Gk 1 World Foundation

Tax-deductible

La Mirada, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 35-2361640

To inspire heroic action while rising to the challenge of nation-building - one person, one family, one community at a time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $325K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$970K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +25%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$793K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$845K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$970K
FY2024▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$880K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$970K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +43%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$832K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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 Nov 2009.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $808K Management & general 10% · $102K Fundraising 6% · $60K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Head of Operations
$43,911Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ed/Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mercedes Amante’s $44K as Secretary/Head of Operations is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mercedes Amante—$51,672$3,000
Mercedes Amante$43,911——
Armando Amante——$2,000

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

Inspires heroic action and nation-building by helping individuals, families, and communities.

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3 program services account for $659K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENTFilipino children 12 years and under in public schools, on the streets and displaced by conflicts or disasters are forced to beg, eat food scraps, steal or simply sleep off hunger.

$287Kprogram expense
02

SOCIAL BUSINESS AND PRODUCTIVITYGawad Kalinga (GK) created the Productivity Hub program that will ensure families getting out of poverty by enabling mechanisms that will trigger economic productivity towards sustained and transformative income streams.

$282Kprogram expense
03

SHELTER AND LAND SECURITYTo provide a safe and peaceful environment, 8 homes were built in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. A children's library was constructed in Leyte, a multi-purpose hall in North Cotabato, a Child and Youth Center in Cavite and funds for school refurbishment were allocated for Maguindanao del Sur.

$90Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Money outPt IX
$970K
Ln 25
Programscol B$808K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$828K
SavingsLn 2$237K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$736K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$735K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$694K$694K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$31K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146K$33K$53K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$970K$808K$102K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$970K$315K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$97K$735K 990 PDF
FY2022 $845K$1.1M−$300K$832K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$942K$490K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $793K$880K−$87K$642K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,285,062 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $52$52
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,285,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $970,090 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $693,941$693,941
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,147 · Management $36,765$67,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,383 · Management $2,812$5,195
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,021$6,021
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,666$4,666
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,298$1,298
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,443$41,443
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,612$3,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,177 · Management $52,506 · Fundraising $60,319$146,002
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $808,112 · Management $101,659 · Fundraising $60,319$970,090
Part X · Balance sheet $1,065,056 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $497,146$828,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $236,957$237,009
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $736,103$1,065,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,006$14,989
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,006$14,989
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $108,007$51,413
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $627,090$998,654
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $735,097$1,050,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $736,103$1,065,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,050,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,285,062
XI-2 Total expenses$970,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$314,972
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$735,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,050,067

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

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