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Global Student Embassy

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2016 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $1.7M · assets $212K

EIN
27-1662008
Address
Post Office Box 4456, Berkeley, CA 94704
Website
globalstudentembassy.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
-
IRS status
Exemption revoked January 15, 2021 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted April 13, 2021) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Global Student Embassys mission is to empower young leaders to become environmental stewards, social innovators, and community leaders. In collaboration with international peers, students generate and implement powerful community-based solutions to shared ecological concerns.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Mallory Bressler Interim Ex Dir2015-2016 $69,528$132,258 1
Ben Gordon Treasurer2014-2016 $0$1,500 1
Lucas Oshun (former) Former Executive Director2011-2015 $70,333$280,063 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Oriet Cohen-Supple Director2016 2 $0 reported 1
Lowell Haky Vice Chair2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Renee Fernandez-Lipp Director2015-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Genevieve Taylor Director2012-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Gomberg Chairman2013-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Deanne Clough Director2014-2016 2 $0 reported 1
David Rust Secretary2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Brigid Wonder Director2015-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Trevor Stevenson Executive Dir.2016 40 $0 reported 1
Christopher Szecsey (former) Director2012-2015 2 $0 reported 1
Jasper Oshun (former) Director2012-2014 10 $0 reported 1
Yasha Mokram (former) Secretary2011-2013 5 $0 reported 1
Ben Gordan (former) Treasurer2012-2013 15 $0 reported 1
Wendy Kress (former) Director2012-2013 2 $0 reported 1
John Grech (former) Director2011 2 $0 reported 1
Christy Pichel (former) Director2011 2 $0 reported 1
Lisa Folson-Ernst (former) Director2011 10 $0 reported 1
Alan Soule (former) Director2011 10 $0 reported 1
Jaspar Oshun (former) Director2011 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $70K · 13 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mallory Bressler Interim Ex Dir50 $69,528$0$0 $69,5281
Oriet Cohen-Supple Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Lowell Haky Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Renee Fernandez-Lipp Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Genevieve Taylor Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Gomberg Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Gordon Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Deanne Clough Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Rust Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Brigid Wonder Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Trevor Stevenson Executive Dir.40 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 11 people listed · 3 paid, $135K · 13 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lucas Oshun Former Executive Director50 $70,333$0$0 $70,3331
Mallory Bressler Interim Ex Dir50 $62,730$0$0 $62,7301
Ben Gordon Treasurer5 $1,500$0$0 $1,5001
Christopher Szecsey Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Lowell Haky Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Renee Fernandez-Lipp Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Genevieve Taylor Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Gomberg Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
Deanne Clough Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Rust Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Brigid Wonder Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $74K · 9 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lucas Oshun Executive Direc40 $74,192$0$0 $74,1921
Christopher Szecsey Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Lowell Haky Vice Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Jasper Oshun Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Genevieve Taylor Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Gomberg Chairman2 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Gordon Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Deanne Clough Director2 $0$0$0 $01
David Rust Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lucas Oshun Executive Direc40 $56,000$0$0 $56,0001
Christopher Szecsey Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Yasha Mokram Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Jasper Oshun Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Genevieve Taylor VICE CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
Steve Gomberg Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Gordan Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Wendy Kress Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lucas Oshun Executive Direc40 $45,467$0$0 $45,4671
Wendy Kress Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Ben Gordan Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Genevieve Taylor VICE CHAIR10 $0$0$0 $01
Jasper Oshun Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Yasha Mokram Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Szecsey Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $34K · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lucas Oshun Executive Direc40 $34,071$0$0 $34,0711
John Grech Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Christy Pichel Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Folson-Ernst Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Alan Soule Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Yasha Mokram Director40 $0$0$0 $01
Jaspar Oshun Director10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,539,845$1,712,360 $211,851$184,536 $199,690$1,346,470 $69,52813500
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2016-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,888,345$1,698,130 $404,909$366,550 $361,197$1,419,175 $64,23013500
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2015-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,463,742$1,434,013 $107,730$81,413 $248,867$1,131,724 $74,1929500
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,027,909$901,633 $153,763$150,655 $129,824$867,012 $56,0005-
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$472,967$459,672 $24,379$24,379 $43,849$398,705 $45,4674-
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$361,126$270,744 $129,139$115,132 $33,989$327,137 $34,0716-

Funders of this organization

20 grantors reported grants to this organization, $354,513 in all, tax years 2011 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018 3$140,700 2018$9,500
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NANCY C AND DALE DOUGHERTY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2012, 2014, 2016 3$47,500 2016$20,000
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HANSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2012-2015 4$33,700 2015$2,000
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SONOMA VALLEY VINTNERS AND GROWERS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2014-2015 2$28,000 2015$13,000
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GAMBLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2014 1$25,000 2014$25,000
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THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2016 3$17,500 2016$6,000
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$10,000 2016$10,000
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SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011 1$10,000 2011$10,000
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SONOMA COUNTY VINTNERS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2013-2014 2$9,763 2014$5,000
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Nutiva Foundation Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Global Student Embassy” 2015 1$7,500 2015$7,500
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BOTHIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Global Student Embassy” 2015 1$7,500 2015$7,500
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CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$5,000 2016$5,000
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LOWELL BERRY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Global Student Embassy” 2016, 2018 2$3,000 2018$2,000
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NEIL & AMELIA MCDANIEL CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2016 1$3,000 2016$3,000
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HIDDEN LEAF FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2016 1$2,500 2016$2,500
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CHRISTIAN V AND LISA D YOUNG FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2016 1$1,500 2016$1,500
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TARBELL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2017 1$1,000 2017$1,000
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The Thornhill Family Foundation Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2014 1$1,000 2014$1,000
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SWIG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Global Student Embassy” 2016 1$250 2016$250
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL STUDENT EMBASSY” 2015 1$100 2015$100
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
GLOBAL STUDENT FUNDFLT20 $416$628 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2016 · Form 990 · $1,712,360 spent · pay $628,690 · grants $0 · events $4,680
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $495,653$369,063$62,484$64,106 28.9%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips General $469,480$469,480-- 27.4%
All other expenses $186,536$152,320$8,717$25,499 10.9%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips: Ecuador $160,784$160,784-- 9.4%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips: Nicaragua $102,671$102,671-- 6.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $69,528$55,622$13,906- 4.1%
Other (as described)Ecuador Costs $69,387$69,387-- 4.1%
Fees: other services $50,756-$50,756- 3.0%
Payroll taxes $49,921$37,512$6,747$5,662 2.9%
Other employee benefits $13,588$10,210$1,837$1,541 0.8%
Insurance $13,257$9,961$1,792$1,504 0.8%
Occupancy $13,060$1,135$11,754$171 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $10,181-$10,181- 0.6%
Information technology $4,885-$4,885- 0.3%
Travel $1,341-$1,341- 0.1%
Office expenses $1,332$203$1,063$66 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,680reported apart
Total$1,712,360100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $1,698,130 spent · pay $527,671 · grants $0 · events $50,112
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Exchange Trips General $549,768$549,768-- 32.4%
Other salaries and wages $414,601$282,684$43,040$88,877 24.4%
All other expenses $239,658$205,628$21,350$12,680 14.1%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips: Nicaragua $128,023$128,023-- 7.5%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips: Ecuador $112,280$112,280-- 6.6%
Other (as described)Exchange Trips: Panama $72,704$72,704-- 4.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $64,230$51,684$12,546- 3.8%
Payroll taxes $36,559$26,688$1,462$8,409 2.2%
Insurance $13,223$9,653$529$3,041 0.8%
Other employee benefits $12,281$8,965$491$2,825 0.7%
