Global Exchange

Analysis

Global Exchange is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Global Exchange reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.5m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Global Exchange sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deed & Truth Ministries ($1.5m), Jaffna College Funds Trustee ($1.5m) and Ghiras Alnahda US NFP ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $378k. At year end it held assets of $865k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $818k. It reported 6 employees.