Global Spectrum Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Alpharetta, GA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 42-1552157Revenue $726K in FY2024

On file with the IRSistanbulculturalcenter.org591 N Main St Ste 100, 30009-8404 · Alpharetta, GATax-exempt since Feb 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $33K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$442K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$726K
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2024▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$162K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$672K
FY2024▲ +82%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$143K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$672K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

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% · $539K Management & general 20% · $133K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$89,708Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sezai Demirturk’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sezai Demirturk$89,708$41,625——
Mustafa Arslan——$43,554$42,450

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

Provide resources and support to help people experiencing homelessness find stable housing and rebuild their lives.

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1 program · $539K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Winter retreat, weekend schools, festivals, conferences and meetings.

$539Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$33K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $70K · 2022–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$539K
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$442K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$442K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K$442K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$72K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$254K$203K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$21K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$452$452
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$852
OccupancyLn 16$66K$53K$13K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$935
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$144K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$539K$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $726K$672K$54K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $455K$370K$85K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $346K$283K$63K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$143K$19K$1.3M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $726,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,221$533,280
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,953$193,183
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $455,174$726,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,000$37,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,294$370,411
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $188,930$264,971
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $370,224$672,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,950$54,081
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $726,463 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$533,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$533,280
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $193,183$193,183
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $193,183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$726,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $672,382 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $37,000$37,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,766 · Management $17,942$89,708
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $203,334 · Management $50,834$254,168
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,228 · Management $5,307$26,535
IX-11a Management feesManagement $452$452
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,679$1,679
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,260$3,260
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,408 · Management $852$4,260
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,625 · Management $13,156$65,781
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,039$3,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,790$1,790
IX-20 InterestManagement $26,495$26,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,740 · Management $935$4,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,085 · Management $9,455$153,540
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $538,976 · Management $133,406 · Fundraising $0$672,382
Part X · Balance sheet $1,979,104 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,142$28,907
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,998,986$1,950,197
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,338,795$1,979,104
X-25 Other liabilities$27,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $855,366$441,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,483,429$1,537,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,483,429$1,537,510
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,338,795$1,979,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,537,510 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$726,463
XI-2 Total expenses$672,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,483,429
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,537,510

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

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