Global Dignity Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO UNITE AND EMPOWER EVERYONE IN CREATING A LIFE OF DIGNITY FOR ALL.
- Income
- $105,112
- Spending
- $115,066
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $60,000, executive director & co-founder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (4)
- DIGNITY IN SOCIETY - THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED SEVERAL ALL-HANDS MEETINGS WITH OVER 50+ VOLUNTEER COUNTRY CHAIRS. PRESENTATIONS HIGHLIGHTED THE VARIOUS LOCAL PROGRAMS BEING HOSTED AROUND THE WORLD, CENTERED ON GLOBAL DIGNITY'S CURRICULUM AND HOW DIGNITY SHOWS UP IN THE WORLD, WHICH VARIES ACCORDINGLY FROM REGION TO REGION. IN SOME REGIONS, TRUANCY PROJECTS TAKE CENTER STAGE, WHILE "ANTI-BULLYING AND OTHER DIGNITY THEMES AROUND TOLERANCE AND ANTI-HATE ARE MORE PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN OTHER REGIONS. AS PART OF GLOBAL DIGNITY'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2025, PEKKA HIMANEN AND JOHN OSBORN DELIVERED A KEYNOTE PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON DIGNITY IN SOCIETY AS PART OF THE MONGOLIA ECONOMIC FORUM HOSTED IN JULY IN MONGOLIA. ADDITIONALLY, JOHN PARTICIPATED AS A PANELIST AT A CORNELL CLUB DINNER IN NEW YORK, EXPLORING VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP IN SOCIETY AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION FOR A MORE COMPASSIONATE WORLD. SMALLER-SCALE DIGNITY SESSIONS WERE HOSTED IN LONDON AND OTHER REGIONS.
- DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS - OCTOBER '25 WAS DIGNITY MONTH. LOCAL CELEBRATIONS WERE HOSTED AROUND THE WORLD DURING THE MONTH, MOSTLY IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. COINCIDING SOCIAL POSTS HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK UNDERWAY AND RECRUITED VOLUNTEERS TO ENGAGE IN THE GLOBAL DIGNITY COMMUNITY. SUPPORTING MATERIALS INCLUDED VIDEOS AND GOOGLE/META POSTS SOCIALIZING SELECT POSTS FROM THE HONORARY BOARD AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. GIVEN MUCH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS FOCUSED ON "STORY-TELLING," A PROJECT WAS INITIATED TO ORGANIZE EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHY ASSETS AND MATERIALS INTO A SOCIAL MARKETING LIBRARY FOR EASIER AND MORE TURN-KEY SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE. IN COLLABORATION WITH WHOLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, CINDY GODWIN AND JOHN OSBORN PRESENTED AT A WSL CONFERENCE IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND. THE TEAM ALSO VISITED NUMEROUS SCHOOLS IN WALES TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO DIGNITY CONCEPTS. THE CONNECTION TO SCHOOLS REMAINS AN IMPORTANT AREA OF FOCUS FOR GLOBAL DIGNITY.
- DIGNITY IN THE WORKPLACE - A RECRUITMENT EFFORT WAS LAUNCHED TO IDENTIFY CORPORATIONS TO TEST PILOT DIGNITY IN THE WORKPLACE, WHICH FOCUSES ON BUILDING BUSINESS CULTURES ROOTED IN SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF DIGNITY PRINCIPLES, WITH ALIXPARTNERS (GLOBAL STRATEGIC CONSULTING FIRM) SUPPORTING THE WORK IN THE US AND UK MARKETS. OTHER CORPORATIONS ARE ALSO BEING IDENTIFIED THROUGH LOCAL OUTREACH. THE "DIGNITY DIAGNOSTICS" TOOL WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED TO SCREEN AND MATCH POSSIBLE "AMBASSADORS" WHO WILL CARRY FORTH THE GLOBAL DIGNITY TENETS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT. ALIX PARTNERS HAS ALSO GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO FURTHER DEVELOP AN ONLINE TRAINING MODULE AND PLATFORM BASED ON MODERN TRAINING TECHNIQUES. ALIXPARTNERS ALSO SELECTED GLOBALDIGNITY TO BE ONE OF THEIR OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNERS THROUGH "ALIXGIVES", PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO DONATE TO THE MISSION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INTRODUCED THE DIGNITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, INVITING LEADERS FROM EDUCATION, CORPORATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS TO CHAMPION DIGNITY PRINCIPLES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WERE HELD IN MADRID, AND THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED THE EVENT "OPENING DOORS WITH DIGNITY: YOUNG PEOPLE, PURPOSE & THE FUTURE OF WORK" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERATION SUCCESS AND THE BBC.
- DIGNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A FOURTH STRATEGIC AREA OF FOCUS: DIGNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT, WITH STORIES OF HOW RESPECT FOR NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT BENEFITS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. A KEY MILESTONE WAS THE CREATION OF AN INFORMATIONAL FLYER OUTLINING GLOBAL DIGNITY'S WORK AND PRACTICAL WAYS INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PRESERVING THE PLANET. THIS INITIATIVE REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S GROWING FOCUS ON THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN DIGNITY, WITH PLANS TO EXPAND OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT IN 2026.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS USED EXTENSIVELY TO AMPLIFY "DIGNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT" STORIES FROM GLOBAL COUNTRY CHAIRS AND SHARE THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.