The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria reported $3.54 billion in revenue and $6.68 billion in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.08 went to program services, $0.63 to management and general costs and $0.29 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. Government grants made up 89.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $563,088 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1,172 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 49% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.68BFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.54BThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.1% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 89.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $563,088 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.01% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1,172 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 93.8% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProviding grants to locally-developed programs for the prevention, treatment or care of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and for health system strengthening. Following the board decision on 9 april 2020, the Global Fund launched an appeal to raise additional funding for COVID-19 emergency response and created the COVID-19 response mechanism ("c19rm"), which was extended successively through further board decisions in sec. 101, including the award of c19rm funds through 30 june 2023. During 2022, the board approved an additional extension of c19rm, and enabling implementation of c19rm funds…
Strategic initiative projects-strategic initiative projects facilitate grant implementation by financing technical assistance, capacity development, alternative funding mechanisms and other strategic priorities. They are implemented through project partners like local government agencies, international organizations and private foundations
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $452,243 | $0 | $110,845 | $563,088 |
| HEAD, GRANT MANAGEMENT DIVISION Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $474,580 | $0 | $76,148 | $550,728 |
| INSPECTOR GENERAL Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $442,041 | $0 | $91,368 | $533,409 |
| SENIOR GRANTS FINANCE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $480,108 | $0 | $49,810 | $529,918 |
| HEAD, TECH ADVISORY & PARTNERSHIPS Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $456,383 | $0 | $68,092 | $524,475 |
| HEAD RSSH Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $434,869 | $0 | $66,931 | $501,800 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $412,123 | $0 | $65,708 | $477,831 |
| HEAD, GRANT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $396,446 | $0 | $73,628 | $470,074 |
1,172 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $7.9M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b20 · 20 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 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5Yes
- 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 50
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Local fund agents and management consult | $30,729,181 |
| COGNIZANT WORLDWIDE LIMITED It strategic business partner | $6,863,800 |
| SWISS CENTRE FOR INT'L HEALTH SWISS TPH Local fund agents and management consult | $6,595,227 |
| MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LTD Information technology services | $3,577,043 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 255 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria totaling $333K 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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Questions people ask
How much of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria reported that 99.1% of its $6.68 billion in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $563,088, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria get its money?
Of $3.54 billion in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.5% came from contributions and grants (including 89.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 98-0380092 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 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349316043 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442539349300514 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321949349300132 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213089349302611 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121469349300147 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 98-0380092: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.