Global Volunteers

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Little Canada, MN501(c)(3)Since 1984InternationalEIN 36-3352680Revenue $3.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSglobalvolunteers.org375 Little Canada Rd E, 55117-1628 · Little Canada, MNTax-exempt since Aug 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To encourage and enable Volunteers to spend short periods of time working with and learning from and about local people in communities throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 889 volunteers and 22 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
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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $177K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $630K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
94% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 94% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.9M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$67K
FY2025▲ +135%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$624K
FY2024−$193K
FY2025$67K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1985.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.9M Management & general 10% · $353K Fundraising 10% · $370K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Burnham Philbrook Jd’s $134K as President is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michele Gran Ma$104,426$144,716———
Burnham Philbrook Jd$134,325$134,325—$110,000$110,000
Burnham Philbrookjd——$99,752——
Michele Gran——$74,418$72,072$84,319
Andrew Philbrook Jd—$75,477———
Andrew Philbrook$74,408——$50,789$20,626
Andrew Philbrookjd——$67,187——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Fosters world peace by building mutual understanding between nations.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Below data are not exhaustive, but provide highlights of global volunteers' service accomplishments in various countries during FY23. Cuba: volunteers practice conversational english with youth and adults, work in community gardens, support and assist seniors, make crafts with a local women's cooperative, and help with light construction…

$2.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $44K · 2022–2022
Partners for World HealthME · FY2022$33,200
Rise Against Hunger INCNC · FY2022$10,550

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$908
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$353K
Fundraisingcol D$370K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$908
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$903K
Other assetsLn 15$114K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6889
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$115K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$625K$903K
Total assetsLn 16$849K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$193K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.2M$171K$202K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$104K$13K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$108K$84K$15K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$12K$3K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$124K$124K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$74K$60K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$37K$30K$12K
TravelLn 17$42K$31K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$75K$75K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$74K$19K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$12K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$6K$6K$264
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$2.9M$353K$370K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.9M$3.6M$260K$67K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$3.8M−$817K−$193K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.8M−$188K$624K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$2.9M$640K$812K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.9M−$277K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$2.2M−$679K$377K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,870,811 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,994,844$3,869,903
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $613$908
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,995,457$3,870,811
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,895,362$1,795,186
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,916,740$1,815,478
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,812,102$3,610,664
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$816,645$260,147
Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,870,811 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,869,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,869,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $908$908
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $908$3,870,811
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,610,664 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,179,476 · Management $170,714 · Fundraising $201,751$1,551,941
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $103,914 · Management $13,091 · Fundraising $17,949$134,954
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,926 · Management $14,728 · Fundraising $9,637$108,291
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,156 · Management $3,144 · Fundraising $68,209$83,509
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $124,159$124,159
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,602 · Management $1,842 · Fundraising $2,424$12,868
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $59,545 · Management $7,443 · Fundraising $7,443$74,431
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,209 · Management $30,236 · Fundraising $11,714$79,159
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,365 · Fundraising $10,455$41,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,544$6,544
IX-20 InterestManagement $75,164$75,164
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,793$33,793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $74,377 · Management $18,594 · Fundraising $4,893$97,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,125,889 · Management $12,018 · Fundraising $35,561$1,173,468
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,317 · Management $6,118 · Fundraising $264$12,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,887,272 · Management $353,092 · Fundraising $370,300$3,610,664
Part X · Balance sheet $1,220,620 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,661$173,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $65,042$106
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,712$29,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $625,119$903,235
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,202$114,318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $849,472$1,220,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $139,664$33,874
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,191$140,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,042,251$1,153,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$385,695−$125,548
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,916$192,916
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$192,779$67,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $849,472$1,220,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,870,811
XI-2 Total expenses$3,610,664
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$260,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$192,779
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,368

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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