To foster and promote the general wellbeing of humanity throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.2M 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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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 $36.1M a year · 23% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.2M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $163.1M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88.6M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$167.6M
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$178.3M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$180.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$167.6M
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$246.3M
FY2022$78.6M
FY2023$289.0M
FY2024$167.6M
Expenses
$178.3M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$223.6M
FY2023$192.6M
FY2024$178.3M
Net assets
$180.0M
FY2024▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$239.5M
FY2022$81.1M
FY2023$178.6M
FY2024$180.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Oct 2020.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $172.5M Management & general 2% · $3.4M Fundraising 1% · $2.3M

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

16 people listed on the 990; $3.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim CEO of Geapp (thru 10/24)
$508,022Pt VII · Sec A
VP Se Asia of Geapp
$477,092Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer of Geapp
$411,777Pt VII · Sec A
COO of Geapp (thru 10/2024)
$401,197Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Iof
$393,444Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Partnership Officer of Geapp
$365,335Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Officer of Geapp
$335,999Pt VII · Sec A
CEO of Geapp (as of 10/2024)
$292,521Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Karanja Nganga’s $508K as Interim CEO of Geapp (thru 10/24) is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Simon Harford—$1,472,662$322,787
Joseph Karanja Nganga$508,022$436,620—
Kitty Bu$477,092——
Stephen Sidebottom$401,197$458,746$272,644
Stefana Fairholme$411,777$361,381$104,617
Peter Colavito$393,444——
Sundaa Bridgett-Jones$365,335$359,317$71,925
Elizabeth Small$335,999——

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

Programs and updates

Funds and supports global initiatives to improve human well-being, health, and economic opportunity through strategic philanthropic investments and partnerships.

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3 programs · $167.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule o

$94.0Mprogram expense
02

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$69.2Mprogram expense
03

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$4.1Mprogram 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 · 162 grants · $239.9M · 2021–2024
World Bank Group Staff AssociationDC · FY2024$15,000,000
Justice Climate Fund INCGA · FY2024$4,000,000
Global ImpactDC · FY2024$3,880,000
Pact INCDC · FY2024$3,879,232
Coalition for Green CapitalDC · FY2024$3,264,704
Windward FundDC · FY2024$2,500,000
Farm-To-Power INCMN · FY2024$2,400,000
Windward FundDC · FY2024$2,000,000
Fair Shot TexasTX · FY2024$2,000,000
Acumen Fund INCNY · FY2024$1,875,000
Factor-E Ventures PbcFY2024$1,776,041
Grid AlternativesCA · FY2024$1,700,000
Inclusiv INCNY · FY2024$1,605,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$167.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6.0M
Money outPt IX
$178.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$172.5M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Fundraisingcol D$2.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$180.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124.6M
Total assetsLn 16$268.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.3M
Total revenueLn 12$167.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$124.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
Other assetsLn 15$24.9M
Total assetsLn 16$268.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88.6M
Net assetsLn 32$180.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$113.7M$124.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98.6M$75.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$284.3M$268.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$105.7M$88.6M
Net assetsLn 32$178.6M$180.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$99.7M$99.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$18.0M$18.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.6M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.3M$19.7M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.6M$1.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$942K$942K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.4M$2.4M
Legal feesLn 11b$2.2M$1.7M$434K
Accounting feesLn 11c$558K$558K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$312K$312K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$501K$501K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.2M$2.2M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15.5M$15.0M$368K$183K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$342K$342K
Office expensesLn 13$356K$226K$130K
Information technologyLn 14$1.8M$1.5M$288K
OccupancyLn 16$4.8M$4.8M
TravelLn 17$2.3M$2.3M$2K$49K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$179K$179K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$620K$620K
InsuranceLn 23$746K$746K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$315K$315K
Total functional expensesLn 25$178.3M$172.5M$3.4M$2.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $167.6M$178.3M−$10.6M$180.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $289.0M$192.6M$96.5M$178.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $78.6M$223.6M−$145.1M$81.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $246.3M$13.5M$232.8M$239.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.8M$0$6.8M$6.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $167,640,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $283,755,402$162,061,323
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,306,927$5,963,440
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$41,973−$384,530
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,020,356$167,640,233
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,958,044$117,755,309
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,877,396$27,793,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$501,102
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,716,255$32,219,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,551,695$178,269,283
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $96,468,661−$10,629,050
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $167,640,233 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$475,000
VIII-1d Related organizations$70,301,137
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$91,285,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,061,323
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,710,828$1,710,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,252,612$4,252,612
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$384,530−$384,530
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,578,910$167,640,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,269,283 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $99,709,017$99,709,017
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $18,046,292$18,046,292
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,554,076$1,554,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,719,688 · Fundraising $1,580,062$21,299,750
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,642,275$1,642,275
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $942,332$942,332
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,355,247$2,355,247
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,725,056 · Management $433,573$2,158,629
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $558,321$558,321
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $311,500$311,500
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $501,102$501,102
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,191,783$2,191,783
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,997,875 · Management $367,950 · Fundraising $183,006$15,548,831
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $341,893$341,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $225,651 · Management $130,136$355,787
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,494,842 · Management $288,387$1,783,229
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,789,778$4,789,778
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,267,801 · Management $2,253 · Fundraising $49,227$2,319,281
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $179,004$179,004
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $620,323$620,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $746,074$746,074
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $314,759$314,759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,541,804 · Management $3,414,082 · Fundraising $2,313,397$178,269,283
Part X · Balance sheet $268,620,483 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113,690,609$124,572,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,550,052$38,272,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,521,619$2,785,099
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,815,995$3,061,831
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $83,136,452$54,996,031
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $15,484,773$20,072,221
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,091,025$24,859,626
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $284,290,525$268,620,483
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,658,224$3,311,757
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $88,360,597$56,398,012
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $250,000$648,082
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,428,591$28,225,742
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,697,412$88,583,593
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,884,943$12,003,450
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,708,170$168,033,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $178,593,113$180,036,890
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $284,290,525$268,620,483
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,036,890 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,640,233
XI-2 Total expenses$178,269,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,629,050
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$178,593,113
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,194,846
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$16,267,673
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,036,890

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