GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $20K · expenses $31K · assets $47K
- EIN
- 46-2010305
- Address
- 300 MAIN ST APT 9, WOBURN, MA 01801-5024
- Website
- www.findinggems.org
- NTEE code
- T50
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2015
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The mission of Global Empowerment Services, Inc. ("GEMS") is to provide academic tutoring, job-skill training, literacy and language training and related services as a Christian non-profit faith-based charitable and educational organization to poor, underprivileged and/or disadvantaged individuals. GEMS partners with communities of Christ-followers around the world to provide high quality services. GEMS' main goal is to help poor, underprivileged and/or disadvantaged individuals achieve their God-given potential. GEMS will initiate and run programs and develop partnerships with existing programs which have the same or similar non-profit charitable and educational purposes and raise funds to support GEMS' programs. GEMS is organized and operated, and its assets dedicated, exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes set forth herein above.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 2020-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alan Kick | Director | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James Fredere (former) | Secretary | 2020 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alan Kick | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alan Kick | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alan Kick | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alan Kick | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chung | President & Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| James Fredere | Secretary | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Leung | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ashlin Mathews | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $19,635 | $30,974 | $47,325 | $47,325 | $19,635 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $24,681 | $24,075 | $58,664 | $58,664 | $24,681 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $29,477 | $31,524 | $58,058 | $58,058 | $29,477 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $40,418 | $27,347 | $60,105 | $60,105 | $40,418 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $80,260 | $58,193 | $47,034 | $47,034 | $80,260 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $58,843 in all, tax years 2016 to 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE FOR NEW YORK | Public charity | Exact | 2018-2019 | 2 | $57,750 | 2019 | $35,250 | show |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $1,000 | 2016 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $93 | 2023 | $28 | 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.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $30,974 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $17,216 | 55.6% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $12,000 | 38.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,758 | 5.7% | |
| Total | $30,974 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,075 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $18,388 | 76.4% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $4,500 | 18.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,187 | 4.9% | |
| Total | $24,075 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $31,524 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $20,000 | 63.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $10,934 | 34.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $590 | 1.9% | |
| Total | $31,524 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $27,347 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,031 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $16,031 | 58.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $9,876 | 36.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,290 | 4.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $150 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $27,347 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $58,193 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,970 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $30,835 | 53.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $20,970 | 36.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,498 | 9.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $890 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $58,193 | 100% |