WORLD AROUND INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $707K · expenses $792K · assets $38K

EIN
85-3707451
Address
250 ASHLAND PL APT 4A, BROOKLYN, NY 11217-4302
Website
THEWORLDAROUND.COM
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Beatrice Galilee (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE WORLD AROUND IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT PLATFORM WITH A SIMPLE BUT AMBITIOUS MISSION: TO MAKE THE BEST NEW IDEAS IN ARCHITECTURE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE WORLD AROUNDS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PUBLIC PROGRAMS SHARE THE NOW, NEAR AND NEXT OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN CULTURE WITH A FOCUS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY, PROGRESSIVE, ACTIONABLE IDEAS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Beatrice Galilee EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2024 $120,165$449,715 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Adam Flatto CHAIR2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
John Haskell TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Vishaan Chakrabarti (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Diller (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Dillon (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEATRICE GALILEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $120,165$0$0 $120,1651
ADAM FLATTO CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HASKELL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEATRICE GALILEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
ADAM FLATTO CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HASKELL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $121K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEATRICE GALILEE EXECUTIVE DI40 $121,150$0$0 $121,1501
VISHAAN CHAKRABARTI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH DILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER DILLON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM FLATTO DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HASKELL DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $88K · 1 employee · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BEATRICE GALILEE EXECUTIVE DI40 $88,400$0$0 $88,4001
VISHAAN CHAKRABARTI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH DILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETER DILLON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $135K
NameLocationServicePaid
4HAWK PRODUCTIONSBROOKLYN, NYPRODUCTION$134,550

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$707,493$792,310 $38,422-$61,484 $307,809$223,791 $120,00012
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$461,660$653,298 $59,939$23,333 $151,553$184,089 $120,00012
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$669,960$663,532 $60,824$41,118 $151,553$381,590 $120,00012
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$282,291$430,440 $230,972$214,970 $281,569$722 $121,1501-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$670,134$347,012 $423,222$363,119 $670,134$0 $35,00013

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $2,050 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE JAFFE FAMILY FOUNDATION $2,0502 $1,0502023 2022-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WORLD AROUND INC”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $792,310 spent · pay $129,652 · grants $0 · events $30,816
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $362,567$254,868$6,412$101,287 45.8%
Travel $123,183$104,482$480$18,221 15.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000$60,000$30,000$30,000 15.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $64,722$49,722$0$15,000 8.2%
Fees: accounting $31,667-$31,667- 4.0%
Insurance $22,022-$21,957$65 2.8%
Office expenses $13,392$4,486$6,907$1,999 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $12,223$12,028$195- 1.5%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $12,080$168$0$11,912 1.5%
Payroll taxes $9,652$4,826$2,413$2,413 1.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $8,563$0$8,563$0 1.1%
Information technology $7,666$7,318$348- 1.0%
Fees: legal $4,056$3,822$234- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $517-$517- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $204,204$30,816reported apart
Total$792,310100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $653,298 spent · pay $129,538 · grants $7,500 · events $32,983
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $297,897$296,986$911- 45.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000$96,000$12,000$12,000 18.4%
Travel $92,984$92,984-- 14.2%
Fees: accounting $40,149-$40,149- 6.1%
Office expenses $21,683$11,023$6,396$4,264 3.3%
Insurance $16,796$8,399$5,038$3,359 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $10,915$10,915-- 1.7%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $10,617$10,491$0$126 1.6%
Occupancy $10,409$10,238-$171 1.6%
Payroll taxes $9,538$7,629$954$955 1.5%
Information technology $8,058$6,450$806$802 1.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $7,500$7,500-- 1.1%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $5,744$4,926$202$616 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $852-$852- 0.1%
Other (as described)EXCHANGE RATE EXPENSES $156$0$156$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $159,000$32,983reported apart
Total$653,298100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $430,440 spent · pay $129,714 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $120,000$96,000$12,000$12,000 27.9%
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $70,012$70,012-- 16.3%
Other (as described)OUTSIDE SERVICES $63,031$63,031-- 14.6%
Advertising and promotion $61,826$61,826-- 14.4%
Travel $32,285$32,285-- 7.5%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $24,562$19,650$2,456$2,456 5.7%
Fees: accounting $17,595-$17,595- 4.1%
Insurance $16,647$8,324$4,994$3,329 3.9%
Payroll taxes $9,714$7,770$972$972 2.3%
Office expenses $6,942$3,495$2,067$1,380 1.6%
Other (as described)TRAINING $5,257$5,257-- 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $1,419-$1,419- 0.3%
Information technology $885$709$88$88 0.2%
Fees: legal $265-$265- 0.1%
Total$430,440100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $347,012 spent · pay $38,097 · grants $0 · events $48,482
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)VIDEO PRODUCTION $86,808$86,808-- 25.0%
Advertising and promotion $73,868$73,868-- 21.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSES $48,482$48,482-- 14.0%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING $46,147--$46,147 13.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,000$28,000$3,500$3,500 10.1%
Fees: legal $23,246-$23,246- 6.7%
Fees: accounting $10,604-$10,604- 3.1%
Office expenses $6,486$3,670$1,521$1,295 1.9%
Insurance $6,422-$6,422- 1.9%
Information technology $6,135$4,909$613$613 1.8%
Payroll taxes $3,097$2,477$310$310 0.9%
Depreciation and depletion $400-$400- 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $317-$317- 0.1%
Total$347,012100%

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