Connecticut · Nonprofit
GLOBAL DIGNITY INC
GLOBAL DIGNITY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $195,284 to it, the largest being THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($123,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $105k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $195k
- Net assets
- $8k
What Global Dignity Inc does
Mission
To unite and empower everyone in creating a life of dignity for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Dignity in society - the organization hosted several all-hands meetings with over 50+ volunteer country chairs. Presentations highlighted the various local programs being hosted around the world, centered on global dignity's curriculum and how dignity shows up in the world, which varies accordingly from region to region. In some regions, truancy projects take center stage, while "anti-bullying and other dignity themes around tolerance and anti-hate are more part of the discussions in other regions. As part of global dignity's 20th anniversary celebration in 2025, pekka himanen and john osborn delivered a keynote presentation focused on dignity in society as part of the mongolia economic forum hosted in july in mongolia. Additionally, john participated as a panelist at a cornell club dinner in new york, exploring values-based leadership in society and cross-sector collaboration for a more compassionate world. Smaller-scale dignity sessions were hosted in london and other regions.
$0 spentDignity in schools - october '25 was dignity month. Local celebrations were hosted around the world during the month, mostly in coordination with local schools and educational organizations. Coinciding social posts highlighted the work underway and recruited volunteers to engage in the global dignity community. Supporting materials included videos and google/meta posts socializing select posts from the honorary board and other stakeholders. Given much of the organization's mission is focused on "story-telling," a project was initiated to organize existing photography assets and materials into a social marketing library for easier and more turn-key support in the future. In collaboration with whole school leadership, cindy godwin and john osborn presented at a wsl conference in columbia, maryland. The team also visited numerous schools in wales to introduce students to dignity concepts. The connection to schools remains an important area of focus for global dignity.
$0 spentDignity in the workplace - a recruitment effort was launched to identify corporations to test pilot dignity in the workplace, which focuses on building business cultures rooted in shared understanding of dignity principles, with alixpartners (global strategic consulting firm) supporting the work in the us and uk markets. Other corporations are also being identified through local outreach. The "dignity diagnostics" tool was further developed to screen and match possible "ambassadors" who will carry forth the global dignity tenets in the context of the corporate environment. Alix partners has also graciously agreed to further develop an online training module and platform based on modern training techniques. Alixpartners also selected globaldignity to be one of their official charity partners through "alixgives", providing opportunities for employees to donate to the mission. The organization also introduced the dignity ambassador program, inviting leaders from education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors to champion dignity principles within their communities. Interactive sessions were held in madrid, and the organization hosted the event "opening doors with dignity: young people,…
$0 spentDignity in the environment - the organization established a fourth strategic area of focus: dignity in the environment, with stories of how respect for nature and the environment benefits people and communities. A key milestone was the creation of an informational flyer outlining global dignity's work and practical ways individuals can contribute to preserving the planet. This initiative reflects the organization's growing focus on the intersection of environmental health and human dignity, with plans to expand outreach and engagement in 2026.throughout the year, social media was used extensively to amplify "dignity in the environment" stories from global country chairs and share the organization's impact.
$0 spent
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $0.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $119k to $7k (−94%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of GLOBAL DIGNITY INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Pekka Himanen
Executive director & co-founder
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $13k → $10k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 84% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GLOBAL DIGNITY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GLOBAL DIGNITY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 63% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
84% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GLOBAL DIGNITY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 57% · 2020 78% · 2021 57% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
84% of GLOBAL DIGNITY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $31k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Connecticut, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $164k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GLOBAL DIGNITY INC's revenue fell 72% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,468 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like GLOBAL DIGNITY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GLOBAL DIGNITY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GLOBAL DIGNITY INC?
- GLOBAL DIGNITY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $195,284 to it, the largest being THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($123,500). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GLOBAL DIGNITY INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $195,284 in grants to GLOBAL DIGNITY INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GLOBAL DIGNITY INC?
- THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $123,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GLOBAL DIGNITY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing