2016-08-15T11:06:16-05:00 2015-12-31 BDO USA LLP 8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE SUITE 800 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2015-01-01 271661997 GiveDirectly Inc % GAVIN WALSH GIVE 6465044837 PO BOX 3221 New York NY 10008 PAUL NIEHAUS President 9175836658 2016-08-15 true Marc Berger P01871563 7038930600 2016-08-18 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z PAUL NIEHAUS PO BOX 3221 New York NY 10008 54411096 false X www.givedirectly.org X 2009 MA THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO REDUCE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ASSITANCE DIRECTLY TO THE EXTREME POOR AND ALLOWING THEM -- NOT THE DONOR -- TO CHOOSE WHERE THEY INVEST. 6 5 15 6 0 14489804 50462033 0 0 116097 259563 150695 452954 14756596 51174550 5547741 14072384 0 0 280138 1200482 59804 0 688591 394827 1491567 6282510 16764433 8474086 34410117 26674246 62721407 5779468 7660089 20894778 55061318 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 15411793 14072384 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 TECHNOLOLGY 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 19,000 EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN KENYA AND UGANDA. WE ENROLLED A TOTAL OF 10,631 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE END OF 2015. 15411793 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 false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 15 true false true KE UG false false false false false false false false X 6 5 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA DC FL MA NH NY X X GAVIN WALSH 6465044837 PO BOX 3221 new york NY 10008 Michael Faye Chair 20.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Rohit Wanchoo Treasurer 5.0 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 30.0 0.0 X X 87167 0 13914 87167 0 13914 0 false false false 0 8143 50453890 3236546 50462033 0 235135 235135 0 0 0 0 0 3260974 3236546 24428 24428 24428 0 0 0 FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN 900099 446292 446292 OTHER INCOME 900099 6662 6662 452954 51174550 452954 259563 0 0 14072384 14072384 0 87167 16623 2722 67822 0 883090 540944 165842 176304 0 146621 111875 27319 7427 83604 40378 15147 28079 0 29876 12577 16349 950 210515 12152 198124 239 0 0 0 98525 4022 42944 51559 0 29764 24784 3858 1122 360784 86348 27514 246922 0 79119 46336 25944 6839 277883 227452 36000 14431 0 0 0 0 5180 3792 1326 62 11654 2157 9497 TRANSFER FEES 122061 122061 0 0 PAYMENT AND BANK FEES 131925 54502 617 76806 TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT 80776 4393 72167 4216 ALL OTHER EXPENSES 53505 29013 18679 5813 16764433 15411793 664049 688591 4348383 8658730 21293321 26069834 1000000 420839 1928 54902 0 0 0 0 0 0 5581 9441 7680 58439 24272 8839 11897 15433 0 27433789 0 0 0 0 0 0 5456 0 26674246 62721407 79449 179272 5700019 7480817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5779468 7660089 X 17770463 47061318 3124315 8000000 0 0 20894778 55061318 26674246 62721407 34410117 -243577 X X false true X true false X 504062 5423136 17351471 14489804 50462033 88230506 0 0 504062 5423136 17351471 14489804 50462033 88230506 11825427 76405079 0 0 0 0 235135 235135 0 0 0 33561 150695 452954 637210 89102851 0.85749 0.46000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17864 7551 10313 6408 1288 5120 15433 0 0 X 51251794 -243577 320821 77244 51174550 51174550 17085254 320821 320821 16764433 16764433 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, 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. GIVEDIRECTLY HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTERST 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 2012. true Sub-Saharan Africa 2 97 Program Services TRANSFERS TO POOR 14767537 2 97 2 97 14767537 14767537 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Sub-Saharan Africa 14072384 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. X 34 3236546 MARKET PRICE false false false Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Lines 8 22: The amounts in the Prior Year column reflect only four months of activity due to the change in the Organizations year end too December 31. form 990, part vi, line 2: Two members of the board, Michael Faye and Paul Niehaus, are also co-founders and directors of Segovia Technology Co. form 990, part vi, section b, line 11: 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 15: THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW BY THE TREASURER AND REST OF THE BOARD OF THE SALARIES OF CEOS AT 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.