2023-11-14T14:19:50-06:00 2022-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100 QUINCY MA 02169 990 2022-06-23 882997005 WRITE THE WORLD INC WRIT 5083199518 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD SUITE 500 CAMBRIDGE MA 021385815 DAVID WEINSTEIN CEO/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 5083199518 2023-11-13 1 DAVID WEINSTEIN 999009999 0 DANIELLE NIHILL P01350943 7819821001 2023-11-13 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X DAVID WEINSTEIN 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD SUITE 500 CAMBRIDGE MA 021385815 4168511 0 X HTTPS://WRITETHEWORLD.ORG/ X 2022 DE INSPIRING STUDENTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD, ONE WORD AT A TIME. 3 3 0 15 0 0 4165000 3511 0 0 4168511 1712 0 524658 0 10398 295769 822139 3346372 3429527 83155 3346372 X WRITE THE WORLD BUILDS INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WHERE STUDENTS CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR TEACHERS TO DEVELOP WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. OUR POWERFUL LEARNING TOOLS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION AND ADVOCACY HELP STUDENTS GROW TO IMPACT THEIR WORLD, ONE WORD AT A TIME. 0 0 619718 1712 3511 WRITE THE WORLD ("WTW") COMMENCED NONPROFIT OPERATIONS AUGUST 1, 2022. WTW HELPS STUDENTS, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH THEIR TEACHERS, DEVELOP THE WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, CAREER, AND LIFE. WTW ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH 4 CORE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: (1) A FREE GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY, WITH WRITING COMPETITIONS AND ONLINE JOURNALS OF STUDENT WRITING, (2) COLLEGE ESSAY PREPARATION PROGRAMS, (3) VIRTUAL WRITING WORKSHOPS, AND (4) WRITING PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WTW IS AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL WRITING COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES A SAFE AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MIDDLE- AND HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS. YOUNG WRITERS DEVELOP THEIR VOICES, REFINE EDITING SKILLS, AND PUBLISH WORK WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PEERS. TEACHERS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS UTILIZE WTW'S VIRTUAL CLASS GROUPS, WRITING PROMPTS, LESSON PLANS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR CURRICULUM. WTW HAS SERVED OVER 85,000 STUDENTS AND 5,500 TEACHERS FROM OVER 120 COUNTRIES AND ALL 50 STATES. 57% OF MEMBERS RESIDE IN THE US, 71% IDENTIFY AS FEMALE, 24% MALE, AND 5% NON-BINARY. STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ACCESS WTW'S PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE BY SIMPLY SIGNING UP AS A MEMBER. (1)FREE GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WRITING COMPETITIONS AND STUDENT JOURNALS:THE FREE GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY, COMPETITIONS, AND STUDENT JOURNALS OFFER YOUNG WRITERS OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ACROSS A RANGE OF GENRES. FREE GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY. WTW CREATES AND POSTS EVER-CHANGING COLLECTIONS OF WRITING PROMPTS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. PROMPTS INSPIRE YOUNG WRITERS TO ENGAGE WITH BOTH FAMILIAR AND NEW WRITING STYLES, FROM PERSONAL NARRATIVE, TO SCIENCE, POETRY, OP-ED, SPEECHWRITING, AND MORE. POSTED WRITING IS ELIGIBLE TO BE PUBLISHED IN OUR ONLINE LITERARY JOURNAL (WRITE THE WORLD REVIEW), AS WELL AS RECEIVE PEER REVIEWS FROM OTHER MEMBERS. TRAINED SITE MODERATORS OVERSEE PUBLISHED CONTENT. IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS OF 2022, WTW PUBLISHED OVER 10,100 PIECES FROM STUDENTS IN 68 COUNTRIES. STUDENTS GAVE OVER 1,150 PEER REVIEWS OF OTHER STUDENTS' WRITING.WRITING COMPETITIONS. WTW HOLDS MONTHLY WRITING COMPETITIONS, EACH FOCUSED ON A PARTICULAR WRITING GENRE. ALL MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE. ENTRANTS SUBMIT DRAFTS FOR EXPERT AND PEER REVIEWS, REVISE THEIR WORK, AND UPLOAD FINAL DRAFTS TO THE COMPETITION PLATFORM. GUEST JUDGES SELECT WINNING ENTRIES AND AWARD CASH PRIZES. GUEST JUDGES ARE RESPECTED WRITERS AND HAVE INCLUDED AMANDA GORMAN AND PULITZER PRIZE WINNING POET, ROBERT PINSKY. OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS OF 2022, WTW SPONSORED 5 WRITING COMPETITIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,620 ENTRANTS FROM 48 COUNTRIES. GENRES RANGED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING AND POETRY, TO SONGWRITING AND SCI-FI/FANTASY. FLASH FICTION, WITH 993 ENTRIES, WAS THE MOST POPULAR.ONLINE JOURNAL OF STUDENT WRITING. WTW PERIODICALLY CURATES 12 TO 15 EXEMPLARY STUDENT WORKS INTO ISSUES OF OUR ONLINE JOURNAL, WRITE THE WORLD REVIEW. THE JOURNAL IS FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND DISTRIBUTED TO EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND ALUMNI. ISSUES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND A CENTRAL THEME, SUCH AS NATURE OR CHANGEMAKING, AND INCLUDE LESSON PLANS. THE JOURNAL DEMONSTRATES THE DIVERSITY OF WTW'S MEMBERSHIP. IN 2022, WTW PUBLISHED 3 ISSUES, FEATURING WORK BY 28 YOUNG WRITERS FROM 13 COUNTRIES.