US governments evaluated*
157
+157 since the GLEE Report began (Oct 2026)
The New Bottom Line
GNHUSA by the numbers · updated Nov 12, 2026
Board meeting attendance
8.0 per mtg
up from 6.5 in 2025 and 5.3 in 2024
Wellness checks
25,175
8,005 walk & GNHUSA surveys · 17,170 partner surveys
Talks & presentations
3
+1 vs 2025
*GLEE is a pilot in development: GNHUSA is still building and checking its scores, sources and methods, so numbers can change as it grows.
Sustainability
Money
Live · updated daily · through 2026
- New donors (Network for Good)
- Donors (PayPal)
Data & source
| Year | New donors (Network for Good) | Donors (PayPal) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 30 | — |
| 2015 | 39 | 2 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 55 | 30 |
| 2018 | 23 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | 14 |
| 2021 | — | 7 |
| 2022 | — | 11 |
| 2023 | — | 3 |
| 2024 | — | 4 |
| 2025 | — | 8 |
| 2026 | — | 10 |
Network for Good export (first-gift year, 2010 – May 2019); PayPal (distinct people giving each year: the 2015–2017 activity exports in the Nov 2017 board backup, activity downloads Dec 2019 – Nov 2023, then PayPal's reporting API) The archive counts new donors only; PayPal counts everyone who gave that year. PayPal's 2015 covers Dec 13–31 (its first gifts), 2017 January – July 9 (the last export in the backup), and 2019 December only; 2018 has no PayPal records.
Live · updated daily · through Nov 2026
Data & source
| Month | Recurring donors |
|---|---|
| 2019-12 | 0 |
| 2020-01 | 0 |
| 2020-03 | 0 |
| 2020-04 | 0 |
| 2020-11 | 0 |
| 2020-12 | 1 |
| 2021-01 | 1 |
| 2021-02 | 1 |
| 2021-03 | 1 |
| 2021-04 | 1 |
| 2021-05 | 1 |
| 2021-06 | 1 |
| 2021-07 | 1 |
| 2021-08 | 1 |
| 2021-09 | 1 |
| 2021-10 | 1 |
| 2021-11 | 1 |
| 2021-12 | 1 |
| 2022-01 | 1 |
| 2022-02 | 1 |
| 2022-03 | 1 |
| 2022-04 | 1 |
| 2022-05 | 1 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 2 |
| 2022-11 | 2 |
| 2022-12 | 3 |
| 2023-01 | 3 |
| 2023-02 | 3 |
| 2023-03 | 3 |
| 2023-04 | 3 |
| 2023-05 | 3 |
| 2023-06 | 3 |
| 2023-07 | 3 |
| 2023-08 | 3 |
| 2023-09 | 3 |
| 2023-10 | 3 |
| 2023-11 | 3 |
| 2023-12 | 3 |
| 2024-01 | 3 |
| 2024-02 | 3 |
| 2024-03 | 3 |
| 2024-04 | 3 |
| 2024-05 | 2 |
| 2024-06 | 2 |
| 2024-07 | 2 |
| 2024-08 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 4 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 4 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 8 |
| 2026-01 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 10 |
| 2026-03 | 10 |
| 2026-04 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 10 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
| 2026-11 | 7 |
People with a PayPal recurring gift that month
Live · updated daily · through 2026
Data & source
| Year | Board members who give |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 33.0% |
| 2017 | 14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% |
| 2020 | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 33.0% |
| 2022 | 43.0% |
| 2023 | 43.0% |
| 2024 | 38.0% |
| 2025 | 67.0% |
| 2026 | 73.0% |
PayPal gifts matched to board members, plus what members record on Board giving Years with PayPal records (2020 on). Gifts by check, donor-advised fund, employer match or Network for Good count once a member records them on the Board giving page.
People
Live · updated daily · through 2026
Data & source
| Year | Board meeting attendance |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 6.5 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Attendance recorded in minutes and Zoom Years without an attendance list are left out.
Live · updated daily · through 2026
Data & source
| Year | Board members |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Board Members sheet (this year); people recorded at board meetings (earlier years)
Live · updated daily · through 2026
- Minutes or attendance
- Agenda only
Data & source
| Year | Minutes or attendance | Agenda only |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | — |
| 2016 | 12 | — |
| 2017 | 10 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| 2026 | 10 | — |
Minutes 2015–2026, Zoom attendance, and the board agendas doc (from Jul 2024) 3 months have an agenda but no minutes or attendance on file; for 0 of them the next agenda approves their minutes, which confirms the meeting was held. The Webex backfill would add attendance.
