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World's Children

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Sisters, OR501(c)(3)Since 2007International EIN 20-5276353Revenue $845K in FY2025

On file with the IRSworldschildren.orgPo Box 2345, 97759-2345 · Sisters, ORTax-exempt since Mar 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide humanitarian aid and assistance to people and communities living in poverty around the world, and especially to those living in the most underdeveloped areas of the poorest developing countries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $669K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$845K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$789K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$845K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$914K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$866K
FY2024$801K
FY2025$845K
Expenses
$789K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$889K
FY2021$907K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$816K
FY2024$860K
FY2025$789K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$738K
FY2021$757K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$997K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $713K Management & general 7% · $52K Fundraising 3% · $24K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shannon Miller
Executive Di
$70,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Parzybok
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fanny Ruelas
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Miller’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon Miller$70,417$26,317————
Jean Purviance—$45,792$65,923$38,994$44,131$33,842
David Purviance—$42,704$52,649$54,862$57,406$51,836

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Delivers humanitarian aid to impoverished communities worldwide, especially in underdeveloped nations.

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1 program · $713K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Child and Group/Program Sponsorship

Through the child and GROUP/PROGRAM sponsorship program, world's children sent monetary aid of 290,655.50 (combined 212,022 child sponsorship, 17,550 of birthday and christmas celebration funds, and 61,083.50 of HOME/PROGRAM sponsorship funds) for the care of approximately 2,000 children sponsored in india, ethiopia, kenya, zambia…

$713Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$52K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$6K
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$6K
Shell Oil Company FoundationFY2024$1K
Analog Devices FoundationFY2024$515
Cigna FoundationFY2024$450
Arthur J Gallagher FoundationFY2024$400
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$110
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$67K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$845K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$787K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$789K
Ln 25
Programscol B$713K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$787K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$845K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$252K
SavingsLn 2$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$386K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$669K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$385K$386K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$631K$669K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$997K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$415K$415K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$53K$12K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$97K$21K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$21K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$11K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$13K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$880$193$86
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$860$189$85
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$419$188
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$72K$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$378$170
Total functional expensesLn 25$789K$713K$52K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $845K$789K$56K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $801K$860K−$60K$997K 990 PDF
FY2023 $866K$816K$51K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$803K$278K$970K 990 PDF
FY2021 $914K$907K$7K$757K 990 PDF
FY2020 $748K$889K−$140K$738K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $845,240 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $780,626$786,937
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,213$52,941
I-11 Other revenue$5,362
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $800,839$845,240
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $487,910$415,180
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $304,077$243,571
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,510$130,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $860,497$789,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,658$56,220
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $845,240 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$781,297
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$786,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,941$52,941
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,602
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,760$2,760
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $55,701$845,240
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $789,020 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $415,180$415,180
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,397 · Management $11,738 · Fundraising $5,281$70,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,385 · Management $21,409 · Fundraising $9,632$128,426
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,175 · Management $4,655 · Fundraising $2,095$27,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,743 · Management $2,801 · Fundraising $1,260$16,804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,058 · Management $2,430 · Fundraising $1,093$14,581
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,690 · Management $2,570 · Fundraising $1,156$15,416
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,973 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $1,283$17,108
IX-17 TravelPrograms $880 · Management $193 · Fundraising $86$1,159
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $860 · Management $189 · Fundraising $85$1,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,904 · Management $419 · Fundraising $188$2,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,318 · Management $2,602 · Fundraising $1,171$76,091
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,721 · Management $378 · Fundraising $170$2,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $713,284 · Management $52,236 · Fundraising $23,500$789,020
Part X · Balance sheet $1,084,890 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,976$251,618
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $191,783$134,433
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,071$1,758
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $631,242$668,713
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,778$28,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,060,850$1,084,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,823$5,824
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,024$25,843
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,847$31,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $997,003$293,411
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$759,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $997,003$1,053,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,060,850$1,084,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,053,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$845,240
XI-2 Total expenses$789,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,220
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$997,003
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,053,223

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