GLOBAL STRATEGIES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: GLOBAL STRATEGIES (EIN 68-0406388)
Tax period: 2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31
Filed: 2017-07-07
IRS object ID: 201721889349301207
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-07T16:49:23-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	R J Ricciardi Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 Fifth Avenue Suite 360	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Rafael	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94901	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	680406388	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Global Strategies	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GLOB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4154511814	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	828 San Pablo Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	Albany	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94706	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Joshua Bress	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-07-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	June Nguyen	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01337710	PTIN
Phone	4154571215	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Joshua Bress	PrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts	$1,647,540	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.globalstrategies.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Global Strategies empowers communities in the most neglected areas of the world to improve the lives of women and children through healthcare.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,467,300	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,646,733	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,106	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$807	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$10,906	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,457,500	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,647,540	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$918,928	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$934,928	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$369,005	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$415,568	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$66,645	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$263,831	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$263,673	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,551,764	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,614,169	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$94,264	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$33,371	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,445,306	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,486,636	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,004	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$22,768	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,430,302	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,463,868	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Global Strategies empowers communities in the most neglected areas of the world to improve the lives of women and children through healthcare.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$840,788	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$745,843	GrantAmt
Desc	Prevention & Care - See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$226,125	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$40,280	GrantAmt
Desc	Monitoring and Evaluation - See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$165,920	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$116,771	GrantAmt
Desc	Education & Training - See Schedule O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$157,513	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$32,034	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,390,346	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sloane Drake	PersonNm
Phone	4154511814	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	828 San Pablo Ave 260	AddressLine1Txt
City	Albany	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94706	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Anne-Marie Duliege MD
Board Chair	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nicole Rubin
Board Secretary	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dave Stewart
Board Treasurer	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Arthur J Ammann MD
Board Member	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Theodore Ruel MD
Board Member	3.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Wanderman
Board Member	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Waldman MD
Board Member	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua Bress MD
President	30.00	0.00		$96,741	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Sloane Drake
Dir. Fin & Ops	40.00	0.00		$71,140	$0	$8,837	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$167,881	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$8,837	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,646,733	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,646,733	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$807	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$807	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,647,540	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$807	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,315	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$895,613	TotalAmt
Program Services	$895,613	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,718	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,383	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,413	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,935	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,389	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,083	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,056	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,993	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,365	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,512	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,512	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,703	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,178	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,898	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,981	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,946	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,412	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,520	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,458	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$983	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,314	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$226	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,028	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$83	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$860	TotalAmt
Program Services	$860	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,066	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,842	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$355	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Supplies and medicines	$7,779	$7,719	$30	$30
Dues, subscriptions and fees	$4,351	$3,037	$1,066	$248
Postage and Shipping	$3,282	$888	$557	$1,837

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,614,169	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,390,346	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,178	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,645	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,012,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,525,987	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,050	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,283	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,769	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,244	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,326	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$918	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$124,888	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,434	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,590	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,445,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,486,636	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,768	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,768	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,280,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,086,740	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,149,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,377,128	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,430,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,463,868	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,445,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,486,636	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$33,371	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$195	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$322,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$355,872	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,674,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,467,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,646,733	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,467,023	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$322,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$355,872	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,674,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,467,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,646,733	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,467,023	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,670,658	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,796,365	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$828	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,106	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$807	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,202	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$531	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,644	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$3,175	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,517,400	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.50680	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.34430	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,244	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,326	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$918	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$918	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,707,647	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$195	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$59,912	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$60,107	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,647,540	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,647,540	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,674,081	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$59,912	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$59,912	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,614,169	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,614,169	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Currently, no uncertain tax positions were adopted.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa	2	Grants to recipients	$840,531
India	0	Grants to recipients	$10,005
United Kingdom	0	Grants to recipients	$45,077

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees	2	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$895,613	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$895,613	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (18 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
India	Rehab. Programs	$10,005	Wire Trans
Sub-Saharan Afr	Adv Med Training	$21,932	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Ebola Prevention	$75,000	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	HIV Care	$18,080	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	HIV Care	$30,000	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Maternal/ Child HIV	$10,000	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Maternal/ Child HIV	$110,570	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Maternal/ Child HIV	$13,375	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Maternal/ Child HIV	$7,500	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Maternal/ Child HIV	$86,625	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Mother/Child Heath	$262,300	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Neonatal Care	$10,264	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Neonatal Care	$11,500	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Neonatal Care	$15,266	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	NursingScholarship	$14,000	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Post Rape Care	$86,241	Wire Trans.
Sub-Saharan Afr	Youth HIV Care/Prev	$28,048	Wire Trans.
