The New World Foundation

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1954Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 13-1919791Revenue $132.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnewwf.org627 W End Ave, 10024-1006 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1959Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support community activists across america and around the World.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.4M a year · 45% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
64 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 64.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
32
named funders · $5.4M
Looks good: 32 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.5M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$132.5M
+524% vs prior year
Spent
$20.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$220.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$132.5M
FY2025▲ +524%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$43.8M
FY2021$14.6M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$20.3M
FY2024$21.2M
FY2025$132.5M
Expenses
$20.2M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.1M
FY2021$23.7M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$24.7M
FY2024$25.6M
FY2025$20.2M
Net assets
$220.8M
FY2025▲ +103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$173.7M
FY2021$121.5M
FY2022$112.1M
FY2023$110.6M
FY2024$108.9M
FY2025$220.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1959.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $17.7M Management & general 11% · $2.3M Fundraising 1% · $261K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$420,551Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of the Local Econ. PR
$252,843Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$221,011Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance & Admin.
$215,190Pt VII · Sec A
Program Officer
$167,789Pt VII · Sec A
Program Officer
$117,454Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Associate
$107,693Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colin Greer’s $421K as President is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colin Greer$420,551$375,540$332,716$334,029$335,547$312,024
Robert Dandrew$252,843$250,543$250,543$243,290$243,171$236,008
Heeten Kalan$221,011$185,587$171,629$164,977$171,653$135,703
Beata Pudelko$215,190$203,164$176,525$182,471$176,544$157,099
Brooke Pickering-Cole—————$215,156
Edward Clevenger—————$171,101
Noah Bernstein$167,789$147,831$141,398$135,905$131,533—
Sarah Brannen—————$140,641

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides grants and support to community activists and grassroots organizations to build economic justice, empower workers, and strengthen labor movements.

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3 programs · $8.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Quality Jobs Fund

The quality jobs fund is a major initiative to enhance community wealth and the potential of working families by seeding sustainable long-term community wellbeing programs in distressed communities of arizona, california and nevada. Our goal: to address the problems of inequality through quality job expansion and skill development.

$6.3Mprogram expense
02

Local economies project & partners for climate action hudson valley project:the local economies project supports vibrant, interconnected communities that are powered by the people who live there. We see food and farming as a cornerstone of every region and critical to the movement towards stronger, more resilient economies.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Phx

Phoenix fund at NWF was established in 1996 and is dedicated to empowering U.S. Workers and their rights through strong unions. Through the phoenix fund grantmaking program, we are investing in frontline organizations and collaborations that are building economic justice movements from the bottom up.

$369Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 523 grants · $29.6M · 2019–2024
Shared Capital CooperativeFY2024$1,500,000
Homeboy IndustriesCA · FY2024$1,500,000
Ica FundCA · FY2024$800,000
Project EquityCA · FY2024$500,000
Jfflabs INCMA · FY2024$500,000
Ica FundCA · FY2024$500,000
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2024$73,250
Georgetown UniversityDC · FY2024$60,000
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$50,000
Surj Action INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Resist INCMA · FY2024$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$132.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Money outPt IX
$20.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.7M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Fundraisingcol D$261K
Owns and owesPt X
$220.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108.2M
Total assetsLn 16$233.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$132.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$107.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$111.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.3M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$233.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$220.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.9M$108.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$99.9M$111.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$122.0M$233.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M$12.5M
Net assetsLn 32$108.9M$220.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12.7M$12.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$43K$43K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$80K$80K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$871K$614K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$717K$389K$274K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$147K$80K$56K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$692K$375K$264K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$135K$73K$52K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$147K$101K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Investment management feesLn 11f$112K$112K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.4M$2.4M$23K
Office expensesLn 13$227K$158K$61K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$39K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$146K$55K$91K
TravelLn 17$295K$237K$58K
InterestLn 20$324K$324K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$226K$226K
InsuranceLn 23$70K$4K$65K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$36K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.2M$17.7M$2.3M$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $132.5M$20.2M$112.2M$220.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $21.2M$25.6M−$4.4M$108.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.3M$24.7M−$4.4M$110.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.5M$16.1M−$3.6M$112.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.6M$23.7M−$9.1M$121.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $43.8M$24.1M$19.7M$173.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $132,467,640 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,128,907$129,729,971
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,939$3,005
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,897,716$2,654,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,188$80,061
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,212,750$132,467,640
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,279,665$12,856,791
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,992,069$3,296,961
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,329,829$4,087,617
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,601,563$20,241,369
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,388,813$112,226,271
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $132,467,640 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,729,971
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,201,609
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,729,971
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,005$3,005
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $739,963$739,963
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,914,640$1,914,640
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $80,061$80,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,066 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,654,603$132,467,640
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,241,369 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,734,041$12,734,041
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,750$42,750
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $870,649 · Management $613,830 · Fundraising $121,327$1,605,806
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $388,567 · Management $273,950 · Fundraising $54,148$716,665
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $79,966 · Management $56,378 · Fundraising $11,143$147,487
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $375,039 · Management $264,412 · Fundraising $52,262$691,713
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,352 · Management $51,716 · Fundraising $10,222$135,290
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $101,019 · Management $45,633$146,652
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,200$49,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $111,837$111,837
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,379,219 · Management $23,398$2,402,617
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $157,712 · Management $60,680 · Fundraising $8,597$226,989
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,519 · Management $8,262 · Fundraising $3,637$50,418
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,359 · Management $90,722$146,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $237,197 · Management $58,247$295,444
IX-20 InterestManagement $323,665$323,665
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $225,884$225,884
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,353 · Management $65,384$69,737
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,564 · Management $3,529$39,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,653,306 · Management $2,326,727 · Fundraising $261,336$20,241,369
Part X · Balance sheet $233,300,979 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$237,858
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,859,006$107,924,073
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,576,800$1,624,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $228,335$91,619
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,616$27,382
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,454,471$12,269,868
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,027,006$45,309,840
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $54,846,209$65,808,587
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,052$7,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,021,495$233,300,979
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $567,867$578,907
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $876,733$428,492
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,185,414$5,949,202
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,087,039$2,377,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,104,317$12,471,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,225,446$92,068,092
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,691,732$128,761,410
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $108,917,178$220,829,502
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,021,495$233,300,979
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,829,502 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$132,467,640
XI-2 Total expenses$20,241,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,226,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$108,917,178
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$373,172
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$59,225
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,829,502

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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