Global Action EIN 84-1471157

Global Action

EIN  84-1471157 Religious organization Wheaton, IL
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Trains pastors, makes disciples, and changes the world to fulfill the Great Commission.
Leadership
Dr Lionel Young · EVP & Chief Dev. Officer · $83K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Trains pastors, makes disciples, and changes the world to fulfill the Great Commission. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $382K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$382K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +83% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY20240%
Total assets
$387K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▼ -79%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$382K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$387K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $793K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Global action partners with organizations or individuals in four regional locations. Global action provides ministry and project support for each partner as part of it's program services, this support allows the partner to hire locally thereby supporting the local community (various project area) as part of its outreach.

$442Kprogram expense
02

Global action's training program is called "foundations". The program equips pastors and leaders, the vast majority of whom have had no formal biblical training. It is a 9-MONTH course that teaches biblical foundations and leadership, through a non-denominational framework.

$351Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGlobal Action
EINHdr · item D84-1471157
Principal addressHdr · item CWheaton, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.globalaction.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
$83,000Pt VII · Sec A
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Lionel Young’s $83K as EVP & Chief Dev. Officer is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Lionel Young$83,000$79,392$72,872$65,533
Bailey Bada$45,833
Dr Lionel Young$45,433
Rj Koerper$29,114
Rj Koerper$29,114
Richard Thompson$16,000$17,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants103%$1.1M
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.11
Program services74%$793K
Management & general14%$154K
Fundraising11%$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$252K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$382K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $362K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $793K · Total expenses $1.1M
74%
Management & General
Management & general $154K · Total expenses $1.1M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $122K · Total expenses $1.1M
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $126K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
103%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $964K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $679K · FY2023 $1.1M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $382K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.1M
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $387K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $382K · Total assets $387K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $110K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $387K
28%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dr Lionel Young · Reported title EVP & CHIEF DEV. OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $358K · Total expenses $1.1M
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 9%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $47K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$964K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$769K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$679K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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