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Aly Jeddy Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Paul Niehaus President 20.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Ian Bassin COO - Domestic 40.0 0.0 X 223411 0 6732 Gavin Walsh Dir of Fin and Info Systms 40.0 0.0 X 181584 0 34 Piali Mukhopadhyay COO - International 40.0 0.0 X 117193 0 8071 Joe Huston Regional Director 40.0 0.0 X 118424 0 8118 640612 0 22955 4 false true false BDO 8401 Greensboro Dr Ste 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 ACCT & TAX SRVCS 268834 Segovia Technology 115 West 18th St NEW YORK NY 10011 PAYMENT SOFTWARE SRV 283348 Velocity Global 3001 Brighton Blvd Ste 900 DENVER CO 80216 EMPLOYMENT SRVCS 106248 3 8523 662800 44446869 3621423 45118192 0 643608 643608 0 0 0 0 0 4984706 3621423 1363283 1363283 1363283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN 900099 195466 195466 OTHER INCOME 900099 660 660 196126 47321209 2203017 0 0 30317163 30317163 0 411761 249603 51170 110988 0 2236688 1355842 277963 602883 0 294687 251230 8878 34579 239212 167489 20538 51185 0 80810 26349 54461 380271 19102 361169 0 0 0 62569 45980 2453 14136 0 102508 95959 5276 1273 1217290 593530 90416 533344 0 191241 85794 105447 751061 664180 32898 53983 0 0 0 0 8682 7112 1570 12014 2986 9028 DONATED GOODS & SERVICES 550446 100568 179739 270139 MOBILE MONEY & BANKING 427136 321050 3726 102360 EQUIPMENT 149693 138399 6880 4414 COMPLIANCE 5703 4858 845 2278 2005 273 37441213 34449199 1212457 1779557 8658730 12519140 26069834 52966292 420839 7799668 54902 23784 0 0 0 0 0 0 9441 123743 58439 131026 33690 15750 15433 17940 27433789 2779277 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20503 62721407 76381373 179272 529578 7480817 10133853 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7660089 10663431 X 47061318 50938696 8000000 14779246 0 0 55061318 65717942 62721407 76381373 9879996 776628 X false true X true false X 5423136 17351471 14489804 50462033 45118192 132844636 0 0 5423136 17351471 14489804 50462033 45118192 132844636 32975202 99869434 0 0 0 235135 643608 878743 0 0 33561 150695 452954 196126 833336 134556715 0.74221 0.85749 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 27286 12756 14530 6404 2994 3410 17940 0 0 X 48097837 776628 776628 47321209 47321209 37441213 37441213 37441213 FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUTATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT GIVEDIRECTLY TAKES. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY GIVEDIRECTLY, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. GIVEDIRECTLY HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2013. true Sub-Saharan Africa 3 298 Program Services TRANSFERS TO POOR 34449199 3 298 3 298 34449199 34449199 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Sub-Saharan Africa 31170 30317163 MOBILE MONEY false false false false false false schedule f, part i, line 2: TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANTS, GIVEDIRECTLY CALLS ALL RECIPIENTS AFTER EACH TRANSFER IS SENT TO ENSURE IT WAS RECEIVED AND THERE WERE NOT ANY ADVERSE EVENTS. IT ALSO participates in RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE GRANTS. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COL(E): WE IDENTIFY POOR HOUSEHOLDS AND DELIVER CASH DIRECTLY TO THEM. false false false false false false false false false Ian Bassin COO - Domestic 223411 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6732 0 230143 0 0 0 Gavin Walsh Dir of Fin and Info Systms 181584 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 181618 0 0 0 X 49 3621423 MARKET PRICE false false false form 990, part vi, line 2: Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus share a business relationship. form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b: QUALIFIED AND AUTHORIZED PERSON SHALL REVIEW THE ANNUAL FORM 990 RETURN, PREPARED BY ITS ACCOUNTANTS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE RETURN SHALL BE PRESENTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR APPROVAL, EITHER VIA E-MAIL OR BY PAPER COPY, PRIOR TO ITS FILING. form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c: EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL AND OFFICER, SHALL ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES REVIEWING THE SALARIES OF POSITIONS IN COMPANIES OF SIMILAR SIZE. form 990, part vi, section c, line 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990S ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.