Worldbuilders INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Stevens Point, WI501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 90-0618018Revenue $759K in FY2022

On file with the IRSworldbuilders.orgPo Box 186, 54481-0186 · Stevens Point, WITax-exempt since Mar 2011Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

We work to unite the geek community into a massive force to fund education, opportunity and sustainable self-sufficiency for familiies and communities worldwide. By partnering with established non-profits with decades of proven success, we make the world a better place one family at a time. We use the collective power of readers, authors, gamers and geeks of all creeds to champion smart charities. Our partners give donors the most bang for their buck by running solid programs designed not only to provide immediate help, but to improve lives for generations across entire communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$550K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$759K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$586K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$646K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$759K
FY2022▲ +65%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$246K
FY2024$184K
Expenses
$586K
FY2022▼ -13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$312K
FY2024$291K
Net assets
$646K
FY2022▲ +36%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$641K
FY2024$536K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending July 2022) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2022 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $321K Management & general 31% · $181K Fundraising 14% · $85K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990-T; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
FMR Exec Dir
$68,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gray Miller’s $9K as FMR Exec Dir is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Gray Miller$8,615$68,500$61,311

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.

See Worldbuilders INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports humanitarian efforts worldwide through geek-centered initiatives.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

We raise money through crowdfunding, attending conventions to spread the word and by sending merchandise to our supporters. We partnered with other irc 501(c)(3) organizations to conduct fundraising events benefiting nonprofit organizations.

$321Kprogram 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$21K
See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$759K
Gifts and grants$608K
Other income$149K
Investment income$2K
Money out
$586K
Programs$321K
Management$181K
Fundraising$85K
Owns and owes
$646K
net assets
Cash and savings$764K
Total assets$1.2M
Liabilities$550K
People
9
listed
Paid1
Voting board8
Independent8
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$608K
Government grants$81K
Investment income$2K
Other income$149K
Total revenue$759K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$764K
Total assets$1.2M
Liabilities$550K
Net assets$646K
Operations
Employees2
Volunteers1
Fiscal year endsJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $246K$312K−$67K$641K 990 PDF
FY2023 $405K$344K$61K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $759K$586K$173K$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 $459K$675K−$215K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$671K−$177K$689K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.