(2)COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAM:WTW'S LOW-COST, ONLINE, ON-DEMAND (ASYNCHRONOUS) COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAM IS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS WHO LACK ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED OR PRIVATE TUTORS. THE TWO-PART PROGRAM IS (1) A 16-CHAPTER COURSE TO GUIDE STUDENTS TO WRITE AUTHENTIC COMMON APPLICATION NARRATIVES, PLUS (2) AN ONLINE REVIEW SERVICE TO GIVE PROMPT FEEDBACK ON DRAFT ESSAYS. STUDENTS COMPLETE THE COURSE AT THEIR OWN PACE, GUIDED BY HOW-TO VIDEOS, PROMPTS, CHECKLISTS, OFFICE HOURS WITH TRAINED WRITERS/EDUCATORS, EXEMPLAR ESSAYS, AND PARENT RESOURCE GUIDES. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS AND ALSO THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS. IN 2022, 66 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND WERE ACCEPTED IN SCHOOLS INCLUDING HARVARD, COLUMBIA, U CHICAGO, AND NORTHEASTERN. (3)VIRTUAL WRITING WORKSHOPS:WTW OFFERS ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOPS IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS. FOR THE SUMMER 2022 SERIES ENDING AUGUST 31, WTW OFFERED 8 WORKSHOPS SERVING 104 STUDENTS FROM 7 COUNTRIES. WORKSHOPS RUN 5 DAYS AND FEATURE INTERACTIVE WRITING ACTIVITIES MODERATED BY AUTHORS/EDUCATORS. WTW AWARDED 5 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS. (4)WRITING PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: STUDENTS NEED SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS. WTW ENABLES ITS 5,500 TEACHERS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS TO CREATE OR JOIN PRIVATE WRITING GROUPS FOR THEIR CLASSES OR AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ACCESS PROMPTS, PEER REVIEW RUBRICS, LESSON PLANS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND OTHER WRITING RESOURCES. IN 2022, WTW RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENHANCE ITS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR CLASSROOMS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CURRICULA TO EXPLORE "WRITING AS CHANGEMAKING." THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT WRITING. CONSISTENT WRITING PRACTICE HELPS STUDENTS BUILD ON PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, REINFORCES CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND SUPPORTS MOTIVATION TO LEARN. WRITING ENHANCES STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENT ACROSS DIFFERENT SUBJECT AREAS, FROM ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. WRITING ALSO HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR EMERGING IDENTITIES AS THEY CONFRONT NEW SUBJECTS, REFLECT, AND SHARE THOUGHTS WITH TEACHERS AND PEERS. WRITING COMPETENCY IS A PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND CRITICAL FOR EMPLOYMENT IN TODAY'S KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY. WTW HELPS STUDENTS, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH TEACHERS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, DEVELOP THESE WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. 619718 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA X DAVID WEINSTEIN 5083199518 200 UNIVERSITY ROAD SUITE 500 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 DAVID WEINSTEIN CEO/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN RICHARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SOMMERS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIELLE LIEBERMAN-MILLER SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X 55769 0 0 TOM NOVAK TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 29125 0 0 84894 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4165000 3090000 4165000 COLLEGE ESSAY REVENUE 611710 3511 3511 3511 4168511 3511 0 0 1712 1712 481147 414206 57500 9441 43511 37115 5439 957 40794 40794 38914 38914 23127 23127 522 522 16881 16881 1534 1534 43 43 169996 109163 60833 1648 1648 WEBSITE COSTS 1727 1727 FEES 548 548 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 35 35 822139 619718 192023 10398 0 76611 0 3211 0 4945 0 3344760 0 3429527 0 83155 0 83155 X 0 3346372 0 3346372 0 3429527 3346372 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1075000 1075000 1075000 1075000 1053500 21500 1075000 X PART VI 2022 WAS A SHORT-YEAR FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS IT WAS THEIR YEAR OF FORMATION (08/1/22 - 12/31/22). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY 2675593 INTANGIBLE ASSETS 669167 3344760 4169311 800 800 4168511 0 4168511 822939 800 800 822139 0 822139 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IN-KIND RENT 800. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IN-KIND RENT 800. JOHN RICHARDS BOARD MEMBER OF WRITE THE WORLD, INC. 21896 JOHN RICHARDS OWNS CS4ED, A COMPANY THAT HAD PROVIDED CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO WRITE THE WORLD IN 2022. 0 X DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY 1 2360000 FMV X BRANDING ASSETS 1 730000 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1B THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH JUSTWORKS, WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION THAT FILES W-2S ON THEIR BEHALF. FOR 2022, JUSTWORKS HAD FILED 17 W-2S ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BEHALF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 WILL BE REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL STAFF COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SUCH PERSON MAY ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN THAT MATTER. IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT ABSTAIN, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE CONFLICTED PERSON SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN NOR INFLUENCE THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER. THIS PROCESS IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.