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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WRLD FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,991,199
Total expenses
$10,170,513
Contributions and grants received
$10,991,199
Grants paid
$9,618,603
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,986,680
Total liabilities, end of year
$117,067
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,869,613
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,639,585
Management and general expenses
$106,305
Fundraising expenses
$424,623
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,639,585

Program services were 94.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,991,199

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,656,630 · program services $4,656,630

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,961,973 · program services $4,961,973

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $64,615 · program services $8,400 · management and general $56,215

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,456 · program services $709 · management and general $4,747

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,192 · program services $2,054 · management and general $2,138

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,263 · program services $7,009 · management and general $36,254

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $424,623 · fundraising $424,623

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,449 · program services $799 · management and general $650 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,606 · program services $585 · management and general $3,021

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $99 · program services $16 · management and general $83

  • 17 · Travel

    total $792 · program services $792

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,934 · program services $313 · management and general $1,621

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $1,469 · program services $238 · management and general $1,231

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank Charges

    total $412 · program services $67 · management and general $345

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,055,507 · end of year $1,986,027

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $440 · end of year $653

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

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,020 · end of year $17,949

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $99,118

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $117,345 · end of year $246,382

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $931,582 · end of year $1,623,231

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WRLD Foundation's mission is to support scientific projects, awareness-raising efforts, educational programs, and other charitable undertakings. Through grant-making and fiscal sponsorships, WRLD Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and projects working to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, or similar future global agendas.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To support scientific projects, awareness-raising efforts, educational programs, and other charitable undertakings.

  • The Climate Transformation Fund (CTF) is a driving force behind innovative solutions to combat climate change and protect our planet. Our mission is to accelerate the global shift toward a sustainable, green economy with a central focus on achieving net-zero emissions. We strategically channel our resources into pioneering projects across key areas: advancing emerging, untested technologies for long-term carbon capture; supporting advocacy and policy initiatives that drive emissions reduction; and promoting ecologically sustainable practices for nature restoration and preservation. Funding is deployed both as grants to nonprofits and through pre-purchases of permanent carbon removal.

    Expenses $4,438,375 · Grants $4,438,375

  • Nature Transformation Fund (NTF) is dedicated to fueling impactful initiatives that protect and restore the natural world. Our goal is to foster a resilient, biodiverse environment through targeted investments that address critical ecological challenges. We support innovative projects across several essential areas: preserving threatened habitats and ecosystems, promoting sustainable practices that reduce human impact, advancing technologies for biodiversity conservation, and empowering local communities to steward their natural resources. By directing resources toward scalable, high-impact solutions, the Nature Transformation Fund is committed to fostering a future where nature and humanity thrive together.

    Expenses $4,353,080 · Grants $4,353,080

  • The Forests and Landscapes Fund (FLF) is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world's critical forest ecosystems that absorb 30% of global carbon emissions and support 80% of the world's biodiversity. Our mission is to combat the alarming rate of deforestation-equivalent to losing an area the size of Iceland each year-through strategic investments that preserve ecological balance and prevent climate acceleration. We deploy resources across three essential pillars: 1. Planting trees and restoring forests through reforestation of degraded areas from rainforests to mountain ranges 2. Protecting and restoring open landscapes by enhancing ecological health of grasslands, wetlands, and other vital habitats 3. Stopping deforestation and overexploitation through community-led conservation and sustainable land management practices By supporting both large and small organizations committed to forest conservation, the Forests and Landscapes Fund addresses the urgent need to preserve these vital ecosystems that are essential to our planet's survival. Through partnerships with conservation organizations across multiple continents, we work to ensure thriving forests and landscapes that can continue to sustain biodiversity, regulate climate, and support local communities for generations to come

    Expenses $584,326 · Grants $584,326

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    Expenses $263,804 · Grants $242,822

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Boutros

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nina Siemiatkowski

    Treasurer/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna Eliasson Schamis

    Director (Began Feb. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carl Folke

    Director (Began Nov. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lena Linden

    Director (Until Nov. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meg Tiveus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nils Fergin

    Director (Began Nov. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tsiritsimihena E Rakoto

    COO (BEGAN FEB. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $64,615
    From this org
    $64,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503189349310875

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