United Kingdom	Neonatal	$45,077	Wire Trans.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	18	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grants and assistance to individuals and organizations are monitored by the Director of Finance and Operations, with final approval by the President.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Boston Childrens Hospital
300 Longwood Ave	Boston	MA	02115	$17,901	$0	Technology
University of Connecticut
352 Mansfield Road	Storrs	CT	06269	$21,414	$0	Technology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Prevention & Care:Ebola Prevention Global Strategies ensures adequate personal protective gear and trained staff in the identification of Ebola are present at clinics in the Catholic Health Network in Liberia. The Catholic Health Network is present in approximately 2/3 of Liberian counties. A rapid response team was trained to assist rural clinics in the appropriate triage of potential Ebola cases.Childrens AIDS Programs (CAP) - A pediatric HIV clinic at Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, DRC, providing long term care for HIV affected children and postnatal care for HIV exposed infants. 702 HIV affected children* received care. HIV care for mothers- Identification of HIV positive pregnant women, initiation of antiretroviral medication to prevent transmission and care was provided to 75,585 women* at 68 clinics* in North & South Kivu Provinces, DRC, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Youth Counseling and HIV testing- Provide counseling and HIV testing utilizing trained peer educators, teachers and community leaders in Bukavu, South Kivu, DRC. 20,449 individuals* reached. Rural Healthcare-Provide counseling and HIV testing, HIV management, PMTCT and family planning in rural Hwange district of Zimbabwe. GS, working with local partners, helped to establish and accredit 5 health clinics* and provided HIV treatment for 1,947 individuals.* Post exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)- Post rape medical care including HIV prevention, emergency contraception, sexually transmitted infection treatment, and referral to other needed services for survivors of rape in South Kivu Province, DRC. Real-time supply chain management overcomes barriers to reach survivors within the required 72 hours post violence. 950 survivors* presented for care in 13 clinics* operated in South Kivu. Malnutrition-community based screening, medical treatment and nutritional supplementations for moderate and severely malnourished children in Goma, DRC. 890 children* received careNewborn care Train nurses on essential newborn care, collect statistics on births and maternal and neonatal mortality to help improve care quality. Global Strategies collects daily data on births and deaths at the nurseries using remote digital data collection. 749 babies* were cared for at the Panzi NICU and 534 babies* at a nursery in North Kivu Province, DRC. Pediatric Rehabilitation-Identify manage and prevent common musculoskeletal and neurological impairments through physical therapy and rehabilitation, GS treated 551 children with extensive traumatic injuries and untreated congenital disabilities in Karnataka State, India. Education & Training: Education and training of healthcare providers is a component of every Global Strategies project. While we address urgent healthcare needs, we invest in the long term health of the community through education.Democratic Republic of Congo/ N. Kivu (86 Health Care Workers trained) Democratic Republic of Congo/S. Kivu (208 Health Care Workers trained)Zimbabwe (131 Health Care Workers trained) India (175 Health Care Workers trained) Nigeria (28 Health Care Workers trained)Liberia (245 Health Care Workers trained)Scholarships Global Strategies supports advanced post-graduate education of local providers. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, we are currently supporting a physician receiving a specialization in pediatrics, a nurse who is receiving a Masters Degree in Public Health and a physician receiving a Masters in Health Program Administration. We are also supporting a cohort of nurses in Monrovia, Liberia.Monitoring and Evaluation:Global Strategies follows the highest standard in monitoring and evaluating projects using a combination of direct site visits and innovative remote monitoring systems. Our work in this area has been recognized internationally. Global Strategies collects daily data from some of the most remote parts of Africa to fill critical data gaps and improve the data collection capacity of local partners. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Health & Technology:Expenses: $119,445 Including Grants of $32,034Global Strategies develops and implements innovative technological solutions that help our partners overcome the challenges of their limited resource settings. We focus on using simple and scalable technologies that allow healthcare providers to track their outcomes in real-time using cloud-based data collection software and analysis tools. We help our partners establish baseline data in neonatal mortality rates and stillbirth rates. Additionally, we use technology to track inventory of critical supplies and predict stock needs over time. We also work to bridge the gap between care delivery and data collection by developing software programs that facilitate care delivery while simultaneously collecting data that guides resource allocation. Global Strategies developed our own neonatal decision support tool, called NoviGuide, which we have begun, field-testing.Public Issue Advocacy & Outreach:Expenses: $38,068 Including Grants of $0Global Strategies works with local implementing partners in resource poor countries to develop scalable models for delivering care in environments with poor infrastructure. We share our models through publications in academic journals, presentations at Global Health conferences and meetings with key international stakeholders. Our founder, Dr. Arthur Ammann, presented the Sheldon Siegel Honorary Lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles. Global Strategies presented the NoviGuide application at the Global Health Digital Forum.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	A draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the Accounting Supervisor, Director of Finance & Operations, President and Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	Method for determining compensation: After identifying the position title and writing a job description, comparable data is researched using teh following methods to determine an average compensation range:1. Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources;2. Written job offers/advertisements for positions at similar organizations;3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations.The job description and compensation range is then presented to the Executive Committee for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	Method for determining compensation: After identifying the position title and writing a job description, comparable data is researched using teh following methods to determine an average compensation range:1. Salary and benefit compensation studies by independent sources;2. Written job offers/advertisements for positions at similar organizations;3. Documented telephone calls about similar positions at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations; and4. Information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations.The job description and compensation range is then presented to the Executive Committee for approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection	Form 990 is available at Guidestar.org
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The audited financial statements are available on the organization's website. Other documents are available upon request.