Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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Accountability & Finance

Culture & Community

Leadership & Adaptability

Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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501(c)(3) organization

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paypalgivingfund.org

1250 I ST NW STE 1202 WASHINGTON DC 20005-3935

202-551-9076

WASHINGTON DC | IRS ruling year: 2011 | EIN: 45-0931286

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Rating Information

Not currently rated

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Historical Ratings

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Proceed with Caution—Reported Other Material Lawsuit

On March 11, 2026, The Alaska Beacon reported on the operations of Paypal Charitable Giving Fund in an article titled, "Alaska accuses crowdfunding websites of violating law, using charities’ names without their consent." For more information, please see The Alaska Beacon article.

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Impact & Measurement

Score

63

This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

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Assessments

Impact

Unscored

0% of Impact & Measurement score

Measurement

63 out of 100 points

100% of Impact & Measurement score

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

The Measuring Outcomes assessment evaluates how well a charity tracks progress towards its mission's outcomes.

Displayed below are the responses provided by the charity for the Measuring Outcomes assessment. Each question is designed to address specific criteria, with responses eligible for full, partial, or no credit. Please refer to the scoring rubric for details on how responses are scored.

Selected program: Increase the impact and reach of our key fundraising programs, Submitted November 2024

Program Planning and Design

23 out of 27 points

This section assesses the use of crucial evaluation tools in program objective-setting and activities.

Charity leadership uses information collected to make decisions regarding programs

Agree, uses information collected to improve programs

Charity staff have training or experience in monitoring and evaluation

Agree, staff have experience working with monitoring and evaluation practices

Charity has staff responsible for collecting information and measuring program progress

Agree, has dedicated team or department

Charity has documents and reviews how program activities lead to change

Agree, documents and reviews

Charity has researched program model before implementation in the following ways

Referred to the practices of similar nonprofits
Surveyed target population
Assessed ethical and legal compliance

Charity revisits how program activities lead to change

Agree, does revisit how program activities lead to change

Charity tracks program progress in the following ways

Tracks activities
Tracks outcomes and impacts
Aligns plan with mission

Program Development

23 out of 27 points

This section assesses the consideration of stakeholders in program objectives and activities.

Charity identifies program target population needs in the following ways

Reviewed data from prior monitoring and/or evaluation

Charity considers practical, cultural, and political needs and interests of those served by program

Partially agree, charity is responsive to some practical, cultural, or political needs

Charity reviews the work whether similar organizations work on the same problem

Agree, reviews the work of similar organizations

Charity uses SMART Goals

Agree, identified Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound (SMART) goals

Data Collection and Analysis

5 out of 18 points

This section assesses the best practices used in collecting and analyzing program data.

Charity tracks program information in the following ways

Collects data during program implementation

Charity collects programmatic information on those served by the program in the following ways

Collects information about the quality of service from the target population

Charity collects and analyzes program information to determine results in the following ways

Conducts data analysis over multiple points in time to measure change over time

Reporting and Distribution of Results

11 out of 18 points

This section assesses reporting and disseminating program results.

Charity reports program results to key stakeholders

Findings are publicly available

Charity reports both favorable and unfavorable results

Yes, charity reports both favorable of unfavorable results

Use of Results

2 out of 9 points

This section assesses the use of results to guide learning.

Charity uses program results to inform future work for the following reasons

Inform strategic planning