Glasswing International

Glasswing International works to improve the education and health care of youth in some of the most violent and poor areas of Central America. Glasswing engages and trains volunteers to provide most of the services, which include public school revitalization, after-school programs, and improvements to healthcare facilities.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Healthcare Policy, Education Policy
Website: glasswing.org
Founded:

2007

Co-Founders:

Celina de Sola, Ken Baker, Diego de Sola

Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 26-1456470
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $42,801,321 Revenue: $57,521,477 Expenses: $42,415,715

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    Its United States division is focused on fundraising for the creation of volunteer centers in Central America. 1 Glasswing partners with and is supported by large left-of-center philanthropists and organizations, including MacKenzie Scott, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Tides Foundation.

    Background

    Glasswing International was founded in 2007 by Celina de Sola, her husband Ken Baker, and her brother Diego de Sola in San Salvador, El Salvador. 2 A native of El Salvador, de Sola was educated and worked in the United States and founded Glasswing upon her return to El Salvador. 3

    Glasswing has expanded to 12 Central American countries with regional and United States based offices and from three employees to almost 600. 4 Glasswing International’s focus is on improving youth health and education in Central America’s poorest and most violent areas. 5 It leverages volunteers for much of its work and claimed almost 140,000 volunteers as of June 2022. 6

    Programs and Partnerships

    Glasswing International’s programs focus on youth health and education in Central America’s most violent and poor areas. Programs include revitalizing public schools and creating after-school programs to keep the youth in school and out of the neighborhoods and investing in clinics and hospitals to improve the healthcare provided. After-school programs include debate clubs, soccer, robotics, and youth employability. 5

    Glasswing International partners with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to revitalize public schools and implement-after school clubs. 7

    Glasswing partners with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to create safe spaces in some of the most violent areas of Central America. 7

    Glasswing partners with Chevron-Texaco to improve public school infrastructure and to provide equipment and training focused on STEM. 7

    World Bank partners with Glasswing to conduct research into the impact of Glasswing’s after-school programs in San Salvador. 7

    Financials and Donors

    Revenues for Glasswing International were reported at $6,300,292 and expenses were $3,961,165 according to the 2020 tax return. 8

    Glasswing International was one of 465 funding recipients from left-wing billionaire MacKenzie Scott (formerly MacKenzie Bezos) in 2021 and 2022. 9

    Glasswing International was a 2021-22 funding recipient of The Audacious Project for $42 million, the first Latin American grantee. 4 The Audacious Project is a funding collective which is housed at TED with support from nonprofit advisor The Bridgespan Group. 10 In 2021, the project funded several left-of-center groups focused on electric vehicles to stop global warming, welfare-state expansion, and “modernizing” U.S. elections. The Audacious Project is funded from left-wing foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. 11

    Glasswing’s 2020 tax return lists donations of $417,763 from Chevron Corporation, $22,500 from Morgan Stanley, $150,000 from NoVo Foundation, $35,996 from Population Services International (PSI), $1,208,224 from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, $75,000 from Skoll Fund, $110,220 from Tides Foundation, $15,000 from Robin Hood Foundation , $100,500 from W. K. Kellogg Foundation,  and $380,356 from Keep a Child Alive. 12

    Leadership

    President and co-founder Celina de Sola was a humanitarian relief worker and public health specialist for 20 years. She consulted for Population Council and was director of emergency response for AmeriCares, a large international relief foundation. She is a fellow of the Obama Foundation and Ashoka. 13 At the World Economic Forum in January 2023, de Sola was awarded the Social Innovation Award by the Schwab Foundation. 14

    CEO and co-founder Ken Baker was previously a vice president with AmeriCares. He was a city councilman for Norwalk, Connecticut and a board member for the World Affairs Forum. 15

    Board member and co-founder Diego de Sola is a real estate developer in El Salvador. He is a fellow at the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network and a World Economic Forum global fellow. 16

    Board chair John Moore is the Head of Latin America at Morgan Stanley and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. 17

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $42,801,321 $57,521,477 $42,415,715 View
    2023 $40,472,052 $18,844,797 $18,033,195 View
    2022 $35,159,270 $25,604,589 $17,250,557 View
    2021 $37,699,055 $11,179,883 $7,370,373 View
    2020 $11,567,412 $6,300,292 $3,961,165 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 14

