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Global Private Capital Association

EIN 20-1419095 · New York, NY

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTING IN GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS.

Income
$5.4 million
Spending
$5.4 million
Employees
21
Volunteers
14
Highest pay
$327,084, president and ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. MEMBERSHIP: AS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, GPCA CONVENES EVENTS, DEVELOPS, PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES RESEARCH AND OTHER CONTENT, AND ENGAGES IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS, AND OCCASIONALLY MORE BROADLY TO THE INDUSTRY AT LARGE. MEMBERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE RESEARCH, WRITING AND EDITING OF MOST CONTENT PRODUCTS, AND MEMBERS ARE THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTORS TO GPCA EVENTS. GPCA MAINTAINS A SLIDING SCALE DUES MODEL THAT ATTEMPTS TO FAIRLY PRICE DUES BASED ON THE SIZE OF A MEMBER'S INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.
  2. RESEARCH: GPCA PRODUCES WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC RESEARCH ON EMERGING MARKETS PRIVATE EQUITY, INCLUDING DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH FUELED BY GPCA'S PROPRIETARY INDUSTRY DATABASE ("FUNDLINK"), ANALYTICAL CONTENT BASED ON GPCA RESEARCH STAFF KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT, AND MOST OF ALL THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS IN THE SELECTION OF TOPICS, FACT-FINDING, ANALYSIS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPIC-SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS. GPCA RESEARCH IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, COUNTRY/REGION/TOPIC-SPECIFIC REPORTS, SURVEY-BASED REPORTS, WEBCASTS, CONFERENCES, AND PARTNERED RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
  3. CONFERENCES - GPCA IMPLEMENTED AN IMMERSION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES A NETWORKING MEDIUM FOR MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS DURING MULTI-DAY, MULTI-CITY INITIATIVES HELD IN VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2004.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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