Global Volunteers
To encourage and enable volunteers to spend short periods of time working with and learning from and about local people in communities throughout the world.
Global Volunteers at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,220,620
- +43.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,870,811
- +29.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $908
- +48.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,610,664
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Global Volunteers funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Partners for World Health Portland, ME | Program Support | $33,200 |
| Rise Against Hunger Inc Raleigh, NC | Program Support | $10,550 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,220,620 | $3,870,811 | $3,610,664 | — | — | $908 |
| 2024 | $849,472 | $2,995,457 | $3,812,102 | — | — | $613 |
| 2023 | $1,413,187 | $3,569,883 | $3,758,084 | $43,750 | 2 | $33,781 |
| 2022 | $1,355,999 | $3,576,784 | $2,936,333 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $705,356 | $1,579,657 | $1,856,327 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,221,475 | $1,564,114 | $2,171,835 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $1,186,987 | $2,809,776 | $2,676,081 | — | — | — |
About Global Volunteers
Based on IRS filings
Global Volunteers is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $908.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Global Volunteers is led by Burnham Philbrook JD, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Burnham Philbrook JD
President
President & CEO → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
$110K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Deborah Pollard MPP
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Taylor
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Keith Kresge JD
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sue Laxdal
Director
Secretary & Director → Trustee & Director, 2020
Trustee & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mike Moorman
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Gail Kulick JD
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Todd Lefko Ma
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Stefanie Kaiser
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Andrew Philbrook
Secretary
On filings since 2020
$21K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Michele Gran Ma
Vice President
On filings since 2023
$145K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Sam Hanson JD
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Barbara Morris MD (2019–2023) — Former Director
- Former: Melinda Lull PhD (2019–2023) — Former Director
- Former: Pamela Griffin (2022–2023) — Former Director
- Former: Stefanie Johnson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sue Laxdal Ms (2023) — Fmr Trustee
- Former: Michele Gran (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Todd Lefko (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew PhilbrookJD (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Burnham PhilbrookJD (2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Gail Kulickrn (2022) — Director
- Former: Pam Griffin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: James Gorski (2019) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Joseph Dunn (2019) — Director
- Former: Melinda Staveley (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Neiman (2019) — Director
- Former: Ruth Curran (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $134K, to Burnham Philbrook JD (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Global Volunteers
How large is Global Volunteers?
Global Volunteers reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.
What is Global Volunteers?
Global Volunteers is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Global Volunteers operate?
Global Volunteers has awarded grants in Maine, North Carolina.
What is Global Volunteers's EIN?
Global Volunteers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3352680. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
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