named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
GivingTuesday Data Commons
A collaborative research initiative that collects and analyzes global generosity data to understand giving behaviors and trends.
Global Hubs Network
Regional hubs in Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, Europe, India, and the U.S./Canada that support local leaders and adapt the movement to regional contexts.
Knowledge Management
Initiative to capture, organize, and share learnings, tools, and best practices across the global network.
Spark
Youth engagement program that empowers young people to lead generosity initiatives in their communities.
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Data & Technology Capacity Building 1 activity
- AI resource provision for nonprofit preparednessOffers AI-powered resources to help organizations prepare for GivingTuesday campaigns and engagement efforts.
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General Educational Programming 1 activity
- Educational resource development and disseminationProvides curricular ideas, activities, case studies, and inspiration for educators globally to adapt and implement generosity-focused initiatives in local contexts.
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Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Leadership development programsProvides fellowship and collaborative leadership programs including the Starling Collective Fellowship, which selected 50 grassroots leaders globally for its 2022 cohort, and the Starling India Collective, which launched in August 2023 with 12 grassroots leaders in its inaugural cohort.
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Community Capacity Building & Leadership Networks 1 activity
- Supporting national and local GivingTuesday movementsSupports the development and coordination of official national GivingTuesday movements in nearly 100 countries, as well as city-based initiatives, cause coalitions, and identity-based coalitions through localized campaign development.
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Youth Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
- Youth engagement in generosity and serviceEngages youth in driving change through hands-on service projects, creative campaigns, and leadership opportunities as part of the GivingTuesday movement.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Community mobilization through TogetherTuesdayLaunched TogetherTuesday in the U.S. on June 23, 2026, to encourage community participation through volunteerism, fundraisers, and events centered on collective action.
- Global movement coordination for generosityOperates a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity, with activity in every country and on every continent.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3.66M
Contributions & grants$3.55M97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$89K2%
Other revenue$21K
expenses
Total expenses$8.64M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead8%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$2.24M
Grants paid out$248K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$11.80M
Cash$1.60M
Investments$3.72M
Liabilities$746K
Net assets$11.06M
Liquid reserves7.4 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -56.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 5
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHA CURRAN | CEO/PRESIDENT | 40 | $463K |
| SHAREEZA BHOLA | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | 40 | $258K |
| JESSICA SCHNEIDER | COO, CHIEF OF STAFF, & SECRETARY | 40 | $206K |
| CELESTE FLORES | SENIOR DIRECTOR, US/CANADA HUB (THRU 03/21/2025) | 40 | $171K |
| RICHA MISTRY | CFO | 40 | $141K |
board members · 15
- ALEXANDER NEHME — DIRECTOR
- ASIM IJAZ KHWAJA — DIRECTOR
- CECILIA CONRAD — VICE CHAIR
- GIBRIL FAAL — DIRECTOR
- GRETCHEN RUBIN — DIRECTOR
- HILARY PENNINGTON — DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25)
- JEFF BRADACH — CHAIR
- JEFFREY C WALKER — TREASURER
- JENNIFER RISHER — DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/25)
- JONATHAN SOROS — DIRECTOR
- LAURENCE BELFER — DIRECTOR
- ROB REICH — DIRECTOR
- ROSE MARURU — DIRECTOR
- SARA LOMELIN — DIRECTOR
- SHAMIL IDRISS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 15
Who they work with
- 92nd Street Y Government — Incubated GivingTuesday at its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City.
- Breakthrough Trust Partner — Co-creator and co-owner of the Starling India Collective leadership program.
- Centre for Catalyzing Change Partner — Co-creator and co-owner of the Starling India Collective leadership program.
- Grady Health System Partner — Partnered with GivingTuesday to integrate generosity initiatives into community health outreach.
- HIPGive Partner — Partner organization whose program manager is quoted in support of the GivingTuesday leader network.
- Haiyya Partner — Co-creator and co-owner of the Starling India Collective leadership program.
- Handraiser Network — Network of educators organizing locally or nationally around generosity education.
- Milaan Foundation Partner — Co-creator and co-owner of the Starling India Collective leadership program.
- Official national GivingTuesday movements Network — Hosts and supports national GivingTuesday movements in nearly 100 countries as part of a global network.
- Pratham Education Foundation Partner — Co-creator and co-owner of the Starling India Collective leadership program.
- Spark Chapter Network — Local generosity-focused groups or initiatives launched through the Spark program.
- Spark Chapter Leaders Network — Youth leaders who lead local chapters to promote generosity through the GivingTuesday Spark movement
- Spark Leaders Network — Youth leaders who inspire generosity in their communities as part of the GivingTuesday Spark network
- Special Olympics Asia Pacific Partner — Cherisse Faith Beh, a Learning & Engagement staff member at GivingTuesday, works with Special Olympics Asia Pacific to encourage giving back and build positive attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities.
- Starling Collective Partner — Fellowship program run by GivingTuesday to support grassroots leaders.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Youth-Led Peer Leadership to Scale Generosity 115 orgsmethodology: youth-led peer leadershipBy enabling youth to lead peer-to-peer initiatives in schools, neighborhoods, and online, we normalize and spread generosity across generations—because youth-led practice builds authentic engagement and empowers young people as agents of cultural change.shared approach: Youth-Led Experiential Development →
- Generosity as Self-Reinforcing Cycle 17 orgsmethodology: generosity-driven-generosityBy using generosity both as the means and the end, we create a self-reinforcing cycle of giving—because when people experience the act of giving as meaningful, they are more likely to continue and inspire others to give, amplifying participation and impact.shared approach: Contagious Kindness Activation →
- Cross-Sector Mobilization to Strengthen Local Movementsmethodology: cross_sector_mobilizationBy uniting nonprofits, businesses, and individuals around a shared commitment to generosity, we expand the movement’s reach and sustainability—because collective action across sectors creates broader participation and legitimizes generosity as a societal value.
- Distributed Leadership for Localized Generosity Movementsmethodology: distributed_leadershipBy empowering local entrepreneurial changemakers and grassroots leaders to adapt and lead the GivingTuesday movement in their own contexts, we increase ownership, relevance, and reach—because locally driven initiatives are more effective at mobilizing community participation and reflecting cultural expressions of generosity.
- Peer Learning Networks for Collective Innovationmethodology: peer learning networkBy fostering open sharing of experiments, successes, and failures among practitioners, we accelerate collective learning and innovation—because peer-driven knowledge exchange strengthens the field and enables adaptive, context-sensitive strategies to emerge.