Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 26-4045556

To advance and carry out the purposes of global nomads group,inc, a related 501(c)(3) organization.

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc at a glance

Total assets
$674,432
-19.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$-8,380
+15.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$-8,380
+15.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10
-100.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 4 (25%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

How Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc gives

  • Giving grew 1156% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $2.0M (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Nomads Group New York, NYGeneral Support$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$674,432$-8,380$10——$-8,380
2024$840,181$-7,278$250,000$250,0001$-7,278
2023$1,097,459$-34,805$920,112$920,1121$-34,805
2022$2,052,376$1,501,577$1,237,660$1,237,5201$1,577
2021$1,788,459$324,922$20,014$19,9081$-7
2020$1,483,597$2,028,035$2,027,910$1,986,1301$134

About Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $674K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc is led by Courtney Welsh, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Courtney Welsh

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Hefter

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Oorlagh George (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brown Johnsonthrough (2022) — Director
  • Former: John Tymitzthrough (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sidney R. Smith Iiithrough (2022) — Chairperson
  • Former: Brown Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Tymitz (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sidney R. Smith III (2020–2021) — Chairperson
  • Former: David Macquart (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kriste Dragon (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc

How large is Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc?

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc reported $674K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc?

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in New York, NY. It holds $674K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc operate?

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc's EIN?

Friends of Global Nomads Groupinc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4045556. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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