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GLOBAL TIES AKRON

GLOBAL TIES AKRON (Ohio) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $927,567 to it, the largest being GLOBAL TIES US ($601,077). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$177k
Funders on record
11
Grants received
$928k
Net assets
$62k
8/11 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 96%
01What it does

What Global Ties Akron does

Mission

Global Ties Akron's mission is to strengthen academic, corporate, organizational, and personal links between Northeast Ohio and the world. Through professional, cultural, and educational programs that foster cross-cultural understanding, they aim to build global bridges that benefit the Greater Akron community.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The Artpreneurship Initiative is a Global Ties Akron program designed to strengthen small business growth by helping artists turn creative talent into sustainable enterprises in the Greater Akron area. Launched in 2024, the initiative supports participants as they clarify and refine viable business concepts, build practical entrepreneurship skills, and connect with Northeast Ohio resources that can help them launch, grow, and create local economic impact. Through professional development, mentorship, and community-based partnerships, the Artpreneurship Initiative helps participants build momentum toward measurable business goals, contributing to Greater Akron's creative economy, job creation, and long-term community vitality.

    $6,144 spentof which $14,500 as grants
    39% of program spending
  2. The Know Your Community, Know Your World program is an educational initiative by Global Ties Akron designed to strengthen civic understanding, global awareness, and workforce-ready skills among K-12 students in the Greater Akron area. The program brings experienced guest speakers into classrooms to deliver customized, interactive learning experiences focused on world regions, cultures, and international issues that shape today's economy and society. By partnering with local international scholars, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, the program introduces students to diverse perspectives while highlighting the global connections present within Northeast Ohio. Through these real-world conversations, students build critical thinking skills, cross-cultural communication abilities, and a broader understanding of how local communities connect to national and global priorities. The goal is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in a globally connected workforce and to contribute meaningfully to their communities after graduation.

    $3,772 spentof which $12,750 as grants
    24% of program spending
  3. Global Threads Boutique is a social enterprise retail store operated by Global Ties Akron and located within Northside Marketplace. The boutique features a curated collection of handmade textiles, jewelry, and artisan goods created by local and international entrepreneurs representing four continents. Through Global Threads Boutique, Global Ties Akron supports small business development and economic participation by providing artisans, including emerging local entrepreneurs, with a platform to access new markets, generate income, and grow sustainable ventures. The boutique strengthens the local economy while celebrating craftsmanship, innovation, and the diverse global influences that contribute to Greater Akron's community. Each product reflects the heritage, skill, and entrepreneurial spirit of its creator, connecting customers to stories of resilience, opportunity, and enterprise.

    $3,086 spent$-1,301 earned by the program
    19% of program spending
  4. Other Program Services

    $2,943 spentof which $82,523 as grants
    18% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $15,945.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($125k) Expenses 100 ($123k) Net assets 100 ($120k)2021 Revenue 168 ($211k) Expenses 153 ($188k) Net assets 119 ($144k)2022 Revenue 163 ($204k) Expenses 214 ($262k) Net assets 71 ($85k)2023 Revenue 246 ($308k) Expenses 237 ($290k) Net assets 85 ($102k)2024 Revenue 147 ($184k) Expenses 160 ($196k) Net assets 75 ($91k)2025 Revenue 141 ($177k) Expenses 171 ($210k) Net assets 52 ($62k)
202020212022202320242025
Revenue (141)Expenses (171)Net assets (52)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $150k to $91k (−39%).

$124k
$150k
$91k
$107k
$93k
$71k
202020212022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 61% · 2021 86% · 2022 63% · 2023 65% · 2024 69% · 2025 47%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

$3k
’20
$23k
’21
−$59k
’22
$18k
’23
−$12k
’24
−$33k
’25
3.3
months of
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

Evelyn S Williams

Executive Director

Board chair

Evangeline Litsa Varonis

Board President

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.

202020212022202320242025
Listed101518181717
Joined·+5+5+1+1+5
No longer listed·02125
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $75k → $294k.

4 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% 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 TIES AKRON’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 TIES AKRON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 65% of grant income and the top three 91%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

96% 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 TIES AKRON.

65%
largest funder
91%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 44% · 2018 34% · 2019 49% · 2020 63% · 2021 66% · 2022 55% · 2023 96% — 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.

How long its funders stay

44% of GLOBAL TIES AKRON's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 73% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

GLOBAL TIES AKRON draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 4 states in all.

VT
OH
PA
DC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’17
’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
Ohio out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $249k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.

04Its place in the field

Government funding GLOBAL TIES AKRON receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $25k on record.

Federal$25k
grants $25kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • Department of State$25k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like GLOBAL TIES AKRON

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.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

8% of spending goes to programs.

Program 8%Management 83%Fundraising 9%

Governance

15
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

OH

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Questions and answers

Who funds GLOBAL TIES AKRON?
GLOBAL TIES AKRON (Ohio) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $927,567 to it, the largest being GLOBAL TIES US ($601,077). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does GLOBAL TIES AKRON have?
IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $927,567 in grants to GLOBAL TIES AKRON, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of GLOBAL TIES AKRON?
GLOBAL TIES US is the largest funder on record, with $601,077 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like GLOBAL TIES AKRON find more funders?
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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 2020–2025), and the filings of 11 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