Nonprofit · EIN 27-2092468
WORLDREADER ORG
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,580,555 | $4,101,585 | -$2,521,030 | $3,694,787 | $187,106 | $3,507,681 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,206,426 | $5,738,206 | -$531,780 | $6,197,388 | $177,663 | $6,019,725 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,008,152 | $8,432,593 | -$3,424,441 | $8,926,695 | $2,375,190 | $6,551,505 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,456,078
- Program service revenue
- $13,300
- Investment income
- $111,177
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,224
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $717,536
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $297,692
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,031,100
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,529,212
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,879
- Accounting fees
- $57,705
- Travel
- $47,071
- Depreciation
- $235,201
- Program services (functional)
- $2,824,434
- Management and general (functional)
- $726,671
- Fundraising (functional)
- $550,480
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,197,388
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,694,787
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $187,106
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,507,681
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,528,797
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $978,884
- Gross receipts
- $1,945,676
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $264,078 | $13,465 |
| VERONICA GUTIERREZ | SR. DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,553 | $37,601 |
| HEIDI WILIAMS | DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,386 | $20,995 |
| HUBERT LACEY | DIRECTOR, PRODUCT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,550 | $3,163 |
| KATHRINA WADHAWAN | DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS (THRU 7/29/25) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,737 | $9,330 |
| RACHEL KLAUSNER | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL CARR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRASANNA KRISHNAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RISHER | FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CASTELLINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE JAMES | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA KOENIGSBAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAR GOONZALEZ FRANCO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL KALIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORA POORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEEN KOENIGSBAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE | CHIEF EEXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $242,958 | $10,661 |
| VERONICA GUTIERREZ | SR.DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,744 | $34,818 |
| HEIDI WILIAMS | DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,264 | $20,194 |
| KATHRINA WARDRIP | DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,914 | $12,550 |
| MATTHEW TROY | DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,226 | $4,099 |
| WENDI HUESTIS | CHIEF ADV OFFICER (THRU 6/3/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,453 | $4,927 |
| SHANNON ATKINSON | CFO (THRU 1/12/24) Officer | 40 | $37,275 | $1,491 |
| PETER SPIRO | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRASANNA KRISHNAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARTIK RAGHAVAN | SECRETARY (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BRIGHTON | TREASURER (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RISHER | FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL KLAUSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEEN KOENIGSBAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CAPOSSELA | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DOLLAR | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA REID | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON RICH | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN SORENSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEDEST TESFAGIORGIS | DIRECTOR (THRU 3/31/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE | CEO (FROM 04/14/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $238,489 | $9,748 |
| SHANNON ATKINSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $192,086 | $31,845 |
| VERONICA GUTIERREZ | SR.DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,465 | $35,729 |
| DEBORAH BACKUS | SR.DRIRECTOR, GLOBAL IMPACT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,857 | $28,290 |
| WENDI HUESTIS | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $163,747 | $6,959 |
| HEIDI WILIAMS | DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,415 | $18,634 |
| KEVIN LAUBER | MANAGER, MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,882 | $12,398 |
| KATHRINA WARDRIP | DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,987 | $11,825 |
| JOHN DAVID RISHER | CEO (THRU 04/14/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $45,148 | $6,748 |
| PETER SPIRO | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARTIK RAGHAVAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BRIGHTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CAPOSSELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DOLLAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL KLAUSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRASANNA KRISHNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICKA LOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN SORENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEDEST TESFAGIORGIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2030 1ST AVE STE 300, SEATTLE, WA 98121-2130
- In care of
- % BRIGHTON JONES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE, 2030 1ST AVE 300, SEATTLE, WA 98121
- Signed the 990
- REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE, CEO
- Phone
- (415) 562-4840
- Website
- WWW.WORLDREADER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
Mission
WORLDREADER IS A GLOBAL TECH NONPROFIT, PROVIDING AWARD-WINNING FREE-DIGITAL READING APP, BOOKSMART, TO HELP FAMILIES PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR LEARNING, BY FOSTERING READING ROUTINES-A PROVEN FORMULA TO BUILD SCHOOL-READINESS AND LIFELONG LEARNING HABITS.
Program accomplishments
- WORLDREADER.ORG (WORLDREADER OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS A GLOBAL TECH NONPROFIT ON A MISSION TO GET FAMILIES READING. BY SUPPORTING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH FREE, ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES, WE BUILD READING ROUTINES THAT IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LEARNING OUTCOMES AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN RESEARCH, SHAPED BY LOCAL CONTEXT, AND DELIVERED THROUGH TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS AND PLATFORMS. SINCE 2010, WORLDREADER HAS REACHED MORE THAN 22 MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE.Expenses $2,824,434 · grants $717,536 · revenue $13,300
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2092468
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,694,787
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,945,676
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,580,555 | $4,101,585 | $3,694,787 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,206,426 | $5,738,206 | $6,197,388 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,008,152 | $8,432,593 | $8,926,695 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,797,738 | $7,661,348 | $10,778,368 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 27-2092468).
Questions about WORLDREADER ORG
- What is the EIN of WORLDREADER ORG?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WORLDREADER ORG is 27-2092468.
- Is WORLDREADER ORG tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to WORLDREADER ORG tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WORLDREADER ORG 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 WORLDREADER ORG due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WORLDREADER ORG last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WORLDREADER ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WORLDREADER ORG?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $264,078 (REBECCA CHANDLER-LEEGE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WORLDREADER ORG have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,580,555, expenses of $4,101,585 and total assets of $3,694,787 at year end.
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