The mission of oneworld Now! Is to develop the next generation of global leaders. Our approach combines World language learning, leadership training for 21st century skills, One-on-One mentoring, and access to study abroad programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$189K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
$677K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$570K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$194K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$677K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$677K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$674K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$570K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$477K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$770K
FY2024$870K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$194K
FY2021▲ +124%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$572K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $509K Management & general 10% · $60K Fundraising 0% · $810

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

12 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$59,217Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan N Goldwarg’s $54K as Executive Dir. is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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
Jordan N Goldwarg$54,047$75,176$70,040$69,615$59,217$43,246
Elizabeth Black$40,192—————
Jennifer Tanaka—————$5,675

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

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

Programs and updates

Develops global leaders through language, leadership skills, mentoring, and study abroad opportunities.

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3 programs · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

OneWorld Now! is an educational foreign language and leadership training program for underserved high school youth. OneWorld Now! partners with public schools to provide access to international educational opportunities to mostly low-income youth. In 2016, OneWorld Now! worked primarily in Seattle Public Schools.

$386Kprogram expense
02

Annually, OneWorld Now! awards scholarship-based study abroad opportunities to its students. Through the study abroad programming, students embark on a life changing journey to develop intercultural leadership skills, experience immersion learning and carry out community service on a chaperoned trip abroad. In 2016, OneWorld Now!

$63Kprogram expense
03

In 2016 OneWorld Now! offered Summer Language and Leadership Camps in Seattle, WA. The camp focused on fostering language acquisition, intercultural understanding, and a desire for international travel.

$60Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$88K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$677K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Money outPt IX
$570K
Ln 25
Programscol B$509K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$810
Owns and owesPt X
$194K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Government grantsLn 1e$517K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$677K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$108K
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K
Net assetsLn 32$194K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$281K$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$189K
Net assetsLn 32$86K$194K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$306$306
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$326K$318K$8K$47
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$19K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$28K$7K$5
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$150$150
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$2K$6K$33
Advertising and promotionLn 12$320$320
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$5K$31K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$333
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$12K$8K$331
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$117K−$112K$394
Total functional expensesLn 25$570K$509K$60K$810

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$44K$572K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$870K$358K$615K 990 PDF
FY2023 $674K$770K−$96K$257K 990 PDF
FY2022 $862K$690K$172K$366K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $677K$570K$107K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $571K$477K$95K$86K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $677,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $458,230$575,164
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $116,965$102,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,730−$950
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $571,487$677,211
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,872$306
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $358,837$458,984
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,058$110,656
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $476,767$569,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $94,720$107,265
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 $677,211 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,111
VIII-1e Government grants$516,859
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,194
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$575,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $102,997$102,997
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$950−$950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,997 · Excluded from tax −$950$677,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,946 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $306$306
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $71,003$71,003
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $317,884 · Management $8,400 · Fundraising $47$326,331
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,631 · Management $1,543$6,174
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,524 · Management $1,955$20,479
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,324 · Management $6,668 · Fundraising $5$34,997
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $150$150
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,008$27,008
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,513 · Management $5,936 · Fundraising $33$7,482
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $320$320
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,176 · Management $30,509$35,685
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,119 · Management $333$3,452
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,510$10,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,158 · Management $7,946 · Fundraising $331$20,435
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $117,369 · Management −$112,149 · Fundraising $394$5,614
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $509,324 · Management $59,812 · Fundraising $810$569,946
Part X · Balance sheet $382,638 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,210$224,896
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $93,100$48,200
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,846$1,947
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,569$107,595
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,725$382,638
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,250$5,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $159,900$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,321$34,219
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,471$189,119
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$40,093−$3,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $126,347$196,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,254$193,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,725$382,638
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$677,211
XI-2 Total expenses$569,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,265
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,519

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