Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).
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Statement of Functional Expenses
Financial health
Summary of the Filing
Balance Sheet
Statement of Revenue
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 53% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 16% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 42% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
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Leadership and pay
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Pekka Himanen’s $60K as Executive Director & Co-Founder is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Guyer | — | — | — | $126,923 |
| Pekka Himanen | $60,000 | $60,000 | — | — |
| Danielle Willett | $4,800 | $26,360 | $13,725 | — |
| Alanna O'Donnell | — | — | $2,194 | — |
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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Governance & Policies
Mission and programs
Empowering everyone to create a life of dignity for all.
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Where the work happens
Dignity Education for Children and Young People
Due to the severe restrictions on in-person activities throughout 2020, global dignity and its country chapters shifted to primarily virtual settings in order to continue our work and MISSION.TWO network-wide virtual campaigns were designed to help children and young people feel a sense of connection with others during the height of the…
Dignity in the Workplace
We continued to design and pilot the organization's newest major initiative with the global consulting firm alixpartners. In fall 2020 the first in a series of alixpartners employee trainings took place.
Global Dignity Day
The organization's first-ever virtual international global dignity day celebration was held on october 23, 2020, and featured a keynote speech from renowned designer bruce mau and remarks by global dignity co-founder crown prince haakon of norway. Network-wide social media outreach on global dignity day significantly increased our reach.
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Funders
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Grants
Filing history
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $105K | $115K | +33% | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $79K | — | -12% | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $90K | — | -9% | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $99K | — | -48% | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $192K | $128K | -12% | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $217K | $266K | 990 PDF |
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