Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund ("ghf") is an international nonprofit dedicated to helping undeserved communities protect their past and empower their future. Its mission centers on investing in cultural heritage as a stimulus to social innovation and economic development.
Global Heritage Fund at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Global Heritage Fund
- Next open deadline
- December 31, 2028 (Stewardship Award for Modernist Homes)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Global Heritage Fund
Who Global Heritage Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $220K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $220K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Monuments Fund Inc New York, NY | Direct Project Funding | $220,420 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,024 | $41,383 | $293,914 | $220,420 | 1 | $37 |
| 2023 | $325,051 | $589,579 | $945,565 | $9,000 | 1 | $-12,675 |
| 2022 | $834,394 | $1,507,361 | $1,276,520 | $52,800 | 2 | $724 |
| 2021 | $531,564 | $811,494 | $966,745 | $182,245 | Total only | $4,312 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Global Heritage Fund
Based on IRS filings
Global Heritage Fund is a public charity focused on Social Science, based in Gladwyne, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Global Heritage Fund is led by Benedicte De Montlaur, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Benedicte De Montlaur
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary King
Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Bell
Vice President of Programs
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Johnson
Chief Financial & Administrator
Chief Financial & Administrator Officer → Chief Financial & Administrator, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: George Sycip (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joy Ou (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lucie Jay (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick Franco (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Rob Harper (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Russell Platt (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kenneth Hitz (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Winey (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daun Paris Hauspurg (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ben Sihota (2021–2023) — Board Member & Secretary
- Former: Lisa Sardegna (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nada Hosking (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Ro King (2021–2023) — Chair & Acting Executive Director
- Former: Roeland Vos (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tony Wheeler (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Adi Shamir-Baron (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Thorne (2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Bond (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ken Hitz (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Joyce (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Global Heritage Fund
What is Global Heritage Fund?
Global Heritage Fund is a public charity focused on Social Science, based in Gladwyne, PA.
Where does Global Heritage Fund operate?
Global Heritage Fund has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Florida, New York.
What is Global Heritage Fund's EIN?
Global Heritage Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5009512. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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