World Explorers Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2023EducationEIN 92-3713206

World Explorers Foundation has the dedicated mission to offer expert family education services including preschool, camp, learning workshops, after-school services, and community events to children across the world no matter their familys ability to pay for services through a robust scholarship program and endowment fund. The foundation to our mission stems from:- Our dedication to building community in the staff, families, and children we serve.- Our dedication to the whole child experience including attention to healthy eating, physical fitness, access to math, science, and technology, and an appreciation for literature and art that reflects children in their own unique image.- Our dedication to ensuring that our team is valued, has access to opportunities for growth, development, and success, and are able to benefit from the success of the company.- Our dedication to remain leaders in creative educational programming including direct services, curriculum development, and product dev

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 $443K a year · 27% of revenue · last 2 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
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Revenue
$165K
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2023
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$165K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
—
FY2023
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$983K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$25K
FY2023
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$25K
FY2024$56K
FY2025$911K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2024.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kisha Edwards-Gandsy’s $125K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Kisha Edwards-Gandsy$125,000—
Keyanna Murrill—$69,906
Kisha Edwards Gandsy—$69,604

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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Programs and updates

Provides diverse educational programs and community events for children globally, regardless of family income.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $108K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$97,561
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,453

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$165K
Other income$165K
Owns and owes
$25K
net assets
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$165K
Total revenue$165K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$25K
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.4M$856K$911K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$983K$30K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $165K$25K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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