Global Friends Coalition

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Grand Forks, ND501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 26-3217384Revenue $609K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgfcoalition.org1815 Demers Ave, 58201-4269 · Grand Forks, NDTax-exempt since Feb 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mentoring & tutoring new americans & their children as they transition to life in the USA.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$609K
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$641K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$145K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$609K
FY2024▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$309K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$609K
Expenses
$641K
FY2024▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$162K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$641K
Net assets
$145K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$246K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$145K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $571K Management & general 9% · $61K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,944Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large Until June
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large Until June
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Shabb’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cynthia Shabb$55,944$61,030$55,482$52,969

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Helps new Americans and their children adjust to life in the USA through mentoring and tutoring.

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2 programs · $571K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Finding new refugee arrivals a place to live. Furnishing a new apartment, providing food, clothing and cell phones to these individuals.

$429Kprogram expense
02

Mentoring & tutoring new americans & their children as they transition to life in the usa. Approximately 100 new americans were helped in 2024.

$142Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$609K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$641K
Ln 25
Programscol B$571K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$145K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Government grantsLn 1e$523K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$609K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$78K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$658
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$145K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$156K$145K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$41K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$222K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$251$251
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$20K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$10K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$290$290
Advertising and promotionLn 12$379$379
Office expensesLn 13$17K$6K$10K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K$389
OccupancyLn 16$17K$4K$13K
TravelLn 17$18K$16K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$222K$757
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$9K$3K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$641K$571K$61K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $609K$641K−$32K$145K 990 PDF
FY2023 $330K$364K−$34K$156K 990 PDF
FY2022 $169K$181K−$12K$187K 990 PDF
FY2021 $309K$162K$147K$246K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $609,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,508$602,949
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $309$2,117
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $209$3,953
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $330,026$609,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $180,506$300,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,041$340,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,547$641,208
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,521−$32,189
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $609,019 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$24,019
VIII-1e Government grants$522,892
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$602,949
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,117$2,117
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $440$440
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,513$3,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,070$609,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $641,208 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,686 · Management $15,258$55,944
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,980 · Management $1,435$223,415
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $251$251
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,089 · Management $1,247$21,336
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,868 · Management $6,773$16,641
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $290$290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $379$379
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,248 · Management $9,805 · Fundraising $1,254$17,307
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,850 · Management $389$21,239
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,764 · Management $13,346$17,110
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,472 · Management $1,915$18,387
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $1,588$1,588
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,938$5,938
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $222,168 · Fundraising $757$222,925
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,531 · Management $2,781 · Fundraising $7,146$18,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $570,946 · Management $60,726 · Fundraising $9,536$641,208
Part X · Balance sheet $153,175 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,166$67,391
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,602$78,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,327$6,738
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,643$658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,738$153,175
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,940$7,963
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,940$7,963
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $151,421$145,212
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,377$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,798$145,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,738$153,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$609,019
XI-2 Total expenses$641,208
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,798
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$978
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$20,625
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,212

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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