Global Action

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Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 84-1471157Revenue $1.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRSglobalaction.comPo Box 117, 60187-0117 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Dec 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to see the Great Commission fulfilled by training pastors, making disciples, and changing the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $472K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$382K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$679K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$964K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024+0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$382K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$382K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1998.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $793K Management & general 14% · $154K Fundraising 11% · $122K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1636 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Lionel Young$83,000$79,392$72,872$65,533$45,433
Bailey Bada——$45,833——
Rj Koerper———$29,114$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains pastors, makes disciples, and changes the world to fulfill the Great Commission.

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2 programs · $793K · in their 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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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $47K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$793K
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$382K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$252K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$382K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 61
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K$252K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$396K$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$373K$382K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$540K$540K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$72K$16K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$64K$33K$7K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$57K$22K$413
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38−$423$281$180
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$67K$19K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$915$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$19K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$22K$2K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$266$266
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$12K$4K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$793K$154K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$19K$382K 990 PDF
FY2023 $964K$1.1M−$100K$373K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$832K$302K$474K 990 PDF
FY2021 $769K$730K$39K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $679K$652K$28K$133K 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 I · Summary $1,050,186 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $976,567$1,078,569
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,498$1,748
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,313−$30,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $963,752$1,050,186
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $230,133$541,061
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $292,083$358,128
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $541,898$170,033
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,064,114$1,069,222
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,362−$19,036
Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,050,186 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,492
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,015,077
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,994
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,078,569
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,748$1,748
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,501−$2,501
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business −$27,630−$27,630
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$27,630 · Excluded from tax −$753$1,050,186
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,069,222 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,280$1,280
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $539,781$539,781
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,943 · Management $16,107 · Fundraising $15,916$103,966
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $32,503 · Management $6,536 · Fundraising $24,536$63,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,677 · Management $22,489 · Fundraising $413$79,579
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms −$423 · Management $281 · Fundraising $180$38
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,179 · Management $18,884 · Fundraising $17,641$103,704
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,115 · Management $915 · Fundraising $2,236$7,266
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,525$46,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,950 · Fundraising $5,024$23,974
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $11,814$11,814
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,255 · Fundraising $5,970$19,225
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,195$2,195
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,583 · Fundraising $20,465$22,048
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $266$266
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,741$6,741
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,810$3,810
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,887 · Management $4,042 · Fundraising $17,506$33,435
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $793,266 · Management $153,989 · Fundraising $121,967$1,069,222
Part X · Balance sheet $386,714 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,985$130,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $127,546$120,741
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,907$4,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,039$20,297
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $69,693$110,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $396,170$386,714
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,934$4,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,934$4,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $302,951$325,880
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,285$55,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $373,236$381,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $396,170$386,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $381,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,050,186
XI-2 Total expenses$1,069,222
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$373,236
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$27,630
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$381,830

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