Global Security Institute
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 943347331
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Phone
- 4846204967
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arms Control, Peace
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $77,060
- Expenses
- $74,759
- Assets
- $38,750
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Jonathan Granoff (President)
People named in this filing
- Dean Granoff (SEc/Treas)
- Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr (Director)
- Kim Cranston (Chair)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Global Security Institute is dedicated to strengthening international cooperation and security based on the rule of law with a particular focus on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. GSI was founded by Senator Alan Cranston whose insight that nuclear weapons are impractical, unacceptably risky, and unworthy of civilization continues to inspire GSI's efforts to contribute to a safer world. GSI has developed an exceptional team that includes former heads of state and government, distinguished diplomats, effective politicians, committed celebrities, religious leaders, Nobel Peace Laureates, disarmament and legal experts, and concerned citizens.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Global Security Institute (GSI) is working to build an international consensus on necessary advances in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. GSI has identified an agenda wherein an overwhelming number of countries want to take practical steps that downgrade reliance on nuclear weapons, strengthen constraints on proliferation and unite efforts to achieve their universal elimination. Progress on this agenda and development of a consensus will be essential in ensuring the stability of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In addition, GSI's integrated programs provide the capacity to advance a practical agenda into significant capitals, including those of nuclear weapon states. To advance global security and rule of law GSI has several endeavors:1. Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament which educates legislators the world over on the importance of ending the threats posed by nuclear weapons by adherence to international law. 2. Middle Powers Initiative which works with other civil society organizations and middle power nations, nations which have intentionally restrained themselves from developing nuclear weapons although they have the economic and technical capacity, to enhance global security by strengthening cooperation, finding common ground, and abiding by the rule of law.3. The Nonpartisan Security Group which is an group of US retired diplomats and experts advancing security based on treaties, laws, and diplomatic means by educating and advocating these values. GSI produces policy papers, works with its leaders and volunteers to give seminars, conferences, speeches, books, and media exposure to policies and ideas that advance security, especially related to reducing threats of nuclear weapons, based on cooperation, universal values, and law.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.3%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -37.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -11.4% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12.4% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.3% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $66K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.