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Global Environment & Technology Foundation FY2022 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)Since 1988Environment EIN 54-1489434Revenue $18.7M in FY2022

On file with the IRSgetf.org2900 S Quincy St Ste 375, 22206-0195 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jun 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The foundation's mission is to be a leader in advancing sustainability by partnering business with governments and civil society to build thriving, resilient communities through innovative approaches and technologies. Through cross-cutting partnerships and multi-sector networks, the Foundation strives to uplift communities through water access, sanitation and hygiene, health systems strengthening, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, sustainable agriculture and climate resilience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $796K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $2.5M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.7M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$17.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$10.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.7M
FY2022▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$18.7M
FY2023$21.2M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2025$11.0M
Expenses
$17.6M
FY2022▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$17.9M
FY2021$14.2M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$22.1M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2025$13.4M
Net assets
$10.3M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$10.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $16.2M Management & general 8% · $1.4M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Monica D Ellis
Director/CEO
$487,848Pt VII · Sec A
$268,874Pt VII · Sec A
$210,901Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas N Harvey
Director/Chairman
$198,486Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian J Kane
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monica D Ellis’s $489K as CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monica D Ellis$489,349$510,149$475,160$487,848$450,661$603,357
J Scott Denlinger$300,929$301,729$275,997$268,874$260,443$257,828
Alexandra L Scott$260,602$237,955$200,053———
Thomas N Harvey$92,376$207,853$171,607$198,486$204,085$232,547
Alexandra Scott———$210,901$161,986$138,264
Leah T Waters—————$150,351

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

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2 programs · $16.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Health and wellbeingsee schedule 0 for complete description

$9.9Mprogram expense
02

Water SECURITY/SUSTAINABLE initiativessee schedule 0 for complete description

$6.3Mprogram 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
The Coca-Cola Foundation INCFY2024$1.6M
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFY2024$634K
Wallace Genetic Foundation II INCFY2024$200K
Alumbra Innovations FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$2.5M
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$17.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.2M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$379K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$27K
Total revenueLn 12$18.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$6.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K
Other assetsLn 15$546K
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 62
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.9M$6.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$95K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M$15.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M$10.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$590K$806K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$416K$144K$272K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$33K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$195K$158K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$59K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$675$675
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14.8M$14.7M$99K
Office expensesLn 13$74K$59K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$22K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$104K$74K$29K
TravelLn 17$337K$331K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$12K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$18K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.6M$16.2M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.0M$13.4M−$2.4M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.5M$16.6M$2.9M$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.2M$22.1M−$920K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $18.7M$17.6M$1.1M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.2M$14.2M$966K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.6M$17.9M−$6.3M$8.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,650,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,031,270$18,245,012
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,796$379,085
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,868$26,009
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,203,934$18,650,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,294,400$2,121,867
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,943,347$15,470,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,237,747$17,592,824
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $966,187$1,057,282
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $18,650,106 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,483,917
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,761,095
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,245,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $379,085$379,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $53,143$53,143
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$27,134−$27,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351,951 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,143$18,650,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,592,824 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $590,104 · Management $806,197$1,396,301
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,750 · Management $272,152$415,902
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,267 · Management $7,860$41,127
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $157,867 · Management $37,300$195,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,348 · Management $14,022$73,370
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $675$675
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,498$70,498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,703,441 · Management $98,781$14,802,222
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,147 · Management $14,729$73,876
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,458 · Management $5,306$27,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,428 · Management $29,416$103,844
IX-17 TravelPrograms $331,283 · Management $5,684$336,967
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $12,492$12,492
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,378 · Management $4,892$17,270
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,168 · Management $7,181$25,349
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,205,639 · Management $1,387,185 · Fundraising $0$17,592,824
Part X · Balance sheet $15,498,416 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $461$1,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,864,519$6,825,339
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,090,773$4,453,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,097$94,936
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,709,478$3,576,587
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $166,879$545,965
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,937,500$15,498,416
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,556,340$2,570,920
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,901,580$2,587,017
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,224$62,525
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,461,144$5,220,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,429,988$2,851,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,046,368$7,426,338
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,476,356$10,277,954
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,937,500$15,498,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,277,954 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,650,106
XI-2 Total expenses$17,592,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,057,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,476,356
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$255,684
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,277,954

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