Worldwide Education Fund - Formerly

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The Worldwide Education Fund provides scholorships and financial assitance to underprivileged individuals for educational purposes through approved educational institutions in asia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $911K a year · 75% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
52 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $829K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.6M
+98% vs prior year
Spent
$427K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$138K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$427K
FY2025▲ +154%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$168K
FY2025$427K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +178%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$31K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$664K
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2017.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $416K Management & general 3% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer / Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships and financial aid to underprivileged individuals for education in Asia.

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1 program · $416K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The worldwide eduction fund provided english language training,scholarships and early childhood development programs to hundreds of impoverished children at approved educational institutions in asia.

$416Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$829K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$427K
Ln 25
Programscol B$416K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$416K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$664K$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$664K$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$664K$1.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$416K$416K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$427K$416K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 3, 2026 $1.6M$427K$1.2M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $812K$168K$644K$664K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $175K$36K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 18, 2023 $87K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 6, 2022 $138K$31K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,605,660 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $812,104$1,575,671
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$25,337
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$4,652
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $812,104$1,605,660
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $110,417$416,300
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,587$10,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,004$427,274
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $644,100$1,178,386
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,605,660 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,575,671
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,575,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,337$25,337
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,652$4,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,337 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,652$1,605,660
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $427,274 across 3 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $416,300$416,300
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,600$3,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,374$7,374
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $416,300 · Management $10,974 · Fundraising $0$427,274
Part X · Balance sheet $1,842,205 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $663,819$6,286
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,835,919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $663,819$1,842,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $663,819$1,842,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $663,819$1,842,205
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,842,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,605,660
XI-2 Total expenses$427,274
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,178,386
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$663,819
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,842,205

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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