Global Ties Akron FY2020 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)EIN 34-1433786Revenue $125K in FY2020

On file with the IRSglobaltiesakron.org259 S Broadway St 358, 44308-1530 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1990Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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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.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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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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
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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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 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
$4K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$125K
Spent
$123K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$125K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$177K
Expenses
$123K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$210K
Net assets
$120K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$62K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $85K Management & general 31% · $38K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$35,382Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$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

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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

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

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3 programs · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Big Love Network--Evolving network helping Greater Akron recreate its city and neighborhood-based identities while reinvigorating the public commons through community empowerment and engagement.

$14Kprogram expense
02

KYCKYW--Know Your Community Know Your World is an initiative created by Global Ties Akron to design engaging lessons that explore the globe beyond the textbook. Classrooms travel vicariously through the eyes and experiences of our speakers: international students, refugees, and immigrants who live in our community.

$3Kprogram expense
03

Akron2Akron--walking tours led by Akronites to learn about neighborhoods in the city, engage in meaningful dialogue, and think about how to utilize space in Akron.

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

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$236
Money outPt IX
$123K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$236
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$120K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$126K$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$118K$120K
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$35K$24K$12K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$14K$9K$5K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$7K$4K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$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$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$738$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$523$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$625$0$625$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$811$0$811$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$30K$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$870$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$123K$85K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $125K$123K$3K$120K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $125,094 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,314$122,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,039$2,322
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,640$236
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,993$125,094
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,103$64,407
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,246$58,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,349$122,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,644$2,581
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $125,094 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $102 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,833
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$76,059
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,644
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$122,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,220 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,220
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $236 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$125,094
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $122,513 across 31 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 $23,588 · Management $11,794 · Fundraising $0$35,382
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $9,277 · Management $4,639 · Fundraising $0$13,916
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,238 · Management $3,619 · Fundraising $0$10,857
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 $2,835 · Management $1,417 · Fundraising $0$4,252
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $738 · Management $1,476 · Fundraising $0$2,214
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $523 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $0$1,569
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $2,252 · Fundraising $0$2,252
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,430 · Fundraising $0$1,430
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $625 · Fundraising $0$625
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $811 · Fundraising $0$811
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,744 · Fundraising $0$1,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,607 · Management $6,016 · Fundraising $0$35,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,968 · Management $870 · Fundraising $0$11,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,774 · Management $37,739 · Fundraising $0$122,513
Part X · Balance sheet $124,424 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $121,328$120,639
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,890$1,891
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$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 $2,705$1,894
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,923$124,424
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 $8,236$4,156
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,236$4,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $117,687$120,268
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,687$120,268
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,923$124,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,268 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$125,094
XI-2 Total expenses$122,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,687
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,268

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