World Vision INC FY2020 filing

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Federal Way, WA501(c)(3)Since 1950InternationalEIN 95-1922279Revenue $1.2B in FY2020

On file with the IRSworldvision.org3455 S 344th Way Ste 110, 98001-9546 · Federal Way, WATax-exempt since Apr 1982Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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World Vision, INC. Is a christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. (continued on schedule o.)the organization provides emergency relief and long-term community development programs in countries around the World. The organization also engages - and equips volunteers to engage in - the essential ministry of advocacy, working to change policies and practices that keep children and families in poverty from living the full lives god intends for them. This work includes empowering children, families, and community leaders to advocate on their own behalf. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. The organization strives to maximize its impact by partnering with other development groups, local organizations, churches, public agencies, and governments.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.8M 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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FY2020 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38.2M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.8M
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
56
named funders · $1.0M
Looks good: 56 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87.8M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2B
Spent
$1.2B
To programs
88%
Net assets
$216.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2B
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2B
FY2021$1.3B
FY2022$1.4B
FY2023$1.5B
FY2024$1.6B
FY2025$1.4B
Expenses
$1.2B
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2B
FY2021$1.2B
FY2022$1.3B
FY2023$1.5B
FY2024$1.5B
FY2025$1.4B
Net assets
$216.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$216.5M
FY2021$310.3M
FY2022$361.0M
FY2023$339.8M
FY2024$428.8M
FY2025$432.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 1982.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.1B Management & general 5% · $55.0M Fundraising 7% · $84.8M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $3.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$459,497Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeritus
$379,981Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP International
$248,560Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Transform Engagement
$240,375Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary/SR VP
$234,695Pt VII · Sec A
$222,383Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Human Resources
$213,087Pt VII · Sec A
$210,830Pt VII · Sec A

Edgar Sandoval’s $574K as President & CEO is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 88 $100M+ international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edgar Sandoval$573,543$534,742$491,078$442,043$459,497
Richard Stearns—$144,345$143,971$334,543$379,981
Margaret Schuler$318,139$283,679$265,202$238,887$248,560
John Daggett———$304,517$205,217
Christopher J Glynn$301,283$267,052———
Priscilla T Tuan SR VP$291,410————
Daisy S Szabo$286,393————
John K Shunk$283,125————

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

Provides humanitarian aid, advocates for global justice, and educates the public to support children and families living in poverty worldwide.

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3 programs · $1.1B · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

International Programs

The Organization partners with families and communities around the world to design and implement sustainable plans to overcome poverty by helping to establish ongoing access to basic resources such as clean water, nutritious food, basic healthcare, education, income generating opportunities, and other essentials.

$865.5Mprogram expense
02

Domestic Programs

The Organization works with local churches, teachers, business owners, local nonprofit organizations, and volunteers throughout the United States to serve distressed communities and neighborhoods in a variety of U.S.

$192.7Mprogram expense
03

Public Awareness and Education

The Organization seeks to make government officials and the public aware of and take action on poverty and justice-related issues. World Vision advocates on behalf of children and the poor to increase understanding of issues and involvement in solutions. For additional information visit www.worldvision.org/our-work.

