Global Cleveland

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
275245539
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2164723282
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,701,851
Expenses
$1,396,814
Assets
$1,539,916
Liabilities
$86,444

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

47 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH CIMPERMAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH CIMPERMAN (PRESIDENT): $220,102 total reported compensation
  • NANCY JANIS (VP & COO): $173,753 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast Ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, global cleveland significantly amplified its efforts and impact in building a more inclusive community that embraces immigrants and fosters opportuntiy for all, thereby catalyzing economic growth and prosperity for the region.among the organization's accomplishments: using a place based approach, global cleveland worked with partners to create a climate and environment where more individuals including immigrants and refugees were able to participate more fully in social, civic, and economic life, contributing to a more prosperous and vibrant community for all. This included establishing new programs that helped to build bridges between new and long-time residents; expand economic opportunity; increase equitable access to services; and enable more new americans to participate in civic life.to provide a roadmap for hiring international talent, global cleveland expanded its global employer program and efforts to serve as the standard for companies looking to hire international talent. This program details policies, processes, and partnerships that are core to expanding hire opportunties for immigrant, refugees and international students. This included hosting the first international student welcome reception and the global employer summit.to serve out its mission, global cleveland worked to retain its network of more than 200 hr executives, ceo's, and organizations, committed to learning about hiring international talent. Additionally, global cleveland welcomed more than 4,000 new americans at oath swearing in ceremonies, and hosted more then 1,000 international students for job preparedness eventsthroughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 63
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.1%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 59.2%; rating input score 59
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 28.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.1% of revenue deployed · 59.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 38 of 38 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $827K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $220K · 47 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.