The Global Uplift Project

Analysis

The Global Uplift Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Livermore, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Global Uplift Project reported income of $536k and spending of $417k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $331k to $536k (+62%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Global Uplift Project sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Future International Inc ($536k), Son Light Missions ($536k) and Raise the Children International ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (5.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $205k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $205k.