International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
World Learning Inc
BRATTLEBORO, VT
Total revenue
$110.9M
Total expenses
$110.5M
Net assets
$48.5M
Grants received
$11.9M
170 grants
EIN
030179592
Tax year
2023
Mission
To work globally to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world.
Programs
5 programs
SIT Study Abroad - A pioneer in experiential, field-based study abroad programs, offers accredited academic semester, summer, and custom-term programs for undergraduate students in over 40 countries worldwide, as well as comparative honors programs in multiple locations. Our mission is to prepare students to be inter-culturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In doing so, SIT Study Abroad fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship. The SIT Study Abroad experience includes rigorous academic programs delivered through a field-based, experiential approach; undergraduate research through Independent Study Project Case Studies; cultural immersion via fieldwork, intensive language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families. A small group of students in each program is supported by SIT faculty and staff, homestay families, local experts, and community members, and a commitment to reciprocity as the foundation of our educational philosophy. SIT Independent Study Projects often lead to advanced research opportunities, including Fulbright and Watson fellowships. Learn more at https://studyabroad.sit.edu/about/.
International Honors Programs (IHP) - IHP offers undergraduate students a unique comparative learning opportunity to analyze and contrast today's global conditions, evaluate issues and challenges, and compare solutions across countries and cultures. IHP participants study issues relating to public health, the environment, globalization, urban planning, governance, food security and agriculture, international relations, social justice, and human rights. Learn more at https://studyabroad.sit.edu/programs/ihp-comparative-programs/.
The Experiment in International Living (EIL)- EIL, World Learning's founding program, is a pioneer of abroad and virtual youth exchange programs since 1932. The Experiment empowers high school students to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves in other cultures, and build the knowledge and skills needed to solve the challenges of tomorrow. Learn more at https://www.experiment.org/.
SIT Graduate Institute - The SIT Graduate Institute is a global university, offering graduate students and professionals internationally focused full-time and part-time hybrid accredited master's degrees, as well as certificate and professional development programs. Program options are provided in the U.S. and globally, including Argentina, Ecuador, Iceland, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, and Vietnam. The SIT Graduate Institute's mission is to prepare students to be inter-culturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In doing so, it fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship. Programs include international education, Sustainable Development Practice, TESOL, climate change policy and advocacy, humanitarian assistance and crisis management, global health, and diplomacy and international relations. SIT Graduate Institute alumni and partners are engaged in creating, leading, and developing social justice, educational, and international development organizations around the world. Degree candidates include high-ranking government officials and leaders in civil society from the developing world. SIT Graduate Institute served as a training center for early Peace Corps volunteers and today attracts many returned volunteers as staff and students. Learn more at https://graduate.sit.edu/.
Other program services, including TESOL and auxiliary student services.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
37 listed
Carol Jenkins
CEO
$473K
55 hrs/wk
Sophia Howlett
President, SIT
$282K
55 hrs/wk
Konstantin Lomidze
SVP Finance, CFAO
$278K
55 hrs/wk
Lisa Rae
SVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
$212K
55 hrs/wk
Elana Aquino
Trustee [from 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Elizabeth Clay Roy
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
John Wanda
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Lahcen Haddad
Trustee [through 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Laura Roos
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Lauren Landis
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Lawrence S Cooley
Trustee [through 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Lynne Maguire
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Mahesh Daas
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Michael Siegal
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Nicole Isaac
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Raimund Grube
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Rajesh Misra
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Roopali Phadke
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Sarah Ingersoll
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Sean Kirk
Trustee [from 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Spencer Boyer
Trustee [from 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Travis Feldler
Trustee [from 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Virgil Miller
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Virginia A Loeb
Trustee [through 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Allen B Cutler
Trustee, Board Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Aicha Naomi Cooper
Trustee, Vice Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Jack Benson
Trustee, Vice Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Jennifer Backus
Trustee, Vice Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Michael Clarfeld
Trustee, Vice Chair
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2 hrs/wk
Bisa Williams
Trustee
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1.5 hrs/wk
Brandolon Barnett
Trustee [from 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Cheryl Winter Lewy
Trustee [through 10/2023]
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1.5 hrs/wk
Melissa M Oppenheimer
Vice President, Global Programs
$197K
40 hrs/wk
Alexandre Lambert
Academic Director
$191K
40 hrs/wk
Said Graiouid
Provost and Dean of Faculty
$190K
40 hrs/wk
Anne Brnger
Vice President, Human Resources & IT
$184K
40 hrs/wk
Sravani Ghosh-Robinson
VP, Business Development
$172K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
Grant Thornton LLP
Audit and tax services
Greystone
Investment Management
Grants received
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$315K · 4 grants · 2020–2023
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