Global Scholars

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Overland Park, KS501(c)(3)EIN 56-1627401

Global scholars exists so that christian academics are adequately equipped to have a redemptive influence among their students, colleagues, universities and disciplines, at a reasonable cost.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 105 volunteers and 48 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $233K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$2.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 1989.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $316K Fundraising 11% · $222K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$138,649Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Vice-Chair (as of 9/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair (thru 9/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (as of 9/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Stan Wallace$138,649$127,325$129,964$133,190$105,556

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

Equips Christian academics to influence students and universities with redemptive values.

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3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Among the 2,100 academics served were 44 fellows (christian professors teaching outside their home countries who work to advance the global scholars mission cross-culturally) who received additional faculty care, fundraising support, and other administrative services.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Global scholars equips, supports, AND/OR resources more than 2,100 academics around the world through the society of christian scholars. These academics influence their students, colleagues, disciplines, and universities through teaching, research, and administrative duties.

$548Kprogram expense
03

The christian scholars foundation legacy grant provides funding to early-career christian professors at U.S. Universities to support their research projects. The grant serves to encourage christian scholars seeking to integrate christian faith with their academic endeavors and nurture christian faculty as they strive for wider…

$5Kprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $21K · 2023–2024
Chapman UniversityCA · FY2024$11,000
Harvey Mudd CollegeFY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$316K
Fundraisingcol D$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$71K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 6105
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.7M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$208K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$565$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$28K$28K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$75K$48K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$919K$173K$123K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$26K$7K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$51K$12K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$254K$231K$20K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$35K$4K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$11K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$153K$133K$9K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$565$565
InsuranceLn 23$14K$4K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$35K$2K$132
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$316K$222K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.1M−$102K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$66K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.8M$291K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.8M$463K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.7M$446K$1.2M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,007,007 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,932,146
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,796
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,943,272
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,614$59,614
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,121$4,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,735$2,007,007
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,109,189 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,000$11,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $27,997$27,997
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,813 · Management $48,094 · Fundraising $55,219$178,126
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $919,164 · Management $172,566 · Fundraising $123,310$1,215,040
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,614 · Management $6,973 · Fundraising $9,104$41,691
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,633$7,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,683 · Management $12,379 · Fundraising $8,132$71,194
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,550$26,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231,338 · Management $19,960 · Fundraising $2,860$254,158
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,762 · Management $4,490 · Fundraising $8,872$48,124
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,755 · Management $3,064 · Fundraising $2,620$16,439
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,491$6,491
IX-17 TravelPrograms $132,664 · Management $9,243 · Fundraising $11,308$153,215
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $565$565
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,557 · Management $10,743$14,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,917 · Management $1,617 · Fundraising $132$36,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,571,953 · Management $315,679 · Fundraising $221,557$2,109,189
Part X · Balance sheet $1,968,416 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,023$63,082
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,451,612$1,553,148
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,454$43,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $565$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $208,103$237,802
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,175$71,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,085,932$1,968,416
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,974$33,174
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,903$6,144
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,571$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,448$39,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,593,362$1,505,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $426,122$424,055
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,019,484$1,929,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,085,932$1,968,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,929,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,007,007
XI-2 Total expenses$2,109,189
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,182
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,019,484
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,796
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,929,098

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