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.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 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
$69K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$679K
Spent
$652K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$679K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$679K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$964K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$652K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$652K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$133K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$382K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $399K Management & general 28% · $180K Fundraising 11% · $73K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
$45,433Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Curriculum
$29,114Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/President
$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

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  • 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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3 programs · $399K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Training Programs

Global Action's training program is called GLOMOS. It stands for Global Module Studies. The program teaches pastors who have not had any formal Bible school training. It is a 9 month course that teaches biblical basics and is nondenominational.

$214Kprogram expense
02

Ministry Coordination

Global Action maintains four international offices worldwide. These offices are headquarters for projects in each of their respective countries. Global Action provides ministry and project support for each office as part of it's program services, this support allows the offices to hire locally thereby supporting the local community…

$148Kprogram expense
03

Compassion & Youth Programs

Global Action has many compassion programs with the main focus being on orphans and marginilized. We provide numerous camps during the summer and Christmas months allowing children to be in a loving environment where they are cared for, encouraged, and taught lessons from the bible.

$37Kprogram expense

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$679K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Investment incomeLn 3$224
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$399K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$224
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$679K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$105K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$210K$210K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$43K$19K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$142K$81K$35K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$24K$11K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$27K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$36K$14K$22K$329
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$264$5K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K−$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$399K$180K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $679K$652K$28K$133K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $679,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $720,929$680,078
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100$224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,943−$919
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $717,086$679,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $194,729$224,757
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $221,776$260,840
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $321,768$166,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $738,273$651,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,187$27,736
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $679,383 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,281
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$619,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$680,078
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $224$224
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,059−$1,059
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $140$140
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$695$679,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,647 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,335$14,335
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $210,422$210,422
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,456 · Management $18,712 · Fundraising $14,126$76,294
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,682 · Management $34,743 · Fundraising $26,228$141,653
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,185 · Management $10,661 · Fundraising $8,047$42,893
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,685$3,685
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,093$40,093
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $26,553 · Fundraising $11,218$37,771
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,089$6,089
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,618$9,618
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,455$3,455
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,102 · Management $22,020 · Fundraising $329$36,451
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $264 · Fundraising $5,142$5,406
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,653$1,653
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,408$7,408
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,891$2,891
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,758 · Management −$1,843 · Fundraising $1,615$11,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $398,940 · Management $179,913 · Fundraising $72,794$651,647
Part X · Balance sheet $201,822 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,411$148,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,670$48,262
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,798$5,230
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,879$201,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,686$30,552
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,686$68,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $82,600$124,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,593$8,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,193$132,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,879$201,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$679,383
XI-2 Total expenses$651,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,929

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