Global Surgery Alliance

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 46-5338229

To advocate for the neglected surgical patient.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 3 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
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $63K a year · 27% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
156% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 156% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$263K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
45%
Net assets
−$31K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$263K
FY2024▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$212K
FY2024$263K
Expenses
$331K
FY2024▲ +22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$270K
FY2024$331K
Net assets
−$31K
FY2024▼ -186%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$36K
FY2024−$31K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2024.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $148K Management & general 44% · $147K Fundraising 11% · $36K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,151Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Immediate Past PC President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & PC President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & PC Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & PC Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claudio Tanca’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Claudio Tanca$120,151$16,203
Daniel B Peterson—$60,000

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

Advocates for neglected surgical patients, ensuring their needs are met.

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1 program service account for $148K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Current activities include advocacy campaigns focused on advocating for global access to quality, safe, timely and affordable emergency and essential surgical, obstetric, trauma and anesthesia (sota) care with governments, major policy makers, funders and international organizations such as the world health organization, united nations…

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
−$31K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32−$31K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 617
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$26K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$36K$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$87K
Net assetsLn 32$36K−$31K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$44K$63K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$32K$46K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$7K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$436$436
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$148K$147K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $263K$331K−$67K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2023 $212K$270K−$59K$36K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $263,263 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,502 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,931
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$89,931
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $170,830$170,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $170,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,502$263,263
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,695 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,994 · Management $62,848 · Fundraising $18,854$125,696
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,036 · Management $45,767 · Fundraising $13,730$91,533
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,156 · Management $10,223 · Fundraising $3,067$20,446
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,836$1,836
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $436$436
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,787$9,787
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,268$16,268
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $48,783$48,783
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,457$2,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,453$2,453
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,237 · Management $146,807 · Fundraising $35,651$330,695
Part X · Balance sheet $55,734 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,791$55,734
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,498$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,289$55,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$3,055
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$83,822
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$86,877
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,289−$31,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,289−$31,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,289$55,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$31,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,263
XI-2 Total expenses$330,695
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$67,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,289
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$31,143

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

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