Mission
GAIAs mission is to strengthen grassroots social movements that advance solutions to waste and pollution, working towards a just, zero waste world where people are free from toxic pollution.
Public Charity
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives is a Public Charity headquartered in Berkeley, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.2M revenue, $8.4M expenses, $5.4M total assets. 50 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 453543427
Berkeley, CA
Energy Resources Conservation & Development
NTEE: C35
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.2M
Total Expenses$8.4M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$27.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
How Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $91 for programs
$30
GLOBAL PROGRAMS
$22
UNITED STATES/CANADA REGIONAL WORK
$22
HOSTED PROGRAMS BREAK FREE FROM PLASTIC & URBAN MOVEMENT INNOVATION FUND:Break Free From Plastic Global: BFFP, a fiscally-sponsored project of GAIA, is aglobal movement envisioning a future free…
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
ENVIRONMENT
$2,837,300
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$1,000,000
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$460,000
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$200,000
General operating support
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 50 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Co-President
Ana Baptista
Fin. & Bus. Dir
Brieshen Mckee
Secretary
Burr Tyler
People & Cult Dir.
Chantey Andrews
Executive Dir.
Christie Keith
Resource Mob Dir
Colleen Halley
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.2M | $8.4M | $5.4M |
| 2024 | $8.2M | $9.3M | $5.0M |
| 2023 | $8.0M | $6.5M | $5.9M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $5.4M | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $6.2M | $4.5M | $5.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.2M to $8.2M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.