Global Witness Foundation

Analysis

Global Witness Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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 April 2024, Global Witness Foundation reported income of $4.9m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2024, income grew from $2.2m to $4.9m (+125%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 861%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Witness Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Conservancy ($4.9m), St George Music Theater Company ($4.9m) and Inner-City Arts ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.