Global Ties Alabama

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Huntsville, AL501(c)(3)Since 1965EducationEIN 63-0506191Revenue $714K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4920 University Sq Ste D, 35816-1894 · Huntsville, ALTax-exempt since Jun 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promotes international relationships through citizen diplomats and enriches Alabamas education,commerce, and global awareness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$714K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$714K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$714K
Expenses
$735K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$569K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$22K
FY2025▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$22K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 2007.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $718K Fundraising 2% · $17K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $66K 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
Executive Director
$65,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqui Shipe’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacqui Shipe$65,600$65,100$68,800$63,728$60,608$54,249

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Fosters global connections through citizen diplomacy, enriching Alabama's education and economy.

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1 program · $718K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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hosting international visitors throughout Alabama and providing global educxation forums for the states k-12, university and communictxy stakeholders

$718Kprogram 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
Global Ties USFY2024$80K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$110K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$714K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$242
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$718K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K
Government grantsLn 1e$481K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$242
Total revenueLn 12$714K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$39K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$243K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$750$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$351K$351K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$17K$0$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$718K$0$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $714K$735K−$21K$22K 990 PDF
FY2024 $531K$569K−$38K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $426K$386K$40K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$270K−$32K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $213K$180K$33K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$169K−$17K$3K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $714,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $177,719$534,881
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $352,577$179,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $458$242
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $530,754$714,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,625$333,620
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $348,478$401,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $569,103$735,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,349−$21,272
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $714,223 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$481,443
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,438
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$534,881
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$179,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$242
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $179,342 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$714,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,495 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,445 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$243,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,575 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,575
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,571 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,571
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,490
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,863 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,863
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $351,459 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$351,459
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,237 · Management $0 · Fundraising $17,005$34,242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $718,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $17,005$735,495
Part X · Balance sheet $65,863 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,847$58,579
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,262$4,762
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,522$2,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,631$65,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,670$41,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $387$387
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,057$44,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,574$21,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,574$21,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,631$65,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$714,223
XI-2 Total expenses$735,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,272
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,574
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,322
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,624

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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