The Global Orphan Project Inc

Analysis

The Global Orphan Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 Orphan Project Inc reported income of $21.5m and spending of $20.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $21.5m (+90%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Global Orphan Project Inc 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 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc ($21.5m), Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc ($21.6m) and Douglas County Community Foundation ($21.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $568k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $11.8m. It reported 189 employees.