Global Ties Akron programs strengthen academic, corporate, organizational, and personal ties between Northeast Ohio and the World.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
8¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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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FY2025 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
8%
of spending
Concern: 8% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $135K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
8%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$177K
Expenses
$210K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$210K
Net assets
$62K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$62K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1990.

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Where the money goes

8 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 8% · $16K Management & general 83% · $175K Fundraising 9% · $19K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Bookkeeper / Program Manager
$45,907Pt VII · Sec A
Program Assistant
$12,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Wilson—$41,400$45,285$59,814$52,568$35,382
Evelyn S Williams$50,000$16,934————
Adriane Clayton$45,907$36,680$37,690$44,850$33,130—
Elizabeth Weaver$12,460—————

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

Connects Northeast Ohio with the world through academic, corporate, and personal exchanges.

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3 programs · $13K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Artpreneurship Initiative is a Global Ties Akron program designed to strengthen small business growth by helping artists turn creative talent into sustainable enterprises in the Greater Akron area.

$6Kprogram expense
02

The Know Your Community, Know Your World program is an educational initiative by Global Ties Akron designed to strengthen civic understanding, global awareness, and workforce-ready skills among K-12 students in the Greater Akron area.

$4Kprogram expense
03

Global Threads Boutique is a social enterprise retail store operated by Global Ties Akron and located within Northside Marketplace. The boutique features a curated collection of handmade textiles, jewelry, and artisan goods created by local and international entrepreneurs representing four continents.

$3Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Global Ties USFY2024$87K
ArtsnowFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$135K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$16K
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Government grantsLn 1e$83K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Total revenueLn 12$177K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$93K$71K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$91K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$0$108K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$22K$0$22K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$0$7K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$750$0$750$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$700$0$700$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$0$8K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$5K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$16K$8K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$16K$175K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177K$210K−$33K$62K 990 PDF
FY2024 $184K$196K−$12K$91K 990 PDF
FY2023 $308K$290K$18K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$262K−$59K$85K 990 PDF
FY2021 $211K$188K$23K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$123K$3K$120K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $176,581 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $169,470$169,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,252$7,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,722$176,581
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 $136,541$137,904
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,094$72,135
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $195,635$210,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,913−$33,458
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $176,581 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,462
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$82,523
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,101
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$176,581
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,039 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $108,367 · Fundraising $0$108,367
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $22,435 · Fundraising $0$22,435
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $7,102 · Fundraising $0$7,102
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $750 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,535 · Fundraising $0$5,535
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,805 · Fundraising $0$3,805
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $7,633 · Fundraising $0$7,633
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $5,403 · Fundraising $0$5,403
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $1,565 · Fundraising $0$1,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,443 · Fundraising $0$1,443
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,380 · Fundraising $0$2,380
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,945 · Management $8,020 · Fundraising $18,956$42,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,945 · Management $175,138 · Fundraising $18,956$210,039
Part X · Balance sheet $70,541 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,287$56,387
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,892$1,892
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$160$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,151$12,262
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,170$70,541
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,607$8,359
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,607$8,359
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $90,563$62,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,563$62,182
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,170$70,541
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,182 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$176,581
XI-2 Total expenses$210,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,563
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,077
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,182

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