Totals
- Total revenue
- $11,864,943
- Total expenses
- $11,539,300
- Contributions and grants received
- $11,003,597
- Grants paid
- $9,488,796
- Program service revenue
- $812,504
- Investment income
- $12,303
- Other revenue
- $36,539
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,879,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,389,534
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,490,462
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,072,358
- Management and general expenses
- $944,974
- Fundraising expenses
- $521,968
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,072,358
Program services were 87.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$78,045
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$10,925,552
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$282,334
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $812,504 · related or exempt $812,504
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3 · Investment income
total $12,303 · excluded $12,303
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLAENOUS INCOME
total $36,539 · excluded $36,539
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11e · Other revenue, total
$36,539
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $6,731,833 · program services $6,731,833
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $2,756,963 · program services $2,756,963
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $355,228 · program services $124,091 · management and general $163,232 · fundraising $67,905
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $793,959 · program services $296,065 · management and general $377,369 · fundraising $120,525
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $28,122 · program services $2,142 · management and general $7,778 · fundraising $18,202
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,493 · program services $9,196 · management and general $22,246 · fundraising $10,051
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11b · Fees: legal
total $9,266 · program services $1,859 · management and general $7,407
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $81,351 · management and general $81,351
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $5,486 · fundraising $5,486
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11g · Fees: other
total $166,201 · program services $7,216 · management and general $7,149 · fundraising $151,836
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $29,871 · program services $18,033 · management and general $696 · fundraising $11,142
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13 · Office expenses
total $58,026 · program services $13,789 · management and general $41,056 · fundraising $3,181
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14 · Information technology
total $212,737 · program services $33,349 · management and general $100,259 · fundraising $79,129
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16 · Occupancy
total $128 · program services $102 · management and general $26
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17 · Travel
total $77,687 · program services $21,464 · management and general $50,585 · fundraising $5,638
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20 · Interest
total $59,422 · program services $4,367 · management and general $55,055
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $42,286 · program services $42,286
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23 · Insurance
total $32,825 · program services $5,767 · management and general $27,058
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24a · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES
total $46,129 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $46,129
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24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $5,899 · program services $550 · management and general $2,605 · fundraising $2,744
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $2,413 · program services $1,311 · management and general $1,102
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24d · Other expenses: FOREIGN TAXES
total $1,975 · program services $1,975
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,437,592 · end of year $1,091,892
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $100 · end of year $100
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $216,234 · end of year $474,869
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,950,793 · end of year $1,549,780
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,697,542 · end of year $2,672,619
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $4,955,681 · end of year $6,165
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $130,579 · end of year $84,571
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,003,717 · end of year $47,903
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $377,377 · end of year $475,057
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $736,923 · end of year $1,047,056
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $150,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $819,518
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,412,297 · end of year $946,731
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,708,207 · end of year $2,543,731
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
INSPIRE, MOBILIZE, AND COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN HEALTH AND ECONOMIC GOALS.
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WE IMPLEMENT A HOLISTIC MODEL TO MEET COMMUNITIES' HEALTH AND ECONOMIC GOALS. OUR MODEL SYSTEMATICALLY BUILDS COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVELY EXECUTES PROGRAMS WITH THE END GOAL OF SUSTAINABLY TRANSITIONING COMMUNITIES TO A RELATIONSHIP OF IMPACT MONITORING. WE EMPOWER PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ALONGSIDE FULL-TIME STAFF AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT OUR MEDICAL, CLEAN WATER, SANITATION, MICROFINANCE, AND LEGAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. EXPENDITURES INCLUDE AIRFARE, MEALS, LODGING, TRANSPORT, SECURITY, TRANSLATORS, AND COORDINATION FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS STAFFING AND FOLLOW-UP FOR OUR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH, WASH, AND BANKING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING FULL-SCALE CLEAN WATER SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO YEAR-ROUND HEALTHCARE, ACCESS TO LOAN CAPITAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LATRINES, ECO-STOVES, AND CONCRETE FLOORS IN HOMES.
