World Connect invests early-stage funding in grassroots, locally designed and led projects that drive transformative, self-sustaining development in the most under-resourced areas of the World.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 6 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $303K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$666K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $972K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +104%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$897K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2006.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.7M Management & general 12% · $268K Fundraising 14% · $317K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $666K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$211,606Pt VII · Sec A
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
Global Direc
$149,738Pt VII · Sec A
Global Dir.
$129,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Nathenson’s $212K as Executive Di is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Nathenson$211,606$205,443$189,000$188,317$150,088
Christine Lackowski$175,000$157,115$145,000$132,757$124,012
Patrick Higdon$149,738—$133,162$114,195$105,000
Kathryn Murphy$129,600$120,000$110,000——
Chong Hye Becky Yi————$109,350

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

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

World connect awarded 374,056 in grants in 2024 for 79 projects that promote health, protect the environment, increase education and economic opportunity, and access to community services with a focus on women and children.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

World connect launched the nyc connect program in 2022. It awarded 125,000 in grants in 2024 for 5 projects that promote health, protect the environment, increase education and economic opportunity, and access to community services. Nyc connect grantees included non-profits, LLCS, and fiscally sponsored groups.

$267Kprogram expense

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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 · 22 grants · $561K · 2023–2024
Cambio Labs CoNY · FY2024$25,000
Undocumented Womens FundNY · FY2024$25,000
Flex Dance Program INCNY · FY2024$25,000
Oyate GroupNY · FY2024$25,000
All Kings Project INCNY · FY2024$25,000
Allied Media Projects INCMI · FY2023$35,000
Connectfaith INCNY · FY2023$25,000
Music Art Puppet Sound INCNY · FY2023$25,000
Artistic Noise INCNY · FY2023$25,000
Urban Justice CenterNY · FY2023$25,000
Sure We Can INCNY · FY2023$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$268K
Fundraisingcol D$317K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$758K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$789K
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$477K$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$319K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$125K$125K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$374K$374K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$249K$192K$12K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$897K$611K$155K$130K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$923$325
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$41K$12K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$541$541
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$3K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$122K$6K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$47K$3K$42K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$29K$18K$2K
TravelLn 17$137K$105K$4K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$25K$8K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$19K$20K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$268K$317K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.5M$2.3M$1.2M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.7M−$586K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.0M$494K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.8M$301K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$130K$897K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,475,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,067,909$3,440,151
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,733$21,266
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $750$14,348
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,075,392$3,475,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $897,042$499,056
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,150,059$1,217,200
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $614,106$582,538
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,661,207$2,298,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$585,815$1,176,971
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $3,475,765 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$758,384
VIII-1e Government grants$9,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,672,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,440,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,181$29,181
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,915−$7,915
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$4,280
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $18,628$18,628
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $39,894$3,475,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,298,794 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125,000$125,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $374,056$374,056
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,847 · Management $12,456 · Fundraising $44,848$249,151
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $611,026 · Management $155,427 · Fundraising $130,163$896,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,836$2,836
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,598 · Management $923 · Fundraising $325$4,846
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,548 · Management $12,334 · Fundraising $10,869$63,751
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $541$541
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,994 · Management $24,940$27,934
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,924 · Management $6,492 · Fundraising $41,036$169,452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,560 · Management $2,516 · Fundraising $41,812$90,888
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,411 · Management $18,265 · Fundraising $1,871$49,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,501 · Management $3,709 · Fundraising $28,995$137,205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,687 · Management $8,207 · Fundraising $2,853$35,747
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,311 · Management $3,208$18,519
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,039 · Management $19,512 · Fundraising $14,154$52,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,713,879 · Management $267,989 · Fundraising $316,926$2,298,794
Part X · Balance sheet $2,441,613 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $432,990$789,322
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,732$240,170
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $358,489$1,019,151
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,602$5,711
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,322$68,535
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $477,154$235,508
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $102,216$81,115
X-15 Other assets$2,101
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,437,505$2,441,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $307,567$154,517
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,632$154,517
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $533,143$716,728
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $585,730$1,570,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,118,873$2,287,096
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,437,505$2,441,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,287,096 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,475,765
XI-2 Total expenses$2,298,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,176,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,118,873
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,287,096

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