Global Mobility is a nonprofit organization providing mbility, education, and advocacy to children and adults with disabilities throughout the world. In order to meet the need for appropriate wheelchairs in different georgraphic areas, Global Mobility partners with recognized world-class wheelchair designers and leading technology engineers to continue developing an appropriate family of active pediatric, sports, and complex wheelchairs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2020 · 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 $72K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$458K
Spent
$595K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$510K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$931K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$57K
Expenses
$595K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$797K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$102K
Net assets
$510K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$510K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$168K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $580K Management & general 2% · $9K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$49,708Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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David Richard’s $20K as President is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 200 <$100K health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
David Richard$20,000$20,000$30,000$44,550$49,708

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 15aNo

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Provides mobility, education, and advocacy for people with disabilities worldwide.

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1 program · $580K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Shipped containers of wheelchairs and medical equipment to indonesia, mexico, and north american providers for fitting and necessary reconstruction for needs of the user.

$580Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Money outPt IX
$595K
Ln 25
Programscol B$580K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$510K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$545K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$225K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$545K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$510K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$649K$545K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$647K$510K
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$50K$40K$5K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$44K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$863$863
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$572$572
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$12K$11K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$422K$421K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$595K$580K$9K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $57K$102K−$45K$168K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.5M−$17K$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $931K$797K$134K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $109K$102K$7K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$587K−$372K$140K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $458K$595K−$138K$510K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $457,747 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $693,149$457,747
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $693,149$457,747
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,463$102,548
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $802,618$492,752
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $978,181$595,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$285,032−$137,553
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,747 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,747
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$225,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,747
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$457,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $595,300 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 $39,768 · Management $4,970 · Fundraising $4,970$49,708
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,206 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,206
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 $6,908 · Management $863 · Fundraising $863$8,634
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,581 · Management $572 · Fundraising $572$5,725
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 $11,160 · Management $1,240 · Fundraising $0$12,400
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,897 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,897
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,195 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,195
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,203 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,203
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $420,649 · Management $1,683 · Fundraising $0$422,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $579,567 · Management $9,328 · Fundraising $6,405$595,300
Part X · Balance sheet $544,665 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,692$92,210
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,625$13,425
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $486,459$413,800
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,715$22,230
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $649,491$544,665
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,399$35,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,399$35,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $647,092$509,539
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $647,092$509,539
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $649,491$544,665
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $509,539 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,747
XI-2 Total expenses$595,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$137,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$647,092
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-10 Net assets at end of year$509,539

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