Information technology $11,663$10,497-$1,166 0.7%
Fees: other services $9,997--$9,997 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $9,823$9,823-- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $9,541$9,541-- 0.6%
Occupancy $7,446$5,957$372$1,117 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,781$1,069-$1,712 0.2%
Office expenses $1,904$1,904-- 0.1%
Travel $1,648$1,648-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $158,929$50,112reported apart
Total$1,698,130100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $1,434,013 spent · pay $360,764 · grants $0 · events $22,049
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)International program costs $924,625$924,625-- 64.5%
Other salaries and wages $245,221$164,484$40,670$40,067 17.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $74,192$37,096$22,258$14,838 5.2%
Other (as described)us program costs $42,322$42,322-- 3.0%
Other (as described)Marketing and outreach $37,696$13,853$17,312$6,531 2.6%
Payroll taxes $31,469$11,565$14,452$5,452 2.2%
Fees: other services $12,169--$12,169 0.8%
Information technology $11,395$11,395-- 0.8%
Insurance $10,526$3,868$4,834$1,824 0.7%
Other employee benefits $9,882$3,632$4,538$1,712 0.7%
Occupancy $8,898$3,270$4,086$1,542 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $7,747--$7,747 0.5%
All other expenses $5,911$4,641$1,006$264 0.4%
Other (as described)Other operating expenses $3,328$3,328-- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $3,044-$3,044- 0.2%
Travel $2,529$2,529-- 0.2%
Office expenses $2,019$2,019-- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $1,040$1,040-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $109,291$22,049reported apart
Total$1,434,013100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $901,633 spent · pay $214,886 · grants $0 · events $17,099
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)International program costs $603,582$603,582-- 66.9%
Other salaries and wages $134,091$107,614$26,477- 14.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $56,000$33,600$22,400- 6.2%
Other (as described)Contracted labor $16,101$16,101-- 1.8%
Payroll taxes $15,189$11,284$3,905- 1.7%
Other (as described)us program costs $12,843$12,843-- 1.4%
Other employee benefits $9,606$7,136$2,470- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $9,224$6,457$2,767- 1.0%
All other expenses $8,674$2,173$6,501- 1.0%
Occupancy $8,060$2,418$5,642- 0.9%
Fees: other services $7,531$7,531-- 0.8%
Other (as described)Other operating expenses $5,703-$5,703- 0.6%
Travel $5,298$4,768$530- 0.6%
Office expenses $3,514$1,054$2,460- 0.4%
Insurance $3,036-$3,036- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,681-$2,681- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $45,491$14,418reported apart
Total$901,633100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $459,672 spent · pay $168,876 · grants $0 · events $6,044
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)International program costs $247,800$247,800-- 53.9%
Other salaries and wages $106,050$78,782$27,268- 23.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $45,467$27,280$18,187- 9.9%
Payroll taxes $12,553$8,787$3,766- 2.7%
Insurance $12,377-$12,377- 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $6,821$6,821-- 1.5%
Other (as described)us program costs $6,414$6,414-- 1.4%
Other employee benefits $4,806$3,364$1,442- 1.0%
Other (as described)Other expenses $4,081-$4,081- 0.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,956$2,956-- 0.6%
Travel $2,650$2,650-- 0.6%
All other expenses $1,772-$1,772- 0.4%
Fees: other services $1,498$958$540- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $1,250-$1,250- 0.3%
Occupancy $1,250-$1,250- 0.3%
Other (as described)bank & finance chgs $1,061-$1,061- 0.2%
Office expenses $866-$866- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,088reported apart
Total$459,672100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $270,744 spent · pay $75,927 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $137,664$136,925$739- 50.8%
Other salaries and wages $41,008$6,022$34,986- 15.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,071$23,850$10,221- 12.6%
Other (as described)supplies $18,255$16,905-$1,350 6.7%
Insurance $10,349$1,883$8,466- 3.8%
Other (as described)Food $8,836$7,458$760$618 3.3%
Other (as described)activities expense $4,566$4,566-- 1.7%
Other (as described)Electronics and Software $3,491-$3,491- 1.3%
Fees: other services $3,164$1,500$700$964 1.2%
All other expenses $2,835$678$2,157- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $1,681-$1,681- 0.6%
Fees: legal $1,129-$1,129- 0.4%
Office expenses $899-$899- 0.3%
Other employee benefits $848-$848- 0.3%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $841-$505$336 0.3%
Information technology $542-$542- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.1%
Occupancy $215--$215 0.1%
Total$270,744100%

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