GPFD's mission is to take an authentic and sustainable approach to community-driven development in impoverished regions of East Africa. That means supporting schools and community-based organizations to manage education and health interventions that generate lasting change for local people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $83K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $149K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$789K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$657K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$789K
FY2023▼ -21%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$997K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$658K
FY2025$648K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$846K
FY2022$998K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$805K
FY2025$849K
Net assets
$657K
FY2023▼ -30%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$945K
FY2022$932K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$520K
FY2025$316K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1979.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $945K Management & general 9% · $104K Fundraising 7% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$84,384Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presi. Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Casanova’s $47K as Executive Dir. is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
D Casanova—$88,571$84,384$83,794$78,329
Daniel Casanova$47,360————

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.

See Global Partners for Development executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports schools and community groups for lasting education and health improvements in East Africa.

Questions for Global Partners for Development

Tap to ask. Global Partners for Development sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Global Partners for Development answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $805K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Community Driven Education (cde)

Education is vital in the fight against poverty. In collaboration with local leaders who identify the schools with the highest need, and the projects within the schools, GPFD constructed classrooms, latrines(toilets), handwashing stations, and provided desks.

$400Kprogram expense
02

Grassroots Community Led Development This is in support of grassroots organizations in East Africa. These organizations led by the local communities understand the strengths and needs of the people they serve.

$275Kprogram expense
03

Health Projects GPFD support of health projects include construction and improvement of health centers in an effort to bringing medical services closer to the local communities.

$130Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$149K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$789K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$945K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$657K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$525K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$66K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$789K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$384K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$657K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$983K$746K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$932K$657K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$396K$396K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$77K$5K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$114K$66K$24K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$22K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$8K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$14K$17K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$13K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$192K$178K$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$891
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$83K$3K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$945K$104K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $648K$849K−$200K$316K 990 PDF
FY2024 $658K$805K−$148K$520K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $789K$1.1M−$343K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $997K$998K−$1K$932K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$846K$280K$945K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $789,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $895,480$639,727
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,800$171,774
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $426$8,380
I-11 Other revenue−$30,426
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $996,706$789,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $553,827$396,404
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,715$251,566
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,560$484,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $998,102$1,132,601
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,396−$343,146
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $789,455 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$34,644
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$605,083
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$65,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$639,727
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,774$171,774
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,380$8,380
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 events−$30,426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,774 · Excluded from tax $8,380$789,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,132,601 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $396,404$396,404
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,780 · Management $4,516 · Fundraising $9,033$90,329
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,959 · Management $23,901 · Fundraising $23,957$113,817
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,261 · Management $4,432 · Fundraising $5,145$31,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,895 · Management $2,169 · Fundraising $2,518$15,582
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50,250$50,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,128$29,128
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,065$20,065
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,027 · Management $6,719 · Fundraising $5,053$19,799
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,480 · Management $17,078 · Fundraising $4,524$36,082
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,709 · Management $2,530 · Fundraising $2,937$18,176
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178,492 · Management $6,817 · Fundraising $6,880$192,189
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $3,500$3,500
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,794 · Management $2,228 · Fundraising $891$8,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,769 · Management $2,978 · Fundraising $19,282$105,029
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $944,885 · Management $103,996 · Fundraising $83,720$1,132,601
Part X · Balance sheet $746,180 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,434$140,618
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $608,656$384,336
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $184,080$128,115
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,447$7,650
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,290$5,519
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$4,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,743$75,442
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $982,650$746,180
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,180$30,426
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $23,379$22,824
X-25 Other liabilities$36,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,559$89,610
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $774,460$633,200
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $157,631$23,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $932,091$656,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $982,650$746,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $656,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$789,455
XI-2 Total expenses$1,132,601
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$343,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$932,091
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$67,625
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$656,570

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.