Worldbuilders INC FY2023 filing

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Stevens Point, WI501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 90-0618018Revenue $405K in FY2023

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

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$9K 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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FY2023 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $55K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.2 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
$493K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% 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
$405K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$344K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$707K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$405K
FY2023▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$184K
Expenses
$344K
FY2023▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$675K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$707K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$536K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $204K Management & general 24% · $83K Fundraising 16% · $56K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
FMR Exec Dir
$8,615Pt 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.

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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$204Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$405K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$344K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$707K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Government grantsLn 1e$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$405K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$781K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
Net assetsLn 32$707K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$764K$809K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K$493K
Net assetsLn 32$646K$707K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$57K$18K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$16K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$3K$944
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$942$509$320$113
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$26K$32K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$2K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$781$110$479
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$445
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$104K$78K$10K$16K
TravelLn 17$37$37
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$11K$8K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$4K$5K$901
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$5K$4K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$845$424$267$154
Total functional expensesLn 25$344K$204K$83K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $184K$291K−$106K$536K 990 PDF
FY2024 $246K$312K−$67K$641K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $405K$344K$61K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $759K$586K$173K$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 $459K$675K−$215K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$671K−$177K$689K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $404,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $607,503$265,830
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,415$21,360
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $148,751$117,725
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $758,669$404,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $341,251$124,373
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,831$219,747
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,082$344,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,587$60,795
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $404,915 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $92,407 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$106,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,830
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,360$21,360
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $8,318$8,318
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $17,000$17,000
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $117,725 · Excluded from tax $21,360$404,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,120 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,022 · Management $18,423 · Fundraising $12,282$87,727
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,829 · Management $9,498 · Fundraising $3,454$28,781
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,247 · Management $2,674 · Fundraising $944$7,865
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $509 · Management $320 · Fundraising $113$942
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,073 · Management $31,797 · Fundraising $5,723$63,593
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,015 · Fundraising $13,488$15,503
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $781 · Management $110 · Fundraising $479$1,370
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,524 · Fundraising $445$2,969
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,637 · Management $10,352 · Fundraising $15,527$103,516
IX-17 TravelFundraising $37$37
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 amortizationPrograms $7,927 · Management $1,057 · Fundraising $1,586$10,570
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,003 · Management $5,105 · Fundraising $901$10,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,454 · Management $3,666 · Fundraising $1,273$10,393
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $424 · Management $267 · Fundraising $154$845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,445 · Management $83,269 · Fundraising $56,406$344,120
Part X · Balance sheet $1,199,808 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,669$28,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $734,716$780,705
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $404,709$373,862
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,827$8,437
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $14,416$8,238
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,196,337$1,199,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,576$86,844
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $399,900$405,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $550,476$492,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $645,861$707,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $645,861$707,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,196,337$1,199,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $707,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$404,915
XI-2 Total expenses$344,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$645,861
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$561
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$707,217

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