Globalfest INC EIN 27-3612523 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Globalfest INC

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Promotes international performing arts through festivals, showcases, and concerts. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $514K in revenue, $200K in expenses, and $345K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Website
www.globalfest.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$514KFY2024
Expenses
$200K
Net assets
$345K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3612523 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes international performing arts through festivals, showcases, and concerts.
Leadership
Isabel Soffer · President · $17K
Money in and out
$514K revenue, $200K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$514K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$200K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$345K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $314K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +27% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
21.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×13 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+61%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +226% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$514K
FY2024▲ +228%
Expenses
$200K
FY2024▼ -14%
Total assets
$354K
FY2024▲ ×11
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2024▲ +495%
Total revenue
$514K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$200K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$345K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$314K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$354K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGlobalfest INC
EINHdr · item D27-3612523
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.globalfest.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$17,280Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Manager
$11,325Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isabel Soffer’s $17K as President is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Isabel Soffer$17,280$26,120$13,440
Ian Thake$11,325$22,624

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Globalfest Flagship Festival

takes place every January and is North Americas most important world music industry event. It sells out in advance consistently each year, attracting over 1,500 music industry professionals, members of the press and music fans.

$154Kprogram expense
02

Wavelengths Conference is normally held during the APAP conference in New York each January and serves as space for critical dialogues between artists and arts professionals. It is considered an accessible resource for career development, networking, and leadership opportunities for the next generations of NYC arts professionals with an…

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$425K · 83%
Program service revenue$88K · 17%
Contributions & grants83%$425K
Program service revenue17%$88K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$514K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.03
Program services77%$154K
Management & general20%$41K
Fundraising3%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$354K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$345K
Months of cash on handcomputed21.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $354K · Operating expenses/yr $200K
21.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $154K · Total expenses $200K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $200K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $200K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $172K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $425K · Total revenue $514K
83%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $514K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $88K · Total revenue $514K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $514K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $88K · Total expenses $200K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $514K · Prior year $157K
+228%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $240K · FY2024 $514K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $345K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $514K · Expenses $200K
+61%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $354K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $345K · Total assets $354K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $354K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Isabel Soffer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $17K · Total expenses $200K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $33K · Total expenses $200K
16%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 228%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$157K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$111K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$81K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$240K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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