Global Taiwan Institute

Analysis

Global Taiwan Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Global Taiwan Institute reported income of $776k and spending of $1.1m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.7m to $776k (-86%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Global Taiwan Institute sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westerners the First People of Earth Mother Payomkawichum Kaamala ($776k), Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc ($776k) and One More Productions Inc ($776k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 6 employees.