Nextworldnow Community Investments

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 47-4137540

Nextworldnow Community Investments is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $27K.

Nextworldnow Community Investments at a glance

In short: Nextworldnow Community Investments gave $27K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $4K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,806
+14.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,468
+14.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,823
Total assets
$25,162
+4.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Nextworldnow Community Investments

Who Nextworldnow Community Investments funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Islampur: $9KIslampur$9KZoota: $5KZoota$5KLanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum: $5KLanka Rain Water HarvestingForum$5KNampya Farmers Market Limited: $5KNampya Farmers Market Limited$5KEducate: $3KEducate$3KCenter for Teens Health: $1KCenter for Teens Health$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Islampur ($9K). Together the top 6 received $27K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).

How Nextworldnow Community Investments gives

  • Giving grew 91% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2022) to $27K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Islampur Economic Development$8,606
Zoota Economic Development$5,018
Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum Economic Development Electronic Record for Clinical Trial$5,000
Nampya Farmers Market Limited Economic Development$4,646
Educate Economic Developmenteconomic Development$2,518
Center for Teens Health Economic Development$1,018
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$25,162$28,300$27,231$26,8066$27,231—$1,214
2024$24,093$36,500$24,279$23,5006$24,299—$886
2023$11,872$17,900$18,440$18,0004$18,440—$598
2022$12,412$22,000$14,477$14,0003$14,467—$142
2021$4,889$17,500$18,935$18,5003$18,925—$203
2020$6,324$10,611$18,127$17,6755—$3$496

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nextworldnow Community Investments reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nextworldnow Community Investments's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Hayes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Cella

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Waters

    Founder

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Alpha Ntayamba (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Morco Soza (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Nextworldnow Community Investments

How much does Nextworldnow Community Investments give each year?

Nextworldnow Community Investments gave $27K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 6 grants.

What is Nextworldnow Community Investments's typical grant size?

Nextworldnow Community Investments's median grant in 2025 was $4,823, and its average grant was $4,468, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Does Nextworldnow Community Investments give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Nextworldnow Community Investments's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Economic Development" (4 grants).

Who are Nextworldnow Community Investments's largest grantees?

Nextworldnow Community Investments's largest 2025 grantees include Islampur ($8,606), Zoota ($5,018) and Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Nextworldnow Community Investments?

Nextworldnow Community Investments reported $25K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Nextworldnow Community Investments?

Nextworldnow Community Investments is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Denver, CO. It holds $25K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Nextworldnow Community Investments's EIN?

Nextworldnow Community Investments's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4137540. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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