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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,126,019
Total expenses
$7,986,180
Contributions and grants received
$8,682,222
Grants paid
$6,688,024
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$355,846
Other revenue
$87,951
Total assets, end of year
$9,413,996
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,757
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,349,239
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,319,252
Management and general expenses
$392,545
Fundraising expenses
$274,383
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,319,252

Program services were 91.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $10,134

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,672,088

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,306,262

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $355,846 · related or exempt $355,846

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $116,488

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $10,134

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,422

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $87,066

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $148,990

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $148,105

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $885 · excluded $885

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $497,596 · program services $497,596

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $6,190,428 · program services $6,190,428

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $134,813 · program services $67,406 · management and general $40,256 · fundraising $27,151

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $576,002 · program services $234,602 · management and general $219,031 · fundraising $122,369

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $61,998 · program services $26,793 · management and general $22,602 · fundraising $12,603

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,013 · program services $43,065 · management and general $27,508 · fundraising $20,440

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,106 · program services $17,209 · management and general $16,558 · fundraising $9,339

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $24,625 · management and general $17,595 · fundraising $7,030

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,346 · program services $11,251 · management and general $95

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,133 · fundraising $15,133

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $101,391 · program services $55,866 · management and general $5,219 · fundraising $40,306

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,810 · program services $12,540 · management and general $14,198 · fundraising $15,072

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,701 · program services $33,655 · management and general $7,046

  • 17 · Travel

    total $82,847 · program services $79,011 · management and general $217 · fundraising $3,619

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,998 · program services $6,188 · management and general $3,807 · fundraising $1,003

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,310 · program services $38,877 · management and general $6,344 · fundraising $89

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,726 · program services $4,205 · management and general $4,521

  • 24a · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $7,199 · program services $71 · management and general $7,128

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $1,098 · program services $489 · management and general $380 · fundraising $229

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $40 · management and general $40

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $550,625 · end of year $484,377

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,348,718 · end of year $4,287,364

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,896 · end of year $915

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,074 · end of year $25,566

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,125,012 · end of year $1,559,817

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $88,020 · end of year $240,267

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,478,705

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $801,640

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $705,935 · end of year $677,065

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,533,980 · end of year $2,138,625

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $149,856 · end of year $64,757

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,183,183 · end of year $6,287,034

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,026,221 · end of year $3,062,205

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS TO BENEFIT LUTHERAN EFFORTS IN HEALTH CARE FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE. GHM ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION WITH THREE BROAD STRATEGIES: SHIPPING OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, GRASSROOTS EFFORTS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

  • SHIPPING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT: MOST MISSION HOSPITALS LACK IMPORTANT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND EVEN BASIC SUPPLIES. GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES (GHM) GATHERS DONATED MEDICAL ITEMS, FROM EXAM GLOVES TO ULTRASOUNDS, AND MATCHES THEM TO REQUESTS FROM PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WE PURCHASE AND SHIP NEW EQUIPMENT AS WELL, MAKING QUALITY HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE. IN 2024 GHM SHIPPED 13 SEA CONTAINERS IN SUPPORT OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN FIVE COUNTRIES. TWENTY-SIX TRAVELERS HAND CARRIED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT IN 26 SUITCASES TO 11 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $5,586,902 · Grants $5,241,361 · Revenue $148,980

  • GRASSROOTS EFFORTS: GHM SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO TRAIN AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) TO BUILD CAPACITY IN LOWER & MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EFFECT SUSTAINABLE AND ENDURING CHANGE. IN 2024, GHM SUPPORTED CHW PROGRAMS IN EL SALVADOR, MADAGASCAR, NIGERIA, AND TANZANIA.

    Expenses $1,314,659 · Grants $1,165,116

  • LEADERSHIP TRAINING: UPON REQUEST, GHM OFFERS CONSULTANTS IN GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTH LEADERS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, THROUGH OUR CONSULTING DEPARTMENT. IN 2024, GHM CONDUCTED 5 CONSULTATIONS IN 5 COUNTRIES AND IS ENHANCING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS IN SEVERAL PARTNER COUNTRIES. GHM FUNDED 1817 SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING IN 5 COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $417,691 · Grants $367,616

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rev Douglas Cox

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $129,883
    From this org
    $60,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,684
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bart Oothoudt

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $106,974
    From this org
    $84,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,404
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ken Borle

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Arndt Braaten

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Jim Buhr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Diane Campeau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Peter Getts

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Glen Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Sarah Iverson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Lon Kightlinger

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Allen Klingsporn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Rev Haemin Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Eliah Madukull

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Mary Mertens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Miriam Monson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Lilly Mukoka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Karen Plager

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Fehy Rabemahefa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Gina Raderalazasoa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Tim Rietz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Sue Simonett

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • John Toso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Michael Toso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Rev Sam Wolff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Rev David Zellmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202532119349301908

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