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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2315929

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22207

Financials

$17.8M$15.4M2023
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2023990$17,823,153$15,431,170$2,391,983$11,338,046$4,681,853$6,656,193
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$17,792,507
of which government grants
$530,462
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,646
Other revenue
$16,000

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$10,536,000
Other salaries and wages
$1,646,225
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,777,894
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,960
Accounting fees
$165,414
Travel
$73,632
Program services (functional)
$15,305,980
Management and general (functional)
$125,190

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,250,351
Total assets, end of year
$11,338,046
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,681,853
Net assets, end of year
$6,656,193
Publicly traded securities
$1,697,928
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,656,193
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,000,000
Gross receipts
$17,823,153
Employees
7
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JONATHAN ORTMANSPRESIDENT/DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$606,224$9,900
MARK MARICHEXEC. VICE P
Highest-paid employee
40$226,189$6,750
JEFF HOFFMANCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
REBECA HWANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIK PAGESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEIL DHILLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH GOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4527 17TH ST N, ARLINGTON, VA 22207-2378
In care of
% JONATHAN F ORTMANS
Principal officer (990 for 2023)
JONATHAN ORTMANS, 4527 17TH STREET N, ARLINGTON, VA 22207
Signed the 990
JONATHAN ORTMANS, PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 683-4100
Return prepared by
DELEON & STANG CPAS AND ADVISORS

Mission

THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK OPERATES PROGRAMS IN 180 COUNTRIES AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO START AND SCALE A BUSINESS. BY FOSTERING DEEPER CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS, RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, GEN WORKS TO FUEL HEALTHIER START AND SCALE ECOSYSTEMS THAT CREATE MORE JOBS, EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS, ACCELERATE INNOVATION AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC GROWTH. GEN ENSURES MEMBERS HAVE UNCOMMON ACCESS TO THE MOST RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE,NETWORKS, COMMUNITIES AND PROGRAMS. A MAJOR FOCUS OF GEN'S WORK IS IN IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP FACED BY HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF DETERIORATION LGBTQ+, WOMEN, LATINX, BLACK AND VETERANS COMMUNITIES. WITH MOST NET NEW JOBS COMING FROM FIRMS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD, GEN WORKS TO FOSTER MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS THAT CAN ASSIST IN REDUCING THE BURDEN O

990 for the year ended December 31, 2023

Program accomplishments

  • SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS AND ACCESS TO CREDIT PROGRAM: GEN'S GRANT AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CREDIT PROGRAM HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IN THEIR JOURNEY TO SUSTAINABILITY, GROWTH AND HIRING MORE AMERICANS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PHILANTHROPY, GEN PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO ENTREPRENEURS IN NEED WHO GEN SEES AS HAVING STRONG POTENTIAL AS FUTURE EMPLOYERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GEN, THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HELLO ALICE PLATFORM AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS, ALSO PROVIDES CREDIT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR CREDIT SCORE IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR TRADITIONAL BANK AND SBA LOANS TO SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESS.
    Expenses $11,638,187 · grants $10,355,000
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLD CUP (EWC): THE EWC SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS WITH A NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED CASH PRIZE INCENTIVE TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR IDEAS AND WITH GEN'S HELP AND THE HELP OF PEERS, BECOME MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED. MANY OF THOSE WHO APPLY COME FROM COMMUNITIES WHERE TALENT IS PLENTIFUL BUT OPPORTUNITY IS NOT. EWC ATTRACTS ENTREPRENEURS WHO DO GOOD WHILE SEEKING TO DO WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY PROBLEMS THAT IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND HELP ACHIEVE CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. RESOURCES ARE SPENT ON SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS, PRIZES AND THE COSTS OF GATHERING THEM IN PERSON ONCE A YEAR AS A PEER NETWORK.
    Expenses $1,626,555
  • GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK (GEW): GEW INSPIRES MORE AMERICANS AND CITIZENS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO CONSIDER THE PATH OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS HOST A FESTIVAL-TYPE CAMPAIGN WITH LIVE AND VIRTUAL EVENTS IN COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE THAT INVITE ORDINARY CITIZENS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. PROGRAM RESOURCES ARE USED TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTEER CAMPAIGN LEADERS WHO HOST ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC - ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND YOUTH AND THOSE WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT OUT FROM DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CAMPAIGN IS ANCHORED BY THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION IN KANSAS CITY.
    Expenses $1,351,279
  • GEN POLICY: GEN POLICY BRINGS GOVERNMENTS CLOSER TO FIRM FOUNDERS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEM AT ALL STAGES OF THE PUBLIC POLICY AND PROGRAM LIFECYCLE, FROM IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SOLUTIONS, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY DIALOGUE AND PEER ADVICE, AND SOURCING EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN DRIVE SMART POLICY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION GEN ALSO PROVIDES LIVE EVENTS, INCLUDING THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONGRESS (GEC). THE GEC IS A GATHERING OF STARTUP CHAMPIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - WHERE ENTREPRENEURS, INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS, THOUGHT LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS SHARE PROGRAM AND POLICY IDEAS AND WORK TOGETHER TO BRING IDEAS TO LIFE, DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXPAND HUMAN WELFARE.
    Expenses $689,959 · grants $181,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025Not on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2315929
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,338,046
Income (IRS master file)
$17,823,153

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2023$17,823,153$15,431,170$11,338,046XML
990December 2022$12,304,430$12,029,707$5,250,351IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2315929).

Questions about GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC

What is the EIN of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC is 52-2315929.
Is GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
Who is the principal officer of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names JONATHAN ORTMANS.
Who are the officers and directors of GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $606,224 (JONATHAN ORTMANS, PRESIDENT/DI).
How much revenue does GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $17,823,153, expenses of $15,431,170 and total assets of $11,338,046 at year end.

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