Impact
Policy
Live · updated daily
- 0–9
- 10–19
- 20–29
- 30–39
- 40+
*GLEE is a pilot in development: GNHUSA is still building and checking its scores, sources and methods, so numbers can change as it grows.
Data & source
| State | GLEE score |
|---|---|
| Vermont | 45 |
| New Hampshire | 43 |
| Washington | 42 |
| California | 41 |
| Maryland | 40 |
| New York | 39 |
| North Carolina | 38 |
| Tennessee | 38 |
| Hawaii | 37 |
| Wisconsin | 36 |
| Maine | 35 |
| Idaho | 32 |
| Illinois | 30 |
| Iowa | 29 |
| Minnesota | 29 |
| Ohio | 29 |
| Kansas | 27 |
| West Virginia | 27 |
| Connecticut | 26 |
| Colorado | 25 |
| New Jersey | 25 |
| Virginia | 25 |
| Mississippi | 24 |
| Alaska | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 23 |
| North Dakota | 23 |
| Oregon | 23 |
| Utah | 23 |
| Nevada | 20 |
| Indiana | 19 |
| Rhode Island | 19 |
| Michigan | 18 |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| Delaware | 16 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| South Carolina | 16 |
| Arizona | 15 |
| Louisiana | 14 |
| Montana | 13 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| South Dakota | 10 |
| Nebraska | 8 |
| Alabama | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Texas | 7 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
GLEE Report: each state's score out of 100 for how it measures and uses wellbeing (community, measurement, framework, activation, publicity)
Live · updated daily · through Nov 2026
- Bills introduced
- 3-month average
5 introduced in the last 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days
Data & source
| Month | Wellbeing bills introduced |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 0 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 0 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 0 |
| 2025-05 | 0 |
| 2025-06 | 0 |
| 2025-07 | 0 |
| 2025-08 | 0 |
| 2025-09 | 0 |
| 2025-10 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 |
| 2026-10 | 0 |
| 2026-11 | 0 |
- 2026-04-23 NC H1046: NC Economic Progress and Well-Being introduced
- 2026-03-16 HI SCR192: Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progre introduced
- 2026-03-16 HI SR181: Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progre introduced
- 2026-03-16 HI HR181: Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progre passed (signed or adopted)
- 2026-03-16 HI HCR191: Urging The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism To Submit An Annual Hawaii Genuine Progre passed one chamber
- 2025-03-25 NC S732: NC Economic Progress and Well Being introduced
- 2025-01-21 HI HB1081: Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience. introduced
- 2025-01-21 HI SB1400: Relating To The Office Of Wellness And Resilience. introduced
LegiScan, all 50 states, DC and Congress: bills matching GLEE Watch's five searches, sorted by gpt-6-luna (gpt-6-sol re-checks the ones it isn't sure of) on whether the bill would measure or use wellbeing in government. Counted in the month each bill was introduced. This month (Nov 2026) is still in progress.
Live · updated daily · through Nov 2026
40 recent stories, listed under Data & source
*GLEE is a pilot in development: GNHUSA is still building and checking its scores, sources and methods, so numbers can change as it grows.
Data & source
| Month | Wellbeing in the news* |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 38 |
| 2026-11 | 109 |
- 2026-11-06 La felicidad está en México: INEGI revela datos increíbles TV Azteca
- 2026-11-06 Alecci attacca Occhiuto sui Rapporti ISTAT sul Bes (Benessere equo e sostenibile) e sulla Povertà in Italia Progetto Touring
- 2026-11-06 Índice vai medir bem-estar urbano na periferia metropolitana de Brasília Agência Brasília
- 2026-11-05 금감원, 포용금융 '삶의 질'로 평가한다…연내 차주 체감성과 시범측정 전자신문
- 2026-11-05 금감원, 중소금융사 포용금융 평가기준 손본다…차주 '삶의 질' 측정 금융소비자뉴스
- 2026-11-05 Rapporto sul Benessere equo e sostenibile, la Provincia di Modena spicca per lavoro, salute e istruzione Sul Panaro news
- 2026-11-05 "대출 후 삶 나아졌나"… 금감원, 포용금융에 '차주 체감지표' 도입 매일일보
- 2026-11-04 Hanoi measures its Happiness Index: Using citizens' experiences as a benchmark for development. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-04 まちの幸福度は、ランキングじゃ測れない。～デジタル庁地域幸福度指標～ 選挙ドットコム
- 2026-11-04 하노이는 시민들의 경험을 발전의 기준으로 삼아 행복 지수를 측정합니다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-04 삶의 질로 국민의 행복 측정 Laodong.vn
- 2026-11-03 Istat, rapporto Bes: migliora benessere ma Italia spaccata a metà, divario Nord-Sud - Video Adnkronos
