2025-02-11T11:09:30-05:00 2024-12-31 910872222 TREMPER & CO LLP 3131 ELLIOTT AVE STE 290 SEATTLE WA 98121 990 2024-01-01 208164151 MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION INC MOBI 8668101203 PO BOX 723 BELLEVUE WA 98009 JIM MANIS FOUNDER 8668101203 2025-02-10 false LAIRD VANETTA P00171649 2062854456 2025-02-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JIM MANIS PO BOX 723 BELLEVUE WA 98009 428209 false X WWW.MOBILEGIVING.ORG X 2006 WA 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. X 5 5 3 0 1074841 186015 441861 242194 -4489 0 1516702 423720 1074775 136015 0 316165 189548 0 7015 248905 215688 1639845 541251 -123143 -117531 438623 0 321092 0 117531 0 X 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. false true 487799 136015 THE MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION'S (MGF) CORE OPERATION IS TO QUICKLY RAISE FUNDS USING AN ELECTRONIC DAF MODEL TO ENABLE MGF, AND INDIRECTLY, ITS DONORS, TO REACT IN REAL TIME TO ADDRESS CRITICAL CHARITABLE NEEDS BY OFFERING DONORS A MECHANISM BY WHICH THEY CAN ELECTRONICALLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MGF USING THEIR CELL PHONES AND RECOMMEND TO MGF THE NAME OF A PRE-VETTED CHARITY, UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE MGF, THAT THE DONOR WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT. BY "USING THEIR CELL PHONES," WE MEAN DONORS USE SMS TEXT MESSAGING TO RESPOND TO A GIVING CALL-TO-ACTION AND TO MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION BILLED THROUGH THE DONOR'S WIRELESS PHONE BILL. BY "PRE-VETTED CHARITY," WE CREATE A ROSTER OF IRS-RECOGNIZED TAX-EXEMPT CHARITIES THAT MEET ADDITIONAL STANDARDS OF TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION TO MGF, THE DONOR IS PRESENTED WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN. YOUR DONATION IS TO THE MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION (MGF), A 501C(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, WHICH RE-GRANTS YOUR DONATION TO THE CHARITY(IES) YOU DESIGNATED THROUGH YOUR TEXT MESSAGE DONATION. YOUR DONATION WILL APPEAR AS MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION ON YOUR WIRELESS STATEMENT. PER OUR AGREEMENT WITH ALL ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE MGF HAS THE EXCLUSIVE LEGAL CONTROL OVER ALL DONATION AMOUNTS. IF AN ORGANIZATION FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE MGF STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATION, THE MGF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISSEMINATE DONATION AMOUNTS TO A COMPLEMENTARY ORGANIZATION." A DONOR'S MOBILE PHONE CONTRIBUTION IS TRACKED ON MGF'S RECORDS BY REFERENCE TO THE DONOR, WITH THE DONOR BEING ADVISED THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS TO MGF. THE MGF ISSUES A TAX DONATION RECEIPT TO THE DONOR ITEMIZED BY THE INDIVIDUAL CHARITABLE GRANT RECIPIENT. MGF SIMPLY USES MODERN ELECTRONIC/MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TO RADICALLY SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF TIME TO SOLICIT AND PROCESS DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS RESULTING IN A DAF OPERATION THAT IS MORE COST-EFFICIENT AND TIMELY THAN HISTORIC DAF MODELS. 487799 true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true 1 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA DC WV WI X MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION 8668101203 PO BOX 723 BELLEVUE WA 98009 JOE MANIS DIRECTOR, CH 40.00 X 138600 0 0 JIM MANIS FOUNDER 40.00 X X 9231 0 0 BRIAN ASHBY VICE CHAIR X X 0 0 0 SHERI BACHSTEIN DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 BRAD HORWITZ TREASURER X X 0 0 0 ART TAYLOR CHAIRMAN X X 0 0 0 147831 1 false false false 186015 186015 KEYWORDS FEE 561000 137050 137050 NPO APPLICATION AND SETUP FEE 561000 25506 25506 DONATION TRANSACTION FEE 561000 22821 22821 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIL 561000 18250 18250 SHORT CODE FEES 561000 12000 12000 26567 26567 242194 4489 -4489 -4489 -4489 423720 237705 136015 136015 9231 1846 4616 2769 156776 141098 12542 3136 7111 6400 569 142 16430 14787 1314 329 24918 24918 33300 33300 236 236 5073 4566 406 101 5824 5824 5639 5075 451 113 2135 1921 171 43 1621 1426 140 55 16371 14734 1310 327 PLATFORM EXPENSE 87471 87471 OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 19821 19821 REGISTRATION AND TESTING 9279 9279 SHORT CODES 4000 4000 541251 487799 46437 7015 144115 279652 8746 6110 438623 0 279292 41800 321092 0 X 117531 117531 0 438623 0 -117531 X false false X 1887100 1516080 1003031 1074841 186015 5667067 1887100 1516080 1003031 1074841 186015 5667067 5667067 5667067 2729838 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 136015 50000 136015 true true false AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 431 18TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 530196605 