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Kenneth BakerCEO$55,136

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $73,895,339
    • Number of Grants: 237
    • Number of Funders: 94

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $17,433,4752021 Howard G Buffett FoundationAddressing Conflict, Youth Impact Leaders – El Salvador
    $13,000,0002021 MacKenzie ScottMacKenzie Scott made an unrestricted grant of $13,000,000 to Glasswing International. Mission: Our mission is to address the root causes and consequences of violence and poverty through education and health programs that empower youth and communities, and strengthen public systems.
    $7,818,6802022 National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES
    $5,000,0002022 Fundacion Para La Paz Y La SeguridadSUPPORT
    $2,162,3002025 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $2,000,0002021 Oak FoundationTo break cycles of violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras through community-based mental health support. Glasswing uses a collaborative approach that equips individuals and institutions with the knowledge to understand the impact of trauma on wellbeing and the skills to mitigate the consequences.
    $1,000,0002024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $1,000,0002023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $996,5002024 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $800,0002022 CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONThe Audacious Project 2022-2027
    $800,0002021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.HUMAN SERVICES
    $567,2502022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $565,0002020 Foundation to Promote Open Societyto support place-based violence reduction initiatives in Choloma Honduras, and Villa Nueva Guatemala
    $501,0002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.HUMAN SERVICES
    $500,0002022 Citi FoundationNUCLEO: DIGITAL INCLUSION AND INNOVATION FOR CHANGE PROGRAM
    $500,0002021 Citi FoundationNUCLEO: DIGITAL INCLUSION AND INNOVATION FOR CHANGE PROGRAM
    $500,0002020 Citi FoundationYOUTH L.E.A.D (LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT) PROGRAM
    $462,2322021 Howard G Buffett FoundationRevitalization San Salvador Historic Center – El Salvador
    $333,3332025 Global ImpactProgram Support
    $300,0002023 Summit FoundationGlasswing International was founded to address the root causes and consequences of violence, inequality, and poverty in Latin America. Since its inception in 2007, Glasswing has become a leader in positive youth development; trauma-informed approaches; community-based learning; formal and non-formal education; locally-driven research and evaluation, and cross-sector programming. Glasswing’s organizational goals are: Build the protective factors of children and youth facing extreme adversity, through trauma-informed education and health programs. Enhance community resilience, building on existing strengths to: empower individuals through volunteerism, equip local actors with tools to jointly mitigate the consequences of violence, bridge collaboration across community, government, and private sectors, and – thus – strengthen social cohesion. Accompany implementation with ongoing monitoring, feedback from program participants, evaluation, and learning, as well as rigorous practice-based research. Strengthen the knowledge, capacity, and skills of local service providers (ie. public schools and health facilities, child protection authorities, law enforcement, and community organizations).
    $300,0002022 W.K. Kellogg Foundationenable the organization to achieve its mission to address the root causes and consequences of violence and poverty through education and health programs that empower youth and communities and strengthen public systems by providing general operating support
    $285,5252024 National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES
    $250,0002025 W.K. Kellogg FoundationJobs and Family Economic Security
    $200,0002021 Tinker FoundationRespond to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public education by providing social-emotional tools and training to teachers and implementing tutoring and remedial strategies for students
    $175,0002020 International Community FoundationTo support Glasswing's community education for youth development, and mental health programs in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $82,998,595
    • Number of Grants: 7
    • Number of Recipients: 2

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $40,227,2392024 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
    $16,378,9522023 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
    $15,654,0532022 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
    $6,128,8092021 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
    $3,120,8372020 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsTO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
    $25,0002021 Yes We Can World FoundationTO PROVIDE MOBILE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT MIGRANT CHILDREN ON US-MEXICO BORDER IN TIJUANA, MEXICO.

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    References

    1. Glasswing International. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part III). 2020.
    2. “Our Story.” Glasswing International – About Us. Accessed January 21, 2023. https://glasswing.org/our-story/
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    9. MacKenzie Scott. “Helping Any of Us Can Help Us All.” March 23, 2022. Accessed January 21, 2023. https://mackenzie-scott.medium.com/helping-any-of-us-can-help-us-all-f4c7487818d9
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