- 2026-11-03 Istat, rapporto Bes: migliora benessere ma Italia spaccata a metà, divario Nord-Sud Il Sole 24 ORE
- 2026-11-02 Hanoi measures citizens' happiness: How are traffic congestion, pollution, and housing prices scored? Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-02 [유혜미 칼럼] 새 인구전략이 남긴 의문점 서울경제
- 2026-11-02 하노이의 행복 측정 기준에는 어떤 특별한 점이 있을까요? Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-02 하노이는 시민들의 행복도를 측정합니다. 교통 체증, 대기 오염, 주택 가격은 어떤 기준으로 평가될까요? Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-02 Hanoi issues 50 criteria for measuring people's happiness. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-02 하노이시는 국민의 행복을 측정하는 50가지 기준을 발표했습니다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Residents of Hanoi are measured on their 'Happiness Index' based on 50 specific criteria. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi begins surveying the happiness index of its citizens. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi includes flooding, pollution, and traffic congestion as criteria for measuring the happiness index. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi has included the criterion of "trust in the government" in its survey of citizens' happiness index. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Issuing a set of criteria and methods for surveying and measuring the happiness index of the people. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi measures happiness index: Flooding, traffic congestion, and air pollution included in the 'scoring' criteria. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi: Tenants and migrant workers are also surveyed on happiness index. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi hat das Kriterium „Vertrauen in die Regierung“ in seine Umfrage zum Glücksindex der Bürger aufgenommen. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Hanoi veröffentlicht eine Reihe von Kriterien zur Messung des Glücks seiner Bürger. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 Istat, rapporto Bes: benessere in aumento ma il divario Nord-Sud resta e il Lazio fa eccezione Radio Roma
- 2026-11-01 하노이시는 시민 행복 지수 조사에 "정부에 대한 신뢰"라는 기준을 포함시켰습니다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 하노이시는 시민들의 행복도를 측정하는 기준을 발표했습니다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-11-01 하노이시가 시민들의 행복지수 조사를 시작한다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-10-31 Future Worcester Worcester City Council
- 2026-10-29 지속 가능한 빈곤 감소와 국민 삶의 질 향상. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-10-29 토람 총서기 겸 대통령은 호치민시가 성장과 동시에 삶의 질 향상을 우선시해야 한다고 촉구했다. Vietnam.vn
- 2026-10-28 Rapporto Bes 2026 Istat, Piccolo: "Il benessere dei giovani non può essere delegato alla psicologia" La Nuova Calabria
- 2026-10-28 Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun Elected Co-Chair of the Council of Local Governments for the Realization of Happiness 아시아경제
- 2026-10-28 ISTAT: la mappa del benessere conferma la tradizionale spaccatura tra Nord e Sud Pressenza - International Press Agency
- 2026-10-28 Migliorano gli indicatori di benessere, ma “rischio povertà” sopra la media Ue - Salernonotizie.it Salerno Notizie
- 2026-10-28 정명근 화성시장, 전국 지방정부 행복정책 이끈다 한국경제
GLEE Watch: news stories its weekly triage judged relevant to governments measuring or using wellbeing, last 30 days GLEE Watch began collecting Oct 21, 2026.
Engagement
Live · updated daily · through 2026
- Happiness Walk interviews
- GNHUSA surveys
- Partner surveys*
Happiness Walk map ↗ · State of the States survey ↗ · GNHUSA's Mic Check view ↗
Data & source
| Year | Happiness Walk interviews | GNHUSA surveys | Partner surveys* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 191 | — | — |
| 2013 | 17 | — | — |
| 2014 | 105 | — | — |
| 2015 | 490 | — | — |
| 2016 | 466 | — | — |
| 2017 | 126 | — | — |
| 2018 | 539 | — | — |
| 2019 | 791 | — | — |
| 2022 | — | 5,000 | — |
| 2024 | — | — | 5,393 |
| 2025 | — | — | 7,452 |
| 2026 | — | — | 4,325 |
Happiness Walk interview log (one row per interview) · 2022 U.S. Happiness survey · Mic Check (miccheck.media): US respondents asked its happiness, life-ladder or what-matters-most questions (US zip codes and US city samples; other countries left out) *Partner surveys: Mic Check (miccheck.media), counting US respondents only (US city samples included) who were asked its happiness, life-ladder or what-matters-most questions. 280 walk interviews have no year and appear only in the total.
