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Global Volunteers

Foundation · Grantmaker St Paul, MN EIN: 36-3352680 Website

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.

Key facts about Global Volunteers

EIN
36-3352680
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,220,620

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

+43.7% YoY

Revenue

$3.9M

+29.2% YoY

Net Investment Income

$908

+48.1% YoY

Expenses

$3.6M

-5.3% YoY

About Global Volunteers

Based on IRS filings

Global Volunteers is a nonprofit organization 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PortlandRaleigh

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20222 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,220,620$849,472$1,413,187
Revenue$3,870,811$2,995,457$3,569,883
Expenses$3,610,664$3,812,102$3,758,084
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$908$613$33,781
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 19, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)

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

Burnham Philbrook JD — President: $134KBurnham Philbrook JDPresident$134KMichele Gran MA — Vice Preside: $104KMichele Gran MAVice Preside$104KAndrew Philbrook — Secretary: $74KAndrew PhilbrookSecretary$74K

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 nonprofit organization 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.

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