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← WORLD SAVVY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WORLD SAVVY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,443,866
Total expenses
$4,846,005
Contributions and grants received
$3,035,980
Grants paid
$177,930
Program service revenue
$397,151
Investment income
$56,814
Other revenue
-$46,079
Total assets, end of year
$4,469,264
Total liabilities, end of year
$372,740
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,096,524
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,553,000
Management and general expenses
$680,612
Fundraising expenses
$612,393
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,553,000

Program services were 73.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $60,757

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,975,223

  • 2a · Program service revenue: World Savvy Program

    total $397,151 · related or exempt $397,151

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,400 · excluded $56,400

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $7,500

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $7,086

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $414

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $414 · excluded $414

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $60,757

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $46,079

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$46,079 · excluded -$46,079

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $177,930 · program services $177,930

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,057,780 · program services $771,445 · management and general $134,151 · fundraising $152,184

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,947,974 · program services $1,429,832 · management and general $236,488 · fundraising $281,654

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $210,827 · program services $138,989 · management and general $43,758 · fundraising $28,080

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $232,135 · program services $171,870 · management and general $27,031 · fundraising $33,234

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,528 · program services $56,370 · management and general $8,858 · fundraising $15,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $432,237 · program services $289,305 · management and general $122,551 · fundraising $20,381

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,342 · program services $20,119 · management and general $82 · fundraising $141

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,668 · program services $24,407 · management and general $6,471 · fundraising $2,790

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,173 · program services $12,543 · management and general $4,228 · fundraising $3,402

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $123,260 · program services $86,560 · management and general $13,494 · fundraising $23,206

  • 17 · Travel

    total $219,221 · program services $172,610 · management and general $33,016 · fundraising $13,595

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $49,754 · program services $48,861 · management and general $270 · fundraising $623

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,918 · program services $17,442 · management and general $2,741 · fundraising $4,735

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,942 · program services $4,357 · management and general $2,402 · fundraising $1,183

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Developmen

    total $69,729 · program services $35,638 · management and general $26,252 · fundraising $7,839

  • 24b · Other expenses: Memberships and Subscri

    total $61,874 · program services $47,479 · management and general $6,310 · fundraising $8,085

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $49,677 · program services $31,553 · management and general $8,726 · fundraising $9,398

  • 24d · Other expenses: Facility Rentals

    total $14,002 · program services $12,708 · management and general $474 · fundraising $820

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,034 · program services $2,982 · management and general $3,309 · fundraising $5,743

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,988,896 · end of year $1,560,320

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $100,756 · end of year $50,827

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,570,972 · end of year $2,654,855

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $68,863 · end of year $87,260

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,337 · end of year $23,586

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,449

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $52,500 · end of year $46,569

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $136,945 · end of year $45,847

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,190 · end of year $134,875

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $439,865 · end of year $237,865

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,796,638 · end of year $3,425,908

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,702,025 · end of year $670,616

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

World Savvy is a national nonprofit working with educators and community leaders to reimagine learning for the 21st century and create inclusive, future-ready schools where young people are prepared to thrive in a fast-changing world. We know students must graduate ready not only to succeed in the future, but also to take responsibility for a global community that will require even more resilient peacemakers, courageous problem solvers, and passionate leaders. That's why we're empowering educators to make school inclusive, relevant, and engaging for all students, inspiring them to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens. Our program focuses on systems change by increasing student engagement, expanding educator capacity and cultural competence, and strengthening school and district leadership.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Educate and engage youth to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens.

