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The Global Cause Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 68-0654402

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on May 14, 2023

Organization ProfileGCAUSE.ORG
1002 Doe RunBlacksburg, VA 24060-1761

(703) 277-7718

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

5th percentile

-136%

Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-99%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-38%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Down

$248

Down $24,669 (-99%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$248

Down $24,669 (-99%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin5th percentile

Revenue

Down

$18,138

Down $11,330 (-38%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$42,807

Down $7,931 (-16%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$24,669

Down $3,399 (-16%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2014: $96,630Liabilities 2014: $58,4002014Assets 2015: $30,648Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $86,010Liabilities 2016: $48,0002016Assets 2017: $174,443Liabilities 2017: $220,0002017Assets 2018: $72,447Liabilities 2018: $130,0002018Assets 2019: $71,904Liabilities 2019: $260,0002019Assets 2020: $54,312Liabilities 2020: $8,1252020Assets 2021: $24,917Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $24,9172021Assets 2022: $248Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $2482022Assets 2023: $77,166Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $77,1662023Assets 2024: $63,487Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $63,4872024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$248
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$248
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $62,793Expenses 2014: $26,629Net Income 2014: $36,1642014Revenue 2015: $160,305Expenses 2015: $166,977Net Income 2015: -$6,6722015Revenue 2016: $140,021Expenses 2016: $132,659Net Income 2016: $7,3622016Revenue 2017: $197,942Expenses 2017: $281,361Net Income 2017: -$83,4192017Revenue 2018: $196,188Expenses 2018: $208,184Net Income 2018: -$11,9962018Revenue 2019: $187,983Expenses 2019: $84,526Net Income 2019: $103,4572019Revenue 2020: $66,006Expenses 2020: $64,523Net Income 2020: $1,4832020Revenue 2021: $29,468Expenses 2021: $50,738Net Income 2021: -$21,2702021Revenue 2022: $18,138Expenses 2022: $42,807Net Income 2022: -$24,6692022Revenue 2023: $106,906Expenses 2023: $29,988Net Income 2023: $76,9182023Revenue 2024: $16,683Expenses 2024: $30,362Net Income 2024: -$13,6792024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$18,138
Expenses$42,807
Net Income-$24,669
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
May 14, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$18,138
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To support scientific and educational collaboration

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We continued to support scientific research on the giant panda and other endangered species with related scientific and educational efforts$19,013$42,807
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
John SpotilaBoard Chair, President And CEOPT$0--
Sheri YiDirector, Executive VP, Secy, TreasurerPT$0--
James R SpotilaBoard Vice Chair, Vice PresidentPT$0--
Frank V PaladinoDirector, Vice President-$0--
Marilyn LuberDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Global Cause Foundation
EIN
68-0654402
Phone
7032777718
Address
1002 DOE RUN, BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-1761

Signing Officer

Name
John Spotila
Title
President
Phone
7032777718
Signed
2023-05-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Research grant of $19013 to PFW Sea Turtle Research Account (Purdue University-Fort Wayne)”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“$1136 for SWIF and employer contributions; $2758 for giant panda project research costs”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$248
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$248
Revenue
$18,138
Expenses
$42,807
Net income
-$24,669
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.63$0.17$0.30$0.14
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.77$0.00$0.77$1.07$0.30$0.77
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.43$0.25
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.29$0.51$0.21
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.54$0.08$0.66$0.65$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.72$2.60$1.88$0.85$1.03
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.72$1.30$1.96$2.08$0.12
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.74$2.20$1.98$2.81$0.83
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.86$0.48$1.40$1.33$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$1.60$1.67$0.07
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.58$0.63$0.27$0.36