Global Brigades Inc

Analysis

Global Brigades Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Global Brigades Inc reported income of $9.2m and spending of $9.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.6m to $9.2m (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Global Brigades Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gillispie School ($9.2m), Pinellas County Education Foundation Inc ($9.2m) and Montrose Foundation Inc ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $346k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $885k. It paid $1,654 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 7 employees.