  • World Savvy's program prepares students to thrive in our globally connected world by redesigning K-12 education to increase student engagement, expand educator capacity, and strengthen school and district leadership. World Savvy's approach to learning is based on the belief that students learn best when they are engaged in relevant and important issues that impact their communities and the world. We believe that students' lived experiences and perspectives are assets that can be leveraged in learning every day; however, in order to successfully reach diverse students in their classrooms, educators need support to teach in a way they did not learn while engaging students from communities to which they may not be native; more than 80% of K-12 educators in the US are white, serving a collective majority of minority students. World Savvy supports educators to create active, engaged, culturally-responsive classrooms where all students can thrive.Through all of our work, we strive to embed global competence into teaching, learning and culture so that everyone within a school community - students, educators, leaders and families - is actively supporting the development of the skills and dispositions we know people need to thrive in a complex and interconnected world. World Savvy defines global competence as the skills, behaviors, values and attitudes necessary to positively engage in one's community, locally and globally. We want all students to value multiple perspectives, find comfort with ambiguity and change, practice empathy, question prevailing assumptions, engage in inclusive dialogue and be collaborative problem solvers. As outlined in World Savvy's Global Competence Matrix (https://bit.ly/3lWxXTQ), this is how we prepare young people with the capacity to understand and take action on issues of global significance.The core of World Savvy's work pivots around our Comprehensive School Model, which supports system-wide change in schools and districts to create more inclusive, adaptive, and future-ready schools. This comprehensive model aims to transform classrooms and school buildings by enhancing educators' capacity to teach for global competence and supporting school leaders as they institutionalize this work in teaching, learning, and culture. To meet the needs of each school and district, we offer a range of services including workshops, resources, curriculum consulting, student design challenges, and instructional coaching for both teachers and administrators designed to support the effective integration of global competence. There is no one-size-fits-all model for embedding global competence, so our approach is responsive to the needs of each participating school, and our multi-year partnerships are designed collaboratively with school leaders to align with each school's strategic vision and goals.

    Expenses $2,487,100 · Grants $177,930 · Revenue $325,420

  • World Savvy has experienced increased demand from school districts to provide services that lay the foundation for comprehensive school partnerships. We have expanded our programming to include leadership cohorts for district and school leaders. These cohorts are designed to create capacity across school districts to embed global competence into teaching, learning, and school culture. Through workshops, dialogue, and exploration, we lay the groundwork for deep and sustainable work with students, educators, and families. In addition, we create a professional community of school leaders that are committed to this work and can use one another as resources and support. We also support districts through the development of Profiles of a Graduate and Global Competence Readiness Assessments.

    Expenses $634,622 · Revenue $69,266

  • World Savvy has also seen increased interest in our Changemaker Hubs. Changemaker Hubs are day-long learning experiences that are designed to unleash the creativity of students, educators, school leaders, and community members as they come together across difference to think critically and creatively about the role of education in the modern world and how we can create a system that supports everyone.

    Expenses $431,278 · Revenue $2,465

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Linda Ireland

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Susan Corridoni

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sarah Curfman

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Wright

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathlene Holmes Campbell PhD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Charles Khoury

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cay Kimbrell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christy Kujawa

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Virginia Mills

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dwayne Redmond

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Smith

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Mortenson

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $247,091
    From this org
    $228,871
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,220
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,871
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,220
    Filer's total
    $247,091

  • Maria Cote

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $127,822
    From this org
    $120,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,518
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mallory Tuominen

    Chief Program Officer

    Total calculated
    $158,330
    From this org
    $150,586
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,744
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,586
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,744
    Filer's total
    $158,330

  • Nathaniel Foster

    Former Chief Growth Officer

    Total calculated
    $125,666
    From this org
    $124,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,147
    Hours/week
    40

  • Felix Isuk

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $151,301
    From this org
    $135,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,188
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,113
    Filer's total
    $151,301

  • Thalia Theodore Washington

    Executive Director - East Region

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Harben Porter

    Executive Director - Midwest Region

    Total calculated
    $81,176
    From this org
    $77,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,868
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anne Soto

    Executive Director - West Region

    Total calculated
    $155,600
    From this org
    $148,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,361
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,239
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,361
    Filer's total
    $155,600

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
Compensation is discussed during a closed session during the Board meeting, and voted upon. The Organization also references compensation reports from Guidestar, The Nonprofit Times, and various online salary calculators.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349306610

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