GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $126K · expenses $90K · assets $168K
- EIN
- 27-1840593
- Address
- 80 LAUREL DR, CARMEL VALLEY, CA 93924-9527
- Website
- www.globalpurposegroup.org
- NTEE code
- P20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2010 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Bodhi Garrett (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Our mission is to empower people and communities to improve their own lives towards a sustainable future. We provide direct aid and structural support for individuals and organizations in the areas of disaster recovery education cultural empowerment poverty alleviation and natural resilience.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Board President | 2015-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Board Secretary | 2021-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Board Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Martha Davis | Board Treasurer | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erik Rogers (former) | President | 2021 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Gregory Voelm (former) | Chairman | 2015-2017 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pradeep Kumar Pk Agarwal (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2015-2017 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Rogers (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2016-2017 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Noel Neuberger (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2015-2017 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Strickler (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2016-2017 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Noah Baygell (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2015 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Board President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Board Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Board Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Martha Davis | Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Board President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Board Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Board Treasurer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Martha Davis | Board Member | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Board President | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Martha Davis | Board | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Board Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Board Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Board President | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Martha Davis | Board | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Board Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Board Treasurer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Garrett | Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erik Rogers | President | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Kolisch | Secretary | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Lovell | Finance Officer | 8 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GREGORY VOELM | Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BODHI GARRETT | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| PRADEEP KUMAR PK AGARWAL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| NOEL NEUBERGER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT STRICKLER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GREGORY VOELM | Chairman | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BODHI GARRETT | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| PRADEEP KUMAR PK AGARWAL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| NOEL NEUBERGER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT STRICKLER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GREGORY VOELM | Chairman | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BODHI GARRETT | President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PRADEEP KUMAR PK AGARWAL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NOAH BAYGELL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NOEL NEUBERGER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2015 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K
Listed grants add up to $10,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $424,839. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $126,014 | $90,207 | $168,024 | $168,024 | $121,573 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $126,014 | $90,207 | $168,024 | $168,024 | $121,573 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $220,602 | $202,187 | $132,217 | $18,415 | $216,150 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $78,229 | $34,141 | $113,802 | $113,802 | $78,229 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $57,486 | $65,336 | $69,714 | $69,714 | $57,486 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $89,958 | $87,294 | $77,564 | $77,564 | $89,958 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $63,281 | $2,226 | $63,965 | $160,204 | $63,280 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $78,819 | $7,812 | $99,149 | $293,321 | $78,819 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $632,145 | $442,288 | $222,314 | $222,314 | $632,145 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $249,899 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2011-2017 | 14 | $95,280 | 2017 | $10,000 | show |
| AVAAZ FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2015 | 1 | $82,400 | 2015 | $82,400 | show |
| THE ARK FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP” | 2015-2018, 2023-2025 | 7 | $33,833 | 2025 | $1,000 | show |
| JEANPAUL OHADI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP” | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2014 | 1 | $11,200 | 2014 | $11,200 | show |
| SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $6,157 | 2018 | $6,157 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $5,424 | 2025 | $5,424 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $455 | 2023 | $57 | show |
| GATES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL PURPOSE GROUP” | 2015 | 1 | $150 | 2015 | $150 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $90,207 spent · pay $0 · grants $89,192 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $89,192 | 98.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,015 | 1.1% | |
| Total | $90,207 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $202,187 spent · pay $0 · grants $201,613 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $201,613 | $201,613 | - | - | 99.7% | |
| Other (as described) | bank fees | $280 | $0 | $280 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | tax software | $218 | $0 | $218 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | website hosting | $76 | $0 | $76 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total | $202,187 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $34,141 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,144 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $33,144 | 97.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $997 | 2.9% | |
| Total | $34,141 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $65,336 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,661 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $64,661 | 99.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $675 | 1.0% | |
| Total | $65,336 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $87,294 spent · pay $0 · grants $86,809 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $86,809 | 99.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $485 | 0.6% | |
| Total | $87,294 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $2,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,326 | 59.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $900 | 40.4% | |
| Total | $2,226 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $7,812 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $6,612 | 84.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,200 | 15.4% | |
| Total | $7,812 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990 · $442,288 spent · pay $0 · grants $424,839 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants outside the US | $354,790 | $354,790 | - | - | 80.2% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $49,800 | $49,800 | - | - | 11.3% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $20,249 | $20,249 | - | - | 4.6% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $14,975 | - | $14,975 | - | 3.4% |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $1,127 | - | $1,127 | - | 0.3% |
| Travel | $770 | - | $770 | - | 0.2% | |
| Office expenses | $372 | - | $372 | - | 0.1% | |
| Information technology | $205 | - | $205 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $442,288 | 100% |
Federal grants and contracts
Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.
| Fiscal year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $0 | 1 |
Largest awards · 1 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072 | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT | $1,000 |
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