501C3 22900 REMITTANCE OF DONOR DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE 450 BROOKLINE AVENUE BOSTON MA 02215 042263040 501C3 50245 REMITTANCE OF DONOR DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE 1130 17TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200364604 530183181 501C3 11730 REMITTANCE OF DONOR FIVE FOR THE FIGHT FOUNDATION 333 W RIVER PARK DRIVE PROVO UT 84604 814389905 501C3 11760 REMITTANCE OF DONOR REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA PO BOX 270968 S PURDUE OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73137 731100380 501C3 9785 REMITTANCE OF DONOR TELETON USA FOUNDATION 1722 ROUTH STREET 1500 DALLAS TX 75201 450488990 501C3 10050 REMITTANCE OF DONOR VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDA 9300 VALLEY CHILDRENS PL MADERA CA 93636 942787447 501C3 6470 REMITTANCE OF DONOR VARIOUS QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS 501C3 13075 REMITTANCE OF DONOR 7 ACCOUNTING FEES 2025-02-28 2200 HOURLY RAT 911762956 TREMPER CO LLP 3131 ELLIOTT AVE STE 290 SEATTLE WA 98121 BANK FEES 2025-02-28 68 CASH TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT 2025-02-28 1896 CASH JIM MANIS BOOKKEEPING FEES 2025-02-28 2870 HOURLY GRAZIADIO LLC 1805 28TH AVE NE ISSAQUAH WA 98029 DONATION 2025-02-28 2000 CASH 521070270 BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE 3033 WILSON BLVD STE 710 ARLINGTON VA 22201 DONATION 2025-02-28 2000 CASH 910982116 HOPELINK PO BOX 3577 REDMOND WA 98073 DONATION 2025-02-28 1107 CASH 911090450 FOOD LIFELINE 815 S 96TH ST SEATTLE WA 98108 false false false false true false true false SCHEDULE N ALL EXPENSES WILL BE PAID BY 2/10/25, OR UPON RECEIPT WHERE PENDING, WITH ACCOUNT CLOSURE EXPECTED BY 2/28/25. UPON ALL FINAL EXPENSES PAID, THE ENDING BALANCE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS DONATIONS TO BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE, HOPELINK, AND FOOD LIFELINE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 AS A PART OF MGF'S MANAGED CLOSURE IN 2024, WE CURTAILED COLLECTING DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR MOBILE GIVING CAMPAIGNS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION'S (MGF) CORE OPERATION IS TO QUICKLY RAISE FUNDS USING AN ELECTRONIC DAF MODEL TO ENABLE MGF, AND INDIRECTLY, ITS DONORS, TO REACT IN REAL TIME TO ADDRESS CRITICAL CHARITABLE NEEDS BY OFFERING DONORS A MECHANISM BY WHICH THEY CAN ELECTRONICALLY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MGF USING THEIR CELL PHONES AND RECOMMEND TO MGF THE NAME OF A PRE-VETTED CHARITY, UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE MGF, THAT THE DONOR WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT. BY "USING THEIR CELL PHONES," WE MEAN DONORS USE SMS TEXT MESSAGING TO RESPOND TO A GIVING CALL-TO-ACTION AND TO MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION BILLED THROUGH THE DONOR'S WIRELESS PHONE BILL. BY "PRE-VETTED CHARITY," WE CREATE A ROSTER OF IRS-RECOGNIZED TAX-EXEMPT CHARITIES THAT MEET ADDITIONAL STANDARDS OF TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION TO MGF, THE DONOR IS PRESENTED WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION CAMPAIGN. YOUR DONATION IS TO THE MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION (MGF), A 501C(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, WHICH RE-GRANTS YOUR DONATION TO THE CHARITY(IES) YOU DESIGNATED THROUGH YOUR TEXT MESSAGE DONATION. YOUR DONATION WILL APPEAR AS MOBILE GIVING FOUNDATION ON YOUR WIRELESS STATEMENT. PER OUR AGREEMENT WITH ALL ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE MGF HAS THE EXCLUSIVE LEGAL CONTROL OVER ALL DONATION AMOUNTS. IF AN ORGANIZATION FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE MGF STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATION, THE MGF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISSEMINATE DONATION AMOUNTS TO A COMPLEMENTARY ORGANIZATION." A DONOR'S MOBILE PHONE CONTRIBUTION IS TRACKED ON MGF'S RECORDS BY REFERENCE TO THE DONOR, WITH THE DONOR BEING ADVISED THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTION IS TO MGF. THE MGF ISSUES A TAX DONATION RECEIPT TO THE DONOR ITEMIZED BY THE INDIVIDUAL CHARITABLE GRANT RECIPIENT. MGF SIMPLY USES MODERN ELECTRONIC/MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TO RADICALLY SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF TIME TO SOLICIT AND PROCESS DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS RESULTING IN A DAF OPERATION THAT IS MORE COST-EFFICIENT AND TIMELY THAN HISTORIC DAF MODELS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE IS DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SALARY SURVEYS ARE OBTAINED AND GUIDELINES ARE APPLIED TO ESTABLISH SALARY RANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, DIST OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.