WORLD LEARNING INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 676, BRATTLEBORO, VT 05302-0676

In care of

% WORLD LEARNING INC

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

CAROL JENKINS, 1015 15TH STREET NW 9TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signed the 990

MERSEA MULAT BOKU, CFO

Phone

(802) 257-7751

Website

WWW.WORLDLEARNINGINC.ORG

Return prepared by

RSM US LLP

Mission

CREATING A MORE SUSTAINABLE, PEACEFUL, AND JUST WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXCHANGE SINCE 1932. AS BOTH AN ACCREDITED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION AND AN INTERNATIONAL NGO, WORLD LEARNING, INC. OFFERS THE BEST OF THEORY AND PRACTICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN 162 COUNTRIES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR WORK, GROUND IN OUR EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO LEARNING, HELPS PEOPLE BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD, AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND UNDERSTANDING, WE CREATE LEADERS WHO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Program accomplishments

• GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXCHANGE - FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS, WORLD LEARNING HAS ADVANCED AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AT HOME AND ABROAD BY EQUIPPING STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND INSTITUTIONS WITH THE SKILLS, NETWORKS, AND REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO ADDRESS TODAY'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. THROUGH DYNAMIC, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, WE STRENGTHEN 21ST-CENTURY COMPETENCIES, FOSTER INNOVATION, AND EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYBUILDING MORE SECURE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE.OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING STEM CENTERS FOR YOUTH IN ALGERIA; IMPLEMENTING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL YOUTH, PROFESSIONAL, AND ACADEMICEXCHANGES; PROVIDING TRAINING TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS; AND WORKING TO SUPPORT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN LEBANON TO ENHANCE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS. BY CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE WHAT THE ORGANIZATION TEACHES, WORLD LEARNING HAS CREATED A VAST GLOBAL NETWORK OF STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY, STAFF AND LOCAL PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO INSPIRE AND LEAD CHANGE AT THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS. LEARN MORE AT: WORLDLEARNING.ORG.
  Expenses $52,769,963 · grants $5,973,702 · revenue $57,950,543
• 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 STUDENT 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 APRROACH; 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 PROGRAMS IS SUPPORTED BY SIT FACULTY AND STAFF, HOMESTAY FAMILIES, LOCAL EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND A COMMITMENT TO RECIPROCITY AS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR EDUCATION PHILOSPHY. SIT INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECTS OFTEN LEAD TO ADVANCED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING FULBRIGHT AND WATSON FELLOWSHIPS. LEARNS MORE AT HTTPS://STUDYABROAD.SIT.EDU/ABOUT/.
  Expenses $15,111,596 · grants $961,467 · revenue $17,046,342
• 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, 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-PROGRSM/.
  Expenses $6,055,748 · grants $112,781 · revenue $6,062,494
• THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING - THE EXPERIMENT, WORLD LEARNING'S FOUNDING PROGRAM, HAS BEEN A PIONEER OF YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMS SINCE 1932. THROUGH ABROAD AND VIRTUAL EXCHANGES, 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 EXPERIMENT.ORG
  Expenses $2,735,266 · grants $745,235 · revenue $1,596,751
• SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE - THE SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE IS A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, OFERRING 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 ASSITANCE AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT, GLOBAL HEALTH, AND DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE ALUMNI AND PARTNERS ARE ENGAGED IN CREATING, LEADING, AND DEVELOPMING 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 INSTITUE 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 $2,276,498 · grants $381,600 · revenue $1,547,415
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES, INCLUDING TESOL, AND AUXILLIARY STUDENT SERVICES.
  Expenses $179,748 · revenue $409,768

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

03-0179592

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

School

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1957

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q230)

Assets (IRS master file)

$72,044,584

Income (IRS master file)

$97,571,412

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-0179592).

Questions about WORLD LEARNING INC

What is the EIN of WORLD LEARNING INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WORLD LEARNING INC is 03-0179592.

Is WORLD LEARNING INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.

Are donations to WORLD LEARNING INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does WORLD LEARNING INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of WORLD LEARNING INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did WORLD LEARNING INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of WORLD LEARNING INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CAROL JENKINS.

Who are the officers and directors of WORLD LEARNING INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $383,462 (SOPHIA HOWLETT, PRESIDENT, SIT (THRU 12/25)).

How much revenue does WORLD LEARNING INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $88,451,477, expenses of $89,274,748 and total assets of $72,044,584 at year end.

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