Global Heritage Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Gladwyne, PA EIN: 20-5009512

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)

Who Global Heritage Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

GulfportNew YorkSan FranciscoWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
World Monuments Fund Inc New York, NYDirect Project Funding$220,420
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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
2024$19,024$41,383$293,914$220,4201$37
2023$325,051$589,579$945,565$9,0001$-12,675
2022$834,394$1,507,361$1,276,520$52,8002$724
2021$531,564$811,494$966,745$182,245Total 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 12, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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