World Stewardship Institute

Analysis

World Stewardship Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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, World Stewardship Institute reported income of $375k and spending of $288k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $375k (+66%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, World Stewardship Institute sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rav Aryeh Leib Foundation Inc ($374k), Pennies for Education and Health Foundation ($375k) and Biletnikoff Foundation ($374k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $628k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $628k. It reported 2 employees.