Compelled by a deep passion for justice and mercy, World Renew joins communities around the world to renew hope, reconcile lives, and restore creation with programs focused on disaster response, community health, economic opportunity, food security, and peace & justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,246 volunteers and 63 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.5M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$199K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $14.6M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $968K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.3M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
$18.3M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$23.0M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$24.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$18.3M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$17.4M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$21.6M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$18.3M
Expenses
$23.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$20.6M
FY2024$21.2M
FY2025$23.0M
Net assets
$24.9M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$31.3M
FY2022$30.6M
FY2023$33.0M
FY2024$28.1M
FY2025$24.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Feb 1975.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $17.6M Management & general 11% · $2.6M Fundraising 12% · $2.8M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $199K 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
Executive Director
$199,245Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pastoral Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carol Bremer-Bennett$199,245$197,173$151,836$143,041$140,277

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

Restores creation and renews hope through disaster response, health, and economic programs.

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3 programs · $17.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

World Renew works in community development by training people in agriculture, health, income earnings, justice, education, small business development and leadership skills with over 515,200 individuals were served.

$11.4Mprogram expense
02

World Renew provides disaster survivors with volunteer assistance and materials. Within the United States over 1,400 volunteers offered almost 97,000 volunteer hours serving to clear debris, assess needs, repair and build homes. These volunteers repaired or rebuilt over 200 houses damaged by disasters, serving almost 2,400 individuals.

$4.2Mprogram expense
03

World Renew educates constituency and provides opportunities to engage in their mission to end poverty, hunger, and injustice.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 22 grants · $470K · 2020–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Money outPt IX
$23.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.6M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Fundraisingcol D$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$24.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$481K
Investment incomeLn 3$358K
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Total revenueLn 12$18.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$24.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 61,246
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$3.8M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.6M$14.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.2M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$28.1M$24.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$145K$145K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$278K$0$278K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.9M$4.6M$1.0M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$635K$442K$76K$116K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.1M$195K$308K
Payroll taxesLn 10$397K$266K$77K$54K
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$859K$116K$270K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$19K$20K$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$101K$60K$41K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$534K$273K$7K$254K
Office expensesLn 13$345K$306K$21K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$556K$315K$100K$141K
OccupancyLn 16$429K$383K$26K$20K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$930K$121K$118K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$154K$89K$48K$17K
InterestLn 20$45K$0$45K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$373K$275K$97K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$116K$73K$43K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.0M$4.5M$249K$256K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.0M$17.6M$2.6M$2.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $18.3M$23.0M−$4.7M$24.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.5M$21.2M−$6.8M$28.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $21.6M$20.6M$954K$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.3M$17.6M$1.6M$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.4M$15.9M$1.5M$31.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,275,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,475,045$17,755,488
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $455,948$358,172
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $536,400$161,593
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,467,393$18,275,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,953,384$3,195,259
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,871,379$9,740,912
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,423,793$10,078,288
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,248,556$23,014,459
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,781,163−$4,739,206
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 $18,275,253 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$480,670
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,274,818
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,755,488
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$358,172
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $48,319$48,319
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $113,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$113,274
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $519,765 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$18,275,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,014,459 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $145,110$145,110
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,050,149$3,050,149
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $277,841 · Fundraising $0$277,841
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,607,489 · Management $1,040,776 · Fundraising $1,226,632$6,874,897
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $442,470 · Management $76,000 · Fundraising $116,079$634,549
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,054,136 · Management $194,569 · Fundraising $308,396$1,557,101
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $265,520 · Management $76,867 · Fundraising $54,137$396,524
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $858,837 · Management $115,682 · Fundraising $270,196$1,244,715
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $19,498 · Management $19,554 · Fundraising $750$39,802
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $60,163 · Management $40,881 · Fundraising $0$101,044
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $273,039 · Management $6,854 · Fundraising $254,000$533,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $305,787 · Management $20,510 · Fundraising $18,321$344,618
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $314,687 · Management $100,115 · Fundraising $141,119$555,921
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $382,830 · Management $26,493 · Fundraising $19,894$429,217
IX-17 TravelPrograms $929,955 · Management $120,563 · Fundraising $117,930$1,168,448
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $89,325 · Management $48,219 · Fundraising $16,570$154,114
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $44,534 · Fundraising $0$44,534
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $274,701 · Management $96,934 · Fundraising $1,321$372,956
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $73,131 · Management $42,906 · Fundraising $0$116,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,467,776 · Management $248,980 · Fundraising $256,233$4,972,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,614,603 · Management $2,598,278 · Fundraising $2,801,578$23,014,459
Part X · Balance sheet $29,169,563 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,810,729$1,141,767
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,656,916$2,086,829
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,095$111,176
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,493,559$991,019
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,175,975$5,019,906
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,599,348$14,578,839
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,885,572$5,240,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,691,194$29,169,563
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,221,708$728,029
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,901$25,901
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,383,134$3,516,298
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,622,743$4,270,228
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,418,130$10,388,593
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,650,321$14,510,742
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,068,451$24,899,335
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,691,194$29,169,563
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,899,335 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,275,253
XI-2 Total expenses$23,014,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,739,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,068,451
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,215,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$354,455
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,899,335

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