Global Cultural Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY: 1) PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN COMMUNITIES NEEDING TO DEVELOP OR EXPAND THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, MUSIC AND ATHLETICS. 2) PARTNERING WITH AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE CAUSES IN THEIR COUNTRIES. 3) PROMOTING LEARNING, RESPECT FOR AND TOLERANCE OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF OTHER CULTURES AND SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES WITH COMMUNITIES IN THE USA AND ABROAD.
- Income
- $49,000
- Spending
- $89,405
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $67,838 spent. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. DURING 2024, BROUGHT AWARENESS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF REEF HABITATS OF TAHITI DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUMMER OLYMPICS VENUES. HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF REEFS BIODIVERSITY TO THE POLYNESIAN CULTURE. CONTINUED TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO KEEP THE ESSENCE OF HOKKAIDO UNCHANGED (DAIRY CAPITAL, LARGE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, IMPORTANT FISHERIES) WHILE ENCOURAGING TOURISM TO BOLSTER THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 July 2022.
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.
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