Public Charity

GLOBAL FAIRNESS INITIATIVE

GLOBAL FAIRNESS INITIATIVE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $3.9M, expenses of $3.6M, total assets of $5.4M. Imperigo tracks 20 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $413K.

EIN: 050563219 WASHINGTON, DC International Agricultural Development NTEE: Q31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records20
Funding Total$413K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE GLOBAL FAIRNESS INITIATIVE (GFI) PROMOTES A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WORLD'S WORKING POOR BY ADVANCING FAIR WAGES, EQUAL ACCESS TO MARKETS, AND BALANCED PUBLIC POLICY TO ENSURE A MORE JUST, SECURE FUTURE FOR WORKERS. GFI'S APPROACH IS TO ENGAGE MULTIPLE PLAYERS INCLUDING WORKERS, EMPLOYERS, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES AND GOVERNMENTS TO FIND ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS AND CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, PARTNER WITH LOCALLY ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT AND LEAVE BEHIND LASTING RESULTS.

Where $100 goes at Global Fairness Initiative

How Global Fairness Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$41
Sparc inc-provide fiscal management support for affinity organization focused on increasing transparent access to data and knowledge produced through public grants
46% of program spending
$21
Africa future of work study, global coalition for future work, hum sab exhibit, building partner capacity, other various programsafrica future of work study-a multi-country assessment of the conditions…
24% of program spending
$14
Partner building climate resilience-supporting women owned enterprises in india to identify and access climate smart technologies and improve practices to reduce the impact of climate-related livelihood shocks
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Aivis Ronis
BOARD MEMBER Anna Eliasson Schamis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Caleb Shreve
BOARD MEMBER Charles Nik Slingsby
BOARD CHAIR H E Kabine Komara
BOARD MEMBER Jan Jones Blackhurst

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$222,312 13 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$113,733 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$35,000 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$32,267 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $3.6M $5.4M
2024 $2.1M $3.1M $3.1M
2023 $3.5M $1.4M $4.0M
2022 $2.1M $1.4M $1.5M
2020 $1.7M $1.4M $807K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.9M (+137%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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