The Foundation for Global Compact is a non profit organization established to help raise funds to support the work of the UN Global Compact Office and Global Compact-related activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$937K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.3M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$937K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.8M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.5M
Spent
$20.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$14.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$25.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.5M
FY2021$26.9M
FY2022$41.5M
FY2023$49.2M
FY2024$48.3M
Expenses
$20.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.1M
FY2021$22.4M
FY2022$35.3M
FY2023$45.5M
FY2024$51.7M
Net assets
$14.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.6M
FY2021$16.3M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$9.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $16.1M Management & general 14% · $2.8M Fundraising 6% · $1.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $937K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Dir.
$212,177Pt VII · Sec A
Head Strt Plan
$181,909Pt VII · Sec A
$143,118Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Mktg
$141,585Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Manager
$140,949Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Manager
$117,156Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Stein’s $298K as Managing Dir. is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alex Stein$298,152$280,990$276,312$213,573$212,177
Claire Baunman$211,100————
Susan Stawicki$201,100————
Aude Naudet-Coquatrix$199,850$156,842$136,097$124,253—
Derek Martin—$198,677$116,728——
Parham Gerami————$181,909
Claudia Kirkwald$178,695————
Valerie Villacha Sutton$167,828————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises funds for UN Global Compact initiatives and related activities.

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1 program · $16.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The Foundation supported the UN Global Compact to plan and implement its programmatic goals. The UN Global Compact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world, with more than 12,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks.

$16.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$1.0M
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $26.1M · 2020–2024
Global Compact Network USA INCNY · FY2024$8,900,000
Global Compact Network USA INCNY · FY2023$4,797,541
Individual RecipientFY2022$4,775,462
Individual RecipientFY2021$4,000,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$3,600,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$852K
Investment incomeLn 3$509
Money outPt IX
$20.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.1M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$14.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$852K
Investment incomeLn 3$509
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$25.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$385K
Other assetsLn 15$753K
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$454K$385K
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M$5.8M
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M$14.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.6M$3.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$325K$325K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$263K$87K$89K$87K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.3M$3.6M$967K$696K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$795K$548K$144K$103K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$576K$387K$109K$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10$443K$297K$84K$62K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$121K$121K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.2M$4.5M$665K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$97K$18K$79K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.1M$325K$239K
TravelLn 17$220K$217K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$135K$91K$26K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$144K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.1M$16.1M$2.8M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $48.3M$51.7M−$3.4M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $49.2M$45.5M$3.7M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.5M$35.3M$6.2M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $26.9M$22.4M$4.5M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $25.5M$20.1M$5.3M$14.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $25,460,526 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,839,189$24,607,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $783,493$852,344
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,874$509
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,361$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,652,917$25,460,526
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,501,154$3,924,894
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,545,747$7,332,964
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,321,777$8,860,263
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,368,678$20,118,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,284,239$5,342,405
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $25,460,526 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,607,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,607,673
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $852,344$852,344
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $509$509
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $852,344 · Excluded from tax $509$25,460,526
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,118,121 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,600,000$3,600,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $324,894$324,894
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,647 · Management $89,272 · Fundraising $86,647$262,566
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,594,198 · Management $966,967 · Fundraising $695,638$5,256,803
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $548,302 · Management $144,096 · Fundraising $102,501$794,899
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $387,400 · Management $108,836 · Fundraising $79,865$576,101
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $296,539 · Management $84,093 · Fundraising $61,963$442,595
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $121,169$121,169
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,499,541 · Management $664,699$5,164,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,747 · Management $79,129$96,876
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,146,155 · Management $325,029 · Fundraising $239,496$1,710,680
IX-17 TravelPrograms $217,391 · Management $2,289$219,680
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $90,571 · Management $25,684 · Fundraising $18,925$135,180
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,681 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $1,396$9,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,258,751 · Management $143,715$1,402,466
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,074,817 · Management $2,756,873 · Fundraising $1,286,431$20,118,121
Part X · Balance sheet $20,407,088 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,611,972$1,578,991
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,416,653$3,861,392
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,541,364$13,769,747
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,187$59,150
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $454,479$385,262
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $752,546$752,546
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,806,201$20,407,088
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,472,071$1,307,508
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,112,505
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,838,232$3,388,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,310,303$5,808,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,189,597$11,913,927
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,306,301$2,685,135
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,495,898$14,599,062
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,806,201$20,407,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,599,062 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,460,526
XI-2 Total expenses$20,118,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,342,405
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,495,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$760,759
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,599,062

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