The Global Self Foundation

Analysis

The Global Self Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jupiter, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, The Global Self Foundation reported income of $6.1m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $6.1m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Global Self Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laity Lodge Foundation ($6.1m), Freedom in Christ Inc ($6.1m) and Islamic Oasis Center Co ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $11.5m.