Public Charity

GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDATION

GLOBAL WITNESS FOUNDATION, of PALO ALTO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $6.3M in expenses, $10K in total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943399599 PALO ALTO, CA Social Science NTEE: V20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$6.3M
Total Assets$10K
Grant Records26
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To support research and investigations into the abuses of power driving climate breakdown exploitation of natural resources and associated human rights abuses globally.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$501,700
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$200,294
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,600
2024
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$6,000
2023
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$502,200

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Officers & Directors

President Alexandra Arneri
Secretary Bindu Alex Frank
Treasurer Leah Hokenson
Board Member Vidya Viswanathan

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$2,669,025 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,565,800 6 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$754,300 1 grant
INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$387,500 1 grant
International/Foreign Affairs
$336,100 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $6.3M $10K
2024 $4.9M $2.9M $2.1M
2023 $513K $1.1M $8K
2022 $750K $189K $604K
2021 $1.4M $1.4M $43K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $4.2M (+201%), with total assets most recently reported at $10K.

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