Our financials
We publish our Form 990 annually. We answer financial questions on the phone. We don't hide behind 'national brand mystique.' Here's how to find every dollar.
Form 990 — public via IRS
Every 501(c)(3) charity files an annual Form 990 with the IRS. These are public records. You can look ours up by either:
Direct lookup: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search → search 'Fainting Goat Foundation Co Inc' → EIN 99-0472123.
Third-party mirrors: Candid (formerly GuideStar) at candid.org hosts 990s indexed by EIN. ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer is another mirror.
What you'll see on our 990
Part I (Summary): revenue, expenses, net assets, key activities.
Part VIII (Revenue): donations broken out by source (vehicle donations, individual cash gifts, grants).
Part IX (Functional expenses): program services, management & general, fundraising. Look at the program-services percentage.
Schedule O (Narrative): free-text explanations of programs, activities, governance.
Schedule R (Related orgs): any related entities. (We have one parent — Fainting Goat Foundation — and that's it. No religious-outreach related entities.)
How our financials compare
Total expenses: dominated by pickup logistics (towing partner fees, paperwork, light administrative). The single biggest line is tow truck costs.
Advertising: a tiny fraction of revenue. Local + organic search marketing only — no national TV.
Fundraising: low compared to our revenue because we don't run aggressive direct-mail campaigns or telemarketing.
Net to program: structurally higher than large national-brand charities' ~44% per the Minnesota AG report. Our exact figure is in our 990.
Executive compensation: public on the 990. Not high. We don't have a CEO drawing $400K like some national-brand peers.
Audited financials
For donations and prospective major donors, we provide independently-audited financial statements on request. Email donate@carshelpingkids.org with the subject 'Audit request' and we will send the most recent year.
Annual report
Our annual transparency report (this page) summarizes the year: gross donations received, vehicles processed, net proceeds, programs funded, beneficiary outcomes. Read the full 2026 transparency report.
Ready to donate?
Free pickup, IRS Form 1098-C, no national-brand royalty fees eating your gift.