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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WRLD FOUNDATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 29 April 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$3,717,757 changed to $4,649,339
Contributions and grants received
$3,717,757 changed to $4,649,339
Total liabilities, end of year
$938,602 changed to $7,020
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$117,345 changed to $1,048,927

Totals

Total revenue
$3,717,757
Total expenses
$3,648,275
Contributions and grants received
$3,717,757
Grants paid
$3,193,737
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,055,947
Total liabilities, end of year
$938,602
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$117,345
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,218,936
Management and general expenses
$55,567
Fundraising expenses
$373,772
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,218,936

Program services were 88.2% 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

    $3,717,757

  • 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 $1,429,381 · program services $1,429,381

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,764,356 · program services $1,764,356

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $50,000 · program services $16,398 · management and general $33,602

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,216 · program services $1,253 · management and general $2,963

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,421 · program services $2,412 · management and general $3,009

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,141 · program services $4,972 · management and general $11,169

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $373,772 · fundraising $373,772

  • 11g · Fees: other

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

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,347 · management and general $2,347

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $731 · program services $50 · management and general $681

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,864 · program services $89 · management and general $1,775

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank Charges

    total $31 · program services $25 · management and general $6

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $15 · management and general $15

  • 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 $50,213 · end of year $1,055,507

  • 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 $440

  • 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 $2,790 · end of year $7,020

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $931,582

  • 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

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $47,863 · end of year $117,345

Mission and programs · 2023

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 $2,292,752 · Grants $2,267,553

  • 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 $926,184 · Grants $926,184

As filed on the 2023 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
    1

  • Lena Linden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Meg Tiveus

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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

  • ReWild

    $258,750

    Project support for the Nature Transformation Fund

  • Tides Foundation

    $250,000

    Project support for the Climate Transformation Fund and decarbonization

  • Rural Development Institute dba Landesa

    $210,000

    Project support for the Climate Transformation Fund and nature protection

  • Global Forest Generation

    $200,000

    Project support for the Nature Transformation Fund and Forests Fund

  • OCTAVIA CARBON CO

    $199,750

    Project support for the Climate Transformation Fund and carbon dioxide removal

  • Parallel Carbon

    $139,700

    Project support for the Climate Transformation Fund and carbon dioxide removal

  • International Cryosphere Climate Inc

    $69,999

    Project support for the Nature Transformation Fund

  • Amazon Frontlines

    $60,000

    Project support for the Nature Transformation Fund and Forests fund

  • Marine Megafauna Foundation

    $16,136

    Project support for the Ocean Fund

  • Heirloom Carbon Technologies Inc

    $11,932

    Project support for the Climate Transformation Fund and carbon dioxide removal

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349317429

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