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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by IMAGINE WORLDWIDE.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,457,525
Total expenses
$24,722,965
Contributions and grants received
$40,635,126
Grants paid
$6,176,018
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$822,399
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$31,677,444
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,796,502
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,880,942
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,521,561
Management and general expenses
$644,476
Fundraising expenses
$556,928
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,521,561

Program services were 95.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $63,202

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $40,571,924

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,004,396

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $838,410 · excluded $838,410

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $988,385

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

    securities $1,004,396

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$16,011

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$16,011 · excluded -$16,011

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $6,176,018 · program services $6,176,018

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,013,758 · program services $641,417 · management and general $212,868 · fundraising $159,473

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,138,917 · program services $1,916,112 · management and general $13,072 · fundraising $209,733

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $195,946 · program services $164,396 · management and general $9,719 · fundraising $21,831

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $224,701 · program services $186,020 · management and general $14,359 · fundraising $24,322

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $138,576 · program services $112,772 · management and general $9,696 · fundraising $16,108

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $63,547 · management and general $63,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $201,406 · management and general $201,406

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $91,100 · fundraising $91,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,680,406 · program services $12,634,177 · management and general $39,016 · fundraising $7,213

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $98,055 · program services $89,367 · management and general $6,991 · fundraising $1,697

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,114 · program services $23,527 · management and general $5,275 · fundraising $312

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $963,924 · program services $954,555 · management and general $8,534 · fundraising $835

  • 17 · Travel

    total $410,837 · program services $382,727 · management and general $8,288 · fundraising $19,822

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,305 · program services $22,417 · management and general $465 · fundraising $423

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $766 · program services $729 · management and general $20 · fundraising $17

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,967 · program services $4,728 · management and general $128 · fundraising $111

  • 24a · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $146,107 · program services $112,974 · management and general $31,811 · fundraising $1,322

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBS

    total $94,347 · program services $90,752 · management and general $1,884 · fundraising $1,711

  • 24c · Other expenses: EXCHANGE RATE LOSS

    total $14,103 · management and general $14,103

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $13,065 · program services $8,873 · management and general $3,294 · fundraising $898

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $55,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,905,753 · end of year $25,400,694

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,244,996 · end of year $5,005,516

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $7,257

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $583,116

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,428 · end of year $507,522

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

    $43,000

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

    $43,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $766 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $25,565 · end of year $118,339

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $782,414 · end of year $773,610

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,260,712 · end of year $1,022,892

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,869,551 · end of year $9,067,875

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,276,831 · end of year $20,813,067

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IMAGINE WORLDWIDE WILL EMPOWER EVERY CHILD, EVERYWHERE TO BUILD THE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • IMAGINE WORLDWIDE PROVIDES AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL LITERACY/NUMERACY LEARNING CRISIS. THEIR MODEL IS MASSIVELY SCALABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND CAN DELIVER FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING TO MILLIONS OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED CHILDREN. IMAGINE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PILOT IN 2018 AND NOW THEY ARE OPERATING IN 7 COUNTRIES ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. THIS INCLUDES MALAWI WHERE IMAGINE IS PARTNERING WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND THE TABLET-BASED MODEL TO EVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY, SERVING 3.5MM LEARNERS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THERE IS ALSO ENORMOUS DEMAND TO REPLICATE THIS MODEL ELSEWHERE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IMAGINE IS EXPANDING TO SCALE SIMILARLY IN SEVERAL ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $23,521,561 · Grants $6,176,018

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joe Wolf

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $261,780
    From this org
    $240,689
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,091
    Hours/week
    37 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,689
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,091
    Filer's total
    $261,780
  • Rapelang Rabana

    CO-CEO

    Total calculated
    $271,400
    From this org
    $264,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,000
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,400
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $271,400
  • Kanini Mutooni

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Michael Horn

    AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Amy Klement

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Nana Appiah-Korang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Enonchong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chinezi Chijioke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Colby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Jennifer Welsh

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $244,636
    From this org
    $226,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,037
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,599
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,037
    Filer's total
    $244,636
  • Antonie Chigeda

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MALAWI

    Total calculated
    $235,942
    From this org
    $227,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,842
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,842
    Filer's total
    $235,942
  • Karen Levesque

    HEAD OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $240,961
    From this org
    $231,986
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,975
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,986
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,975
    Filer's total
    $240,961
  • Neema Kanyua

    HEAD OF PROGRAMS & SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $173,740
    From this org
    $164,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,940
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,940
    Filer's total
    $173,740
  • Alastair Stuart

    HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY (FROM 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $170,865
    From this org
    $150,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,107
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,758
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,300
    Filer's total
    $170,865
  • Kristen Stipe

    DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $161,613
    From this org
    $141,192
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,421
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,192
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,421
    Filer's total
    $161,613
  • Nafusul Islam

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $160,680
    From this org
    $153,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,431
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,249
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $431
    Filer's total
    $160,680

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • IMAGINE WORLDWIDE LTD

    501(C)(3) · SEE PART VII · MI · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by IMAGINE WORLDWIDE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513169349305421

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