Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
980404435
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
CH, Geneva, SZ
Phone
4122749185
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$54,862,721
Expenses
$62,637,123
Assets
$32,878,773
Liabilities
$7,572,592

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LAWRENCE HADDAD (EXEC. DIR. EX OFFICIO MEMBER): $539,650 total reported compensation
  • STEVE GODFREY (DIR. POLICY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS): $331,433 total reported compensation
  • MBUYA MDUDUZI (DIR. KNOWLEDGE LEADERSHIP): $253,472 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the global alliance for improved nutrition (gain) is to improve the consumption of healthier diets for all, especially the most vulnerable, by improving the availability, affordability, desirability, and sustainability of nutritious and safe foods, and reducing the consumption of unhealthy and unsafe foods.

What it reported doing in 2024

Cross-cutting projectsprogram scope and deliverygain's programs operated in bangladesh, benin, ethiopia, india, indonesia, kenya, mozambique, nigeria, pakistan, rwanda, tanzania, and uganda, as well as malawi and tajikistan through local partners.in 2024/25, gain delivered 138 active projects across 12 countries. By primary objective:-60% focused on direct implementation -22% on influencing policy and systems -the remainder on evidence generation over 10 million people were targeted through direct interventions, with over 1.6 billion potentially reached through large-scale initiatives such as media messaging and national fortification.financing and private sector engagementin its first year, the nutritious foods financing facility (n3f) deployed $7.6m to 13 smes across sub-saharan africa, supporting production and distribution of nutritious foods and reaching at least 3 million consumers.country program expansion and systems strengtheninggain expanded programming in rwanda and strengthened alignment with government priorities across multiple countries. Examples include:-pakistan: support to the national food systems transformation digital platform -mozambique: contribution to national food and nutrition policy frameworks -nigeria: leadership in revising the national policy on food and nutrition innovationgain advanced multiple innovations including:-food systems transformation accelerator (global initiative) -ai applications in nutrition programming (with governance framework) -climate-resilient agriculture (e.g., jack bean in indonesia) -circular economy nutrition solutions (e.g., fortified dairy from whey in pakistan) youth employment and entrepreneurship were also promoted through programs such as deliver (nigeria) and yeffa (tanzania), alongside innovative delivery models like "nutribikes" in mozambique.impact-572,237 workers reached through workforce nutrition programs -over 15,000 businesses supported globally -36 evaluations conducted to strengthen evidence and learning crisis response and resiliencein mozambique, gain supported food system recovery post-cyclone idai and conflict, including resilient market infrastructure and last-mile delivery innovations.influencing and alliancesgain engaged in:-32 global collaborations -103 country-level initiatives key contributions included shaping the nutrition for growth summit, un food systems summit +4, and codex alimentarius guidelines.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 83% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $65.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98%; rating input score 98; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 78.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $49.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $540K · 25 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.8M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.