Expenses $7,996,933 · Grants $7,628,788 · Revenue $812,504
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WITH THE INCREASE OF PROGRAMS BEING INCLUDED AS A COMPONENT OF THE REGULAR CURRICULA FOR UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHSCHOOLS WE HAVE FORMALIZED THIS AS A SEPARATE PROGRAM WHERE GLOBAL BRIGADES ENTERS INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE UNIVERSITIES/SCHOOLS TO EXECUTE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $1,484,791 · Grants $1,334,753
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WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A COST RECOVERY MODEL FOR CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHEREBY COMMUNITY MEMBER BENEFICIARIES WILL HELP SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF THE PROGRAM BY CONTRIBUTING FEES FOR SERVCIES PROVIDED.
Expenses $525,942 · Grants $460,564
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TO CONTINUE EXECUTING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE ADAPTED THE MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PROGRAM CURRICULA FROM IN PERSON BRIGADE PROGRAMS INTO VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS (TELEBRIGADES). THE SUCCESS OF THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM HAS LED UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS TO OFFER THE PROGRAMS AS A COMPLEMENTARY COMPONENT OF THEIR REGULAR COURSE OFFERINGS. EXPENSES INCLUDE VIDEOGRAPHERS, ZOOM LICENCES, AND ON THE GROUND STAFF (COORDINATORS, TRANSLATORS, DOCTORS) TO EXECUTE AND FACILITATE THE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.
Expenses $64,692 · Grants $64,692
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Erik WernerERIK WERNER
PRESIDENT, SQUADS ABROAD
- Total calculated
- $142,541
- From this org
- $142,541
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 2 related
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Dr Shital J ChauhanDR SHITAL J CHAUHAN
PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BRIGADES
- Total calculated
- $112,808
- From this org
- $100,849
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,959
- Hours/week
- 40 + 2 related
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Steve AtamianSTEVE ATAMIAN
CEO
- Total calculated
- $90,252
- From this org
- $90,252
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 2 related
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Pallav VoraPALLAV VORA
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $96,325
- From this org
- $80,067
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,258
- Hours/week
- 30 + 12 related
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Nancy AmadorNANCY AMADOR
VP FINANCE/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $55,843
- From this org
- $55,843
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30 + 12 related
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Dr Duffy CaseyDR DUFFY CASEY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angelo PassalacquaANGELO PASSALACQUA
VICE-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex DangALEX DANG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Catherine BermanCATHERINE BERMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Richard LeeDR RICHARD LEE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew BirdANDREW BIRD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cassie LaiblyCASSIE LAIBLY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gabriela ValenciaGABRIELA VALENCIA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason HirschJASON HIRSCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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GLOBAL MEDICAL BRIGADES INC
$6,731,833
EXECUTE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS IN GHANA, GREECE, HONDURAS, BELIZE, PANAMA, GUATEMALA AND OTHER UPON AGREED COUNTRIES
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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GLOBAL BRIGADES FOUNDATION OF PANAMA CAMINO
501(C)(3) · EXECUTIVE AND PERPETUATE GLOBAL BRIGADES' VOLUNTEER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS · PM · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
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GBO GHANA
501(C)(3) · EXECUTIVE AND PERPETUATE GLOBAL BRIGADES' VOLUNTEER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS · GH · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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GLOBAL BRIGADES LOGISTICS SA
C · EXECUTE AND PERPETUATE GLOBAL BRIGADES' VOLUNTEER · HO · 100% owned · share of income -$386 · share of assets $121,384 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
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MONTEMAR LOGISTICS SA
C · EXECUTE AND PERPETUATE GLOBAL BRIGADES' VOLUNTEER · HO · 100% owned · share of income -$22,125 · share of assets $1,210,970 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
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ESKALA INC
EXECUTE MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS · DE · 64% owned · share of income $49,898 · share of assets $3,338,926 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by GLOBAL BRIGADES INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543179349301524
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