World's Children

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EIN 20-5276353 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sisters, OR NTEE Q30
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$845K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses
$789K
FY2025▼ -8%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Delivers humanitarian aid to impoverished communities worldwide, especially in underdeveloped nations. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $845K in revenue, $789K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2007
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Sisters, OR
Website
www.worldschildren.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$845KFY2025
Expenses
$789K
Net assets
$1.1M
People
7
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Delivers humanitarian aid to impoverished communities worldwide, especially in underdeveloped nations.
Leadership
Shannon Miller · Executive Di · $70K
Money in and out
$845K revenue, $789K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

8 funders, incl. American Online Giving Foundation INC

8 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $67K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

90% to programs

90% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ +6% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, +6% versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$845K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$789K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +189% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$32K
FY2025▼ -50%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWorld's Children
EINHdr · item D20-5276353
Principal addressHdr · item CSisters, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.worldschildren.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

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

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $713K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

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

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$787K · 93%
Investment income$53K · 6%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants93%$787K
Investment income6%$53K
Other revenue1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$845K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.03
Program services90%$713K
Management & general7%$52K
Fundraising3%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$789K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$386K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$32K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $789K · Less non-cash grants $32K · Cash operating expenses/yr $757K
16.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $713K · Total expenses $789K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $789K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $789K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $807K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $787K · Total revenue $845K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $845K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $845K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $53K · Total revenue $845K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $789K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $845K · Prior year $801K
+6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $748K · FY2025 $845K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $845K · Expenses $789K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $669K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
62%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shannon Miller · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $789K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $244K · Total expenses $789K
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$845K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$801K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$866K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$914K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$748K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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