NonprofitsWorld Learning Inc

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/.

Expenses: $22.7MGrants: $733K

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/.

Expenses: $6.9MGrants: $160K

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/.

Expenses: $2.7MGrants: $702K

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/.

Expenses: $2.6MGrants: $546K

Other program services, including TESOL and auxiliary student services.

Expenses: $108K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.4M
Program service revenue$106.9M
Investment income$2.3M
Other revenue$169K
Total revenue$110.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$14.7M
Salaries & benefits$38.9M
Fundraising$1.0M
Other expenses$56.9M
Total expenses$110.5M
Total assets$67.2M
Net assets$48.5M

People

37 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Carol Jenkins

CEO

Board

$473K

55 hrs/wk

Sophia Howlett

President, SIT

Board

$282K

55 hrs/wk

Konstantin Lomidze

SVP Finance, CFAO

Board

$278K

55 hrs/wk

Lisa Rae

SVP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Board

$212K

55 hrs/wk

Elana Aquino

Trustee [from 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Clay Roy

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

John Wanda

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Lahcen Haddad

Trustee [through 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Laura Roos

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Lauren Landis

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Lawrence S Cooley

Trustee [through 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Lynne Maguire

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Mahesh Daas

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Michael Siegal

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Nicole Isaac

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Raimund Grube

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Rajesh Misra

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Roopali Phadke

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Sarah Ingersoll

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Sean Kirk

Trustee [from 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Spencer Boyer

Trustee [from 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Travis Feldler

Trustee [from 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Virgil Miller

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Virginia A Loeb

Trustee [through 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Allen B Cutler

Trustee, Board Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Aicha Naomi Cooper

Trustee, Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jack Benson

Trustee, Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jennifer Backus

Trustee, Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Michael Clarfeld

Trustee, Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Bisa Williams

Trustee

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Brandolon Barnett

Trustee [from 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Cheryl Winter Lewy

Trustee [through 10/2023]

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

Melissa M Oppenheimer

Vice President, Global Programs

Staff

$197K

40 hrs/wk

Alexandre Lambert

Academic Director

Staff

$191K

40 hrs/wk

Said Graiouid

Provost and Dean of Faculty

Staff

$190K

40 hrs/wk

Anne Brnger

Vice President, Human Resources & IT

Staff

$184K

40 hrs/wk

Sravani Ghosh-Robinson

VP, Business Development

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Grant Thornton LLP

Audit and tax services

$240K

Greystone

Investment Management

$114K

Grants received

Showing 170 of 170

FromAmountPurposeYear
$857K
SUPPORT FOR VIRTUAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH STUDENTS
2024
$363K
EDUCATION
2024
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS: LOW-INCOME
2024
$200
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$523K
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2023
$347K
STEVENS INITIATIVE VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
2023
$150K
THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING: BAY AREA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM JEFFERSON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
2023
$144K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2023
$65K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$35K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$15K
SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
2023
$15K
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
2023
$10K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2023
$10K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2023
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS: LOW-INCOME
2023
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$8K
GRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZAT
2023
$6K
GENERAL FUNDING
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2023
$1K
Unrestricted
2023
$1K
CHARITY
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1K
Unrestricted
2023
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$250
CHARITABLE - NO RESTRICTIONS
2023
$250
FOR OPERATIONS
2023
$823K
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2022
$243K
STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
2022
$100K
CHARITABLE
2022
$65K
THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING: BAY AREA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM JEFFERSONUNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
2022
$59K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$35K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$30K
TO SUPPORT STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2022
$25K
Hubert Decleer Fellowship Fund
2022
$20K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2022
$12K
COORDINATING RESEARCH ON SOFT SKILLS MEASUREMENT IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNT
2022
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS: LOW-INCOME
2022
$10K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2022
$8K
GRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZAT
2022
$8K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2022
$8K
GENERAL FUNDING
2022
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT
2022
$1K
InternationalHonors ProgramUnrestricted
2022
$1K
Unrestricted
2022
$1K
CHARITY
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$500
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$250
CHARITABLE - NO RESTRICTIONS
2022
$250
FOR OPERATIONS
2022
$603K
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2021
$408K
STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
2021
$116K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2021
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$35K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$35K
THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING: BAY AREA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2021
$25K
FOR WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
2021
$16K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$15K
WELCOME FUND:AFGHANISTAN WELCOME.US
2021
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2021
$10K
Scholarships for low-income minority high school students from White Plains NY, Philadelphia PA, and Boston MA to participate in Experiment in Int'l Living
2021
$10K
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
2021
$8K
GRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2021
$8K
GENERAL FUNDING
2021
$7K
DONOR DESIGNATION
2021
$1K
CHARITY
2021
$1K
SEE STATEMENT #11
2021
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2021
$1K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2021
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$250
FOR OPERATIONS
2021
$644K
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2020
$502K
STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
2020
$65K
THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING: BAY AREA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2020
$44K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2020
$43K
Tablets and phones for experiment in international living group leaders
2020
$35K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$34K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$25K
FOR WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2020
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
TO FUND TWO ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONTACT PROGRAM
2020
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2020
$10K
GENERAL
2020
$8K
GENERAL FUNDING
2020
$5K
Unrestricted
2020
$5K
GRANT TO ANOTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2020
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - ANNUAL GIFT
2020
$1K
CHARITY
2020
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$1K
SEE STATEMENT #12
2020
$1K
InternationalHonors Program
2020
$1K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2020
$500
CHARITABLE - NO RESTRICTIONS
2020
$500
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$500
For general support as part of the matching gift or directed giving program
2020
$350
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
2020
$250
FOR OPERATIONS
2020
$1.1M
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2019
$156K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$60K
PROVIDE HANDS ON STEM LEARNING KITS, TEACHER TRAININGS AND MANUALS TO 7 STEM CENTERS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS ALGERIA.
2019
$50K
Charitable Donation
2019
$47K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2019
$25K
FOR WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
2019
$25K
CHARITABLE
2019
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$15K
GENERAL PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2019
$15K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2019
$6K
CONTACT Scholarship Fund
2019
$1K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2019
$250
FOR OPERATIONS
2019
$185K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$54K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2018
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$25K
CHARITABLE
2018
$22K
COMMY/ECON DEVEL OTHER COMMY/ECON
2018
$20K
FOR THE EXEMPT FUNCTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2018
$19K
general purposes
2018
$10K
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2018
$10K
General Support building
2018
$8K
CONTACT Scholarship Fund
2018
$5K
CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL
2018
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2018
$1K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2018
$544K
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF SERVICES
2017
$464K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$25K
FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2017
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2017
$10K
General Support building
2017

Funded by

$11.9M from 59 funders · 170 grants · 2017–2024

Family Health International Inc

$5.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Aspen Institute Inc

$2.4M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.1M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Institute Of International Education Inc

$631K · 2 grants · 2017–2018

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$442K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Shapiro Foundation

$363K · 1 grant · 2024

Woodlawn Foundation

$315K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Greater Washington Community Foundation

$250K · 7 grants · 2017–2022

Details

EIN030179592
NTEE codeQ230
Subsection03
Ruling date1957-06
Formed1932
Employees465
Volunteers9
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