Live · updated daily · through Aug 1, 2026
- Sent to
- Opened
Last issue (2026-08-01): 648 of 1,853 opened (35%)
Data & source
| Month | Sent to | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-28 | 2,621 | 704 |
| 2016-10-17 | 2,624 | 489 |
| 2016-11-10 | 2,570 | 517 |
| 2016-11-21 | 2,549 | 526 |
| 2016-12-16 | 2,532 | 504 |
| 2017-02-12 | 2,544 | 465 |
| 2017-03-07 | 2,504 | 491 |
| 2017-04-26 | 2,472 | 452 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2,450 | 481 |
| 2017-07-22 | 2,481 | 389 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2,468 | 376 |
| 2017-10-16 | 2,423 | 433 |
| 2017-11-22 | 2,393 | 449 |
| 2017-12-12 | 2,313 | 442 |
| 2017-12-29 | 2,298 | 337 |
| 2018-01-11 | 2,381 | 425 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2,370 | 388 |
| 2018-03-13 | 2,354 | 393 |
| 2018-05-06 | 2,348 | 596 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2,371 | 368 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2,379 | 355 |
| 2018-11-22 | 2,317 | 441 |
| 2018-11-25 | 2,306 | 356 |
| 2018-11-27 | 2,293 | 391 |
| 2018-11-27+ | 2,279 | 438 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2,266 | 495 |
| 2018-12-31 | 2,279 | 434 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2,464 | 541 |
| 2019-05-14 | 2,479 | 598 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2,439 | 459 |
| 2019-10-11 | 2,463 | 386 |
| 2019-12-19 | 2,466 | 516 |
| 2020-02-25 | 2,492 | 531 |
| 2020-03-20 | 2,466 | 681 |
| 2020-04-20 | 2,453 | 477 |
| 2020-12-10 | 2,517 | 670 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2,470 | 487 |
| 2020-12-29 | 2,444 | 476 |
| 2021-01-04 | 2,423 | 494 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2,408 | 474 |
| 2021-03-16 | 2,391 | 557 |
| 2021-03-20 | 2,362 | 502 |
| 2021-12-21 | 2,375 | 657 |
| 2022-02-14 | 2,354 | 592 |
| 2022-03-15 | 2,346 | 602 |
| 2022-03-20 | 2,328 | 508 |
| 2022-11-18 | 2,360 | 929 |
| 2022-12-16 | 2,330 | 799 |
| 2024-04-03 | 2,363 | 874 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2,316 | 894 |
| 2024-06-18 | 2,286 | 777 |
| 2025-01-16 | 2,291 | 961 |
| 2025-02-21 | 2,232 | 895 |
| 2025-03-20 | 2,196 | 877 |
| 2025-04-15 | 2,159 | 927 |
| 2025-05-14 | 2,132 | 816 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2,121 | 865 |
| 2025-07-28 | 2,091 | 862 |
| 2025-08-14 | 2,060 | 899 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,034 | 563 |
| 2025-10-27 | 2,013 | 874 |
| 2025-12-02 | 1,999 | 747 |
| 2025-12-11 | 1,979 | 836 |
| 2026-01-13 | 1,959 | 749 |
| 2026-03-01 | 1,945 | 839 |
| 2026-03-30 | 1,916 | 639 |
| 2026-05-28 | 1,896 | 661 |
| 2026-06-29 | 1,875 | 617 |
| 2026-06-29+ | 1,879 | 661 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1,853 | 648 |
Mailchimp campaign reports (2016 – Mar 2026), then the Substack dashboard. Opened = people who opened the issue at least once. 2 sends to small segments (under 200 people) are left out.
Live · updated daily · through Oct 2026
Google Analytics dashboard (Looker Studio) ↗
Data & source
| Month | gnhusa.org page views |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 416 |
| 2025-10 | 2,883 |
| 2025-11 | 4,267 |
| 2025-12 | 3,086 |
| 2026-01 | 2,355 |
| 2026-02 | 2,112 |
| 2026-03 | 1,926 |
| 2026-04 | 1,876 |
| 2026-05 | 1,917 |
| 2026-06 | 1,285 |
| 2026-07 | 1,630 |
| 2026-08 | 1,804 |
| 2026-09 | 2,611 |
| 2026-10 | 3,421 |
Google Analytics 4, gnhusa.org (logged-in WordPress users excluded)
Next board meeting: Nov 12, 2026, 3:00pm ET