Nonprofit · EIN 46-2898471
GIVING EXCHANGE
Tax-exempt · WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $841,607 | $546,560 | $295,047 | $2,390,655 | $5,266 | $2,385,389 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $815,250 | $510,979 | $304,271 | $2,079,481 | $21,647 | $2,057,834 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $585,905
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $127,463
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $63,179
- Other revenue
- $128,239
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $327,552
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $19,401
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $327,552
- Management and general (functional)
- $89,454
- Fundraising (functional)
- $129,554
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,079,481
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,390,655
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,266
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,385,389
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,359,769
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$4,291
- Gross receipts
- $977,346
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MING RICHIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $106,090 |
| RODNEY MICKELS | DIRECTOR / CO-FOUNDER PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TERRI WYGAL | DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DREW HAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL SALINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTEN RADAKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER REVETRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YASMIN BEERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURA CERVELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JILL TANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUZANNE GEOFFRION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BERTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRUCE CACHO-NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ALANES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TSWAMUNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIS SPALDING | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALISSA MICKES PELATON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MING RICHIE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $103,000 |
| RODNEY MICKELS | DIRECTOR / CO-FOUNDER PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TERRI WYGAL | DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DREW HAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL SALINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTEN RADAKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER REVETRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YASMIN BEERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURA CERVELLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JILL TANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SUZANNE GEOFFRION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BERTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRUCE CACHO-NEGRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ALANES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VICTORIA TSWAMUNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIS SPALDING | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALISSA MICKES PELATON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 455 SUMMIT RD, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598-4733
- In care of
- % ROD MICKELS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 455 SUMMIT ROAD, WALNUT CREEK CA 94598
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROD MICKELS, 455 SUMMIT ROAD, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- ROD MICKELS, 455 SUMMIT ROAD, WALNUT CREEK CA 94598
- Signed the 990
- ROD MICKELS, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (925) 482-6459
- Return prepared by
- JOHN R HARPER CPA
Mission
THE GIVING EXCHANGE PROVIDES BUSINESS TRAINING AND SEED CAPITAL THAT EQUIP LOCAL LEADERS TO START AND RUN SELF-SUSTAINABLE MICROENTERPRISES BENEFITING THEIR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SKILLS AND BUSINESS TRAININGS: THESE PROGRAMS IN EAST AFRICA PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, PARTICIPANTS GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS IN AREAS SUCH AS TAILORING, BASKETRY, PLASTIC BOTTLE BRICK MAKING, WELDING, BEAUTY, AND HAIRDRESSING, COUPLED WITH TRAINING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, SALES AND MARKETING, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE PROGRAMS AIM TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO START AND SUSTAIN THEIR OWN BUSINESS, FOSTERING LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $186,301 · grants $123,733
- MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE: THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS AND COOPERATIVES WITH THE EQUIPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRAINING NEEDED TO LAUNCH OR SCALE INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN EAST AFRICA. INITIATIVES INCLUDED MICROENTERPRISES SERVICING: ANKARA PAPER MAKING; SHEA BUTTER PRODUCTION; SHOE SALES; SANITARY PAD PRODUCTION; BLACK SOLDIER FLY FARMING TO PRODUCE AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL FEED; PLASTIC WASTE CONVERSION; AND MORE. THESE PROJECTS PROMOTE INNOVATION, REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON EXTERNAL RESOURCES, AND CREATE LONG-TERM PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.Expenses $70,658 · grants $46,928
- ANIMAL REARING AND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE: THESE PROGRAMS IN KENYA AND ZIMBABWE PROVIDE TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO FARMERS, EMPOWERING THEM TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY, INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS. THROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION, PARTICIPANTS LEARN BEST PRACTICES IN AREAS SUCH AS PIG REARING, POULTRY FARMING, DAIRY PRODUCTION AND AQUACULTURE, LEADING TO LONG-TERM ECONOMIC STABILITY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.Expenses $70,593 · grants $46,885
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2898471
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,390,655
- Income (IRS master file)
- $977,346
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $679,054 | $449,802 | $1,757,355 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $471,268 | $287,974 | $551,107 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: ROD MICKELS | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about GIVING EXCHANGE
- What is the EIN of GIVING EXCHANGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GIVING EXCHANGE is 46-2898471.
- Is GIVING EXCHANGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to GIVING EXCHANGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GIVING EXCHANGE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GIVING EXCHANGE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GIVING EXCHANGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GIVING EXCHANGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROD MICKELS.
- Who are the officers and directors of GIVING EXCHANGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,090 (MING RICHIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GIVING EXCHANGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $841,607, expenses of $546,560 and total assets of $2,390,655 at year end.
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