2026-09-01T16:25:03-05:00 2025-12-31 521853933 JM&M 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2025-01-01 814387783 GLOBAL SCHOOL LEADERS GLOB 4243358839 2108 N STREET N SACRAMENTO CA 95816 CAMILA PEREIRA CEO 4243358839 2026-08-27 1 MEENA BISHNOI P01480769 4108840220 2025 CAMILA PEREIRA 2108 N STREET N SACRAMENTO CA 95816 2608099 0 X WWW.GLOBALSCHOOLLEADERS.ORG X 2016 CA TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY TRAINING AND PREPARING SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER EDUCATORS. 5 5 2 6 0 0 965299 2290359 606770 317358 448 153 -12918 229 1559599 2608099 151439 70919 0 0 868972 968257 0 0 110511 1870656 1307673 2891067 2346849 -1331468 261250 1738143 1515237 845466 361310 892677 1153927 X TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY TRAINING AND PREPARING SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER EDUCATORS. 0 0 1896008 70919 317358 GLOBAL SCHOOL LEADERS (GSL) IS REDEFINING WHAT POWERFUL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CAN DO FOR EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:GLOBAL SCHOOL LEADERS IS REDEFINING WHAT POWERFUL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CAN DO FOR EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH, REGIONAL COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AND ASIA. IN 2025, GSL ADVANCED A GLOBAL AGENDA FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AT A SYSTEMIC LEVER FOR IMPROVING LEARNING OUTCOMES. GSL EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND REGIONAL NETWORKS TO SUPPORT CONTEXTUALIZED SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND GENDER-EQUITABLE LEADERSHIP. IN GHANA, GSL CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF LEADERSHIP FOR LEARNING, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTCOMES. IN SIERRA LEONE, GSL CONTINUED SUPPORTING PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY; WHILE IN GUATEMALA, GSL ADVANCED SYSTEMS-LEVEL WORK THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, A NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS, AND A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOL LEADER SURVEY.AT THE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS, GSL STRENGTHENED COLLABORATION AND POLICY DIALOGUE THROUGH THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HUB, THE SOUTHEAST ASIA SCHOOL LEADERSHIP HUB, AND THE GLOBAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP. GSL WORKED ALONGSIDE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING, UNESCO, UNICEF, ARNEC, ACSL, AND SEAMES TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP SYSTEMS AND ELEVATE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL EDUCATION DISCUSSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, GSL CONTINUES TO STUDY HOW BEST TO SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH STUDIES, SURVEYS, AND CONVENINGS. IN 2025, THE ANNUAL GSL PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOLS ("PULS") SURVEY FOCUSED ON SCHOOL LEADERS' EXPERIENCES WITH FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND RECEIVED 12,453 RESPONSES FROM 16 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA.GSL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS WORK ON GENDER-EQUITABLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. IN 2025, GSL SUPPORTED NINE NEW PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON GENDER ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH, INCLUDING FIVE ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED FOR THE FIRST COHORT OF THE GENDER-EQUITABLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ("GESL") ALLIANCE. GSL SUPPORTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER-EQUITABLE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES ACROSS 110 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN INDIA, REACHED MORE THAN 1,000 SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH GENDER AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH IN GHANA AND KENYA, DIRECTLY SUPPORTED 48 WOMEN SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH SHELEADS, AND CONTRIBUTED TO FOUR GLOBAL CONVENINGS AND PUBLICATIONS AMPLIFYING WOMEN LEADERS' VOICES ACROSS REGIONS. 1896008 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X X AZAD OOMMEN 4243358839 2108 N STREET N SACRAMENTO CA 95816 CAMILA PEREIRA CEO 40.00 X 137500 0 0 AVNI GUPTA-KAGAN CHIEF OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS 40.00 X 97440 0 0 SAMEER SAMPAT CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AZAD OOMMEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR AMRITA AHUJA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FOLAWE OMIKUNLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA SCHMIDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIKAS POTA DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 234940 0 0 1 0 0 0 ALOKIT EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PRIVATE LIMI EDEN B 403 LODHA CASA PARADISO SA HYDERABAD IN 500 018 RESEARCH SUPPORT 365000 DEWI SUSANTI THE KUNINGAN PLACE KUNINGAN UTAMA JAKARTA ID 12980 RESEARCH SUPPORT 113800 2 25668 2264691 2290359 SERVICE FEES 900099 317358 317358 317358 153 153 CASH BACK REWARDS 900099 229 229 229 2608099 317358 0 382 X 70919 70919 222440 165472 54619 2349 661148 601745 52824 6579 5386 3309 2018 59 22809 14011 8546 252 56474 53351 2594 529 106430 106430 891431 779956 41161 70314 31982 25179 4087 2716 38170 4067 34103 226781 172395 30086 24300 960 372 251 337 3767 3767 3493 3493 LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE 2746 2746 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 1195 865 330 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 718 600 118 2346849 1896008 340330 110511 588521 813085 1001109 1261 20000 649170 122026 49001 11300 8580 6487 2720 1738143 1515237 341476 97962 503990 263348 845466 361310 X 487768 246462 404909 907465 892677 1153927 1738143 1515237 261250 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1026947 1620662 2629769 965299 2290359 8533036 1026947 1620662 2629769 965299 2290359 8533036 4114877 4418159 66 137 358 448 153 1162 98 98 8534296 1271689 0.51770 0.49970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11300 8580 2720 2720 X 2608099 0 2608099 0 2608099 2346849 0 2346849 0 2346849 PART X, LINE 2: GSL BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 141374 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 20 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 650750 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 13 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 226316 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 207481 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 35698 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 18 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 446712 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTENT AND RESEARCH 8217 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1573 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1123 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1026 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 67196 0 64 0 0 0 64 1718121 69345 1787466 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT A STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY TRAINING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS IN GHANA 32149 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO SUPPORT A STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY TRAINING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS IN SIERRA LEONE 34000 WIRE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GSL PERFORMS DUE DILIGENCE ON ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT IT SUBGRANTS TO. ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS, GSL HOLDS CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE STATUS AND PROGRESS OF THE PROGRAM. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE REGULAR WRITTEN REPORTS OF GRANT EXPENDITURES WHICH ARE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE IF THEY COMPLY WITH GSL'S GRANT AGREEMENTS. PART I, LINE 3: AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE IRS FORM 990 IS PROVIDED BY GSL'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE CHIEF OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS REVIEWS WITH THE FINANCE TEAM. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, THE DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD TREASURER FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW BY THE BOARD TREASURER, IT IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL FOR FEEDBACK. IF ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, E-FILE AUTHORIZATION FORMS ARE SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION TO BE SIGNED AND SENT BACK TO AUTHORIZE THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE THE RETURNS WITH THE DESIGNATED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION EVERY YEAR. THE BOARD HAS A STANDING ITEM AT EACH BOARD MEETING WHERE EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST DISCUSS ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHERS WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND IS BASED ON INDUSTRY SALARY SURVEYS, EQUITABLE PAY SCALE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD UPON REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND A REVIEW OF COMPARATIVE SALARIES. IN 2024, THE BOARD'S ONLY CEO COMPENSATION ACTION RELATED TO THE INCOMING CEO; ON JUNE 19, 2024, THE BOARD APPROVED THE NEW CEO'S INITIAL COMPENSATION AFTER REVIEWING COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION REMAINED THE SAME IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,078. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 530. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,141. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,749. CONTRACTOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 734,878. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 40,631. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,173. TOTAL EXPENSES 843,682. PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.