Global Philanthropy Foundation

Global Philanthropy Foundation (GPF) is the charitable arm of the Global Philanthropy Group (GPG), a for-profit charity consulting company co-founded in 2007 by Maggie and Trevor Neilson with clients including Facebook, Gucci, Clinique, and Task Rabbit. 1 In 2021, GPG and GPF were acquired by APCO Worldwide, a public relations consulting company. 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website:

http://www.globalphilanthropy.com/

Formation:

2014 3

Location:

Santa Monica, California

President:

Maggie Neilson

Location: Santa Monica, CA View on map
Tax ID: 47-1637839
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $49,981 Revenue: $0 Expenses: $0

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    Funding

    In 2020, the Global Philanthropy Foundation received $75,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for AIandYou, a platform to educate marginalized communities about artificial intelligence. 4

    Also in 2020, GPF received $100,000 from the American Federation of Teachers. 5

    Grants

    In 2019, the Global Philanthropy Foundation gave $20,000 to Fine Cell Work, a British charity that trains prisoners to manufacture commercial products. GPF gave $17,615 to Over and Above Africa to combat poaching. GPF gave $6,100 to the Alexis Project, a partnership between the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation and Violence Intervention Program. 6

    In 2018, GPF donated $22,100 to Serious Fun, a nonprofit which holds camps for sick children, and $19,205 to Over and Above Africa. 7

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 $49,981 View
    2022 $49,981 View
    2021 $49,981 $4,927 $626,682 View
    2020 $671,216 $1,957,442 $1,437,021 View
    2019 $150,795 $73,988 $59,519 View

    Prior year filings: 2018, 2017

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    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $456,001
    • Number of Grants: 9
    • Number of Funders: 8

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $250,0002020 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
    $75,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $50,0002022 Silicon Valley Community Foundation

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $97,066
    • Number of Grants: 2
    • Number of Recipients: 2

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $81,0662021 Violence Intervention Project IncPROGRAM SUPPORT
    $16,0002021 Ai and You OrgPROGRAM SUPPORT

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    References

    1. “Maggie Neilson.” LinkedIn. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-neilson/.
    2. “APCO Takes Next Step to Deepen its Social Impact, Sustainability Capabilities by Acquiring Global Philanthropy Group (GPG).” APCO Worldwide. January 14, 2021. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://apcoworldwide.com/news/apco-acquires-global-philanthropy-group/.
    3. “Global Philanthropy Foundation.” orgcouncil.com. Accessed November 12, 2021. https://www.orgcouncil.com/ein/471637839.
    4. “Grants.” Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://chanzuckerberg.com/grants-ventures/grants/.
    5. “Teachers AFL-CIO LM2 2020.” U.S. Department of Labor. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://www.influencewatch.org/labor-union/american-federation-of-teachers/.
    6. “Global Philanthropy Foundation 990.” ProPublica. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/471637839/06_2021_prefixes_47-47%2F471637839_201912_990EZ_2021060218243363.
    7. “Global Philanthropy Foundation 990.” CauseIQ. Accessed November 9, 2021. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/view_990/471637839/9701bc5647c21f62f482c8b84e10869e.