School the World

Analysis

School the World is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, School the World reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.5m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $2.1m (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, School the World sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Central Illinois Inc ($2.1m), Prop Shop of Eden Prairie ($2.1m) and The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $639k. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $485k against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $103k. It reported 7 employees.