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Iris Global reported $15.9 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.82 went to program services, $11.11 to management and general costs and $2.07 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $106,483 (CFO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 49% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$96.77 $15M
- Program service revenue$2.65 $421K
- Other revenue$0.58 $92,983
Investment income was negative: −$13,448. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.8% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $106,483 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.73% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMissions: we have found that an effective way to accomplish our goal is to pair sharing the word with programs that meet the physical needs of underserved and impoverished communities. We support media and arts programs communicating the gospel. We support outreach programs to hospitals, prisons, and villages, bible distribution, and also planting and operating churches. Our grants provide for the equipping of pastors to lead and holistically serve their communities. Other supported programs include faith-based care for at-risk children, discipleship and meal programs, "mercy ministries" that…
Children's services: our focus is on breaking the cycle of poverty, disease, and hunger by providing loving homes and faith-based care to children. Our grants support programs that rescue and fulfill the vital needs of abandoned and at-risk children by providing homes, education, food, clothing, medical care, love, and fun to over 10,000 children each day. Our ultimate goal is to provide for and empower local families and adults to raise children in a forever home
Education: our funding provides for greatly subsidized and free educational programs for underprivileged students including early childhood education, primary, secondary, literacy and english proficiency, vocational training and university scholarships. We also grant funds to train national local leaders in bible schools and for the establishment and operation of iris university in pemba, mozambique. In addition to servicing underprivileged and underserved populations with educational programs, we support missions training schools for individuals who are called to holistic missions work
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,483 | $0 | $0 | $106,483 |
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $48,284 | $0 | $54,983 | $103,267 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Iris Global (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $220K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 528
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,500
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Iris Global totaling $454K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Iris Global's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Iris Global, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Iris Global's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Iris Global reported that 86.8% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.1% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Iris Global pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Iris Global reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $106,483, for the role of CFO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Iris Global get its money?
Of $15.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 96.9% came from contributions and grants and 2.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Iris Global a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-0648658 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622249349302637 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512259349302516 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442269349301474 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302269349301495 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349300934 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349302781 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-0648658: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.