$3.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
See all 56 funders →
Grants paid · 332 grants · $17.5M · 2019–2024
Medical Teams InternationalOR · FY2024$500,000
Cityserve InternationalMO · FY2024$88,000
Young LifeCO · FY2024$76,200
Hunt Baptist ChurchTX · FY2024$59,865
The NavigatorsCO · FY2024$50,350
Asheville DCFY2024$40,000
Multicare FoundationsWA · FY2024$40,000
Olympia Foursquare ChurchWA · FY2024$35,000
St John Baptist Church INCFY2024$24,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2B
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2B
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$631K
Money outPt IX
$1.2B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1B
Managementcol C$55.0M
Fundraisingcol D$84.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$216.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$304.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2B
Government grantsLn 1e$425.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$408.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$631K
Investment incomeLn 3$3.9M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$519K
SavingsLn 2$6.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$139.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.0M
Other assetsLn 15$25.6M
Total assetsLn 16$304.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.8M
Net assetsLn 32$216.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,034
VolunteersI 628,224
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.1M$139.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45.4M$42.0M
Total assetsLn 16$278.6M$304.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$85.3M$87.8M
Net assetsLn 32$193.3M$216.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$145.2M$145.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$839.5M$839.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.7M$464K$1.8M$457K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84.0M$18.5M$28.5M$36.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5.7M$1.3M$1.9M$2.5M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.1M$2.6M$2.3M$5.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$6.2M$1.4M$2.1M$2.7M
Legal feesLn 11b$80K$63K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$480K$38K$443K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$184$184
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4.6M$4.6M
Investment management feesLn 11f$549K$549K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11.7M$5.0M$2.8M$3.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9.7M$447K$672K$8.6M
Office expensesLn 13$24.9M$6.8M$6.4M$11.7M
Information technologyLn 14$4.5M$554K$3.0M$884K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.3M$5K$561K
TravelLn 17$3.3M$455K$196K$2.6M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4.6M$636K$274K$3.7M
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.1M$1.1M$2.8M$211K
InsuranceLn 23$441K$441K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37.5M$36.7M$657K$192K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.20B$1.06B$55.0M$84.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4B$1.4B−$433K$432.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6B$1.5B$70.7M$428.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5B$1.5B−$24.6M$339.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4B$1.3B$76.8M$361.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3B$1.2B$87.9M$310.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2B$1.2B$18.6M$216.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,220,294,518 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,127,966,156$1,226,916,786
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $967,149$630,682
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,529,061−$7,655,518
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,129,124$402,568
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,135,591,490$1,220,294,518
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $912,934,137$984,706,559
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,118,345$108,633,576
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,655,962$4,641,749
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,399,885$103,720,307
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,149,108,329$1,201,702,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,516,839$18,592,327
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,220,294,518 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22,810 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,672,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,432,227
VIII-1e Government grants$425,780,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$797,032,266
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$408,489,589
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,226,916,786
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $630,682$630,682
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$22,549 · Excluded from tax $3,903,103$3,880,554
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,904$6,904
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $620,029$620,029
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$11,536,072−$11,536,072
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$254,805−$254,805
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,630$7,630
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $630,682 · Unrelated business −$22,549 · Excluded from tax −$7,230,401$1,220,294,518
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,201,702,191 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $145,240,088$145,240,088
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,553$4,553
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $839,461,918$839,461,918
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $464,295 · Management $1,773,150 · Fundraising $457,325$2,694,770
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,469,264 · Management $28,543,408 · Fundraising $36,938,529$83,951,201
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,254,884 · Management $1,939,366 · Fundraising $2,509,768$5,704,018
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,638,473 · Management $2,301,557 · Fundraising $5,164,883$10,104,913
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,359,308 · Management $2,100,749 · Fundraising $2,718,617$6,178,674
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $62,750 · Fundraising $17,555$80,305
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,603 · Management $442,646$480,249
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $184$184
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,641,749$4,641,749
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $548,596$548,596
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,953,060 · Management $2,807,391 · Fundraising $3,896,814$11,657,265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $447,212 · Management $671,588 · Fundraising $8,585,702$9,704,502
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,783,279 · Management $6,437,154 · Fundraising $11,724,460$24,944,893
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $554,083 · Management $3,028,254 · Fundraising $884,029$4,466,366
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,326,958 · Management $5,459 · Fundraising $560,598$1,893,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $454,904 · Management $195,595 · Fundraising $2,623,744$3,274,243
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $636,254 · Management $273,570 · Fundraising $3,669,713$4,579,537
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,563$6,563
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,115,382 · Management $2,788,581 · Fundraising $210,992$4,114,955
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $440,653$440,653
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,680,789 · Management $656,532 · Fundraising $191,660$37,528,981
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,061,882,491 · Management $55,023,562 · Fundraising $84,796,138$1,201,702,191
Part X · Balance sheet $304,280,458 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $138,776; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $579,014$519,133
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,262,065$6,666,572
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,659,238$15,261,092
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,195,317$9,639,742
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,306,786$33,211,570
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,333,272$31,954,546
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,429,347$41,965,869
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,053,667$139,282,926
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,107,140$25,640,232
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,619,466$304,280,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,746,738$38,663,772
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,663,002$27,125,513
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,567,981$14,044,863
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,345,367$87,772,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,170,015$86,324,102
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $116,104,084$130,184,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,274,099$216,508,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,619,466$304,280,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $216,508,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,220,294,518
XI-2 Total expenses$1,201,702,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,592,327
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,274,099
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,158,588
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,483,370
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$216,508,384

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