Global Talent & Innovation Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 923389695
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Miami, FL, USA
- Phone
- 2022408063
- Rating
- 70
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Youth Development Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $9,314,557
- Expenses
- $6,394,260
- Assets
- $13,755,952
- Liabilities
- $3,743
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RUCHIR AGARWAL (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY)
People named in this filing
- RUCHIR AGARWAL (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY)
- PATRICK GAULE (TREASURER)
- ALEXANDER KENT-BRAHAM (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Gtf focuses on identifying and nurturing intellectually gifted youth, particularly from developing nations, who often lack opportunities to reach their full potential. Through a transparent selection process, students are recognized for their aptitude in mathematics and science, and provided with resources like online training, educational tools, and access to mathematics competitions. These programs empower students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, positioning them to contribute to the social and economic growth of their communities. Gtf's operations are primarily based in baltimore, md, with global outreach funded by philanthropic contributions.
What it reported doing in 2025
Global talent lab conducts research on the economics of talent and innovation, examining how exceptional individuals, particularly from lower-income countries, can be better supported to contribute to global scientific progress. Through publications, conferences, and fellowships, the lab informs policies aimed at reducing barriers to talent development and accelerating scientific discovery worldwide.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.
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 the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 59
- Transparency & Controls: 67
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 77
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 56.5%; rating input score 57
- Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
- Requires narrative reports: Fail
- Conducts field audits: Fail
- May suspend future funding: Fail
- Requires financial reports: Fail
- Conducts site visits: Fail
- Requires grant agreements: Fail
- May require repayment: Fail
- Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 20th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 31.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 98.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 57.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 82.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 56.5% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $5.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $116K reported
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.