World Education Services Inc

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 23-7396384 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$259.8M

+11.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.0M

-13.7% YoY

Grant Count

40

-21.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$101K

+10.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$38M$77M$115M$154M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$259,765,506$233,089,458$205,422,025
Revenue$139,593,000$99,938,416$98,705,023
Expenses$98,706,735$91,492,697$85,612,582
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$39,798,853$2,631,978$659,199
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M32 grants202033 grants202147 grants202251 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TECHSTARS PARTNERS 2021 …$537KSORENSON IMPACT INSTITUTE$300KLA PLAZA DE ENCUENTRO GA…$225KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF …$200KREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INVE…$200KUPWARDLY GLOBAL$160KRESILIENCE FORCE$150KWORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT$150KINCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE…$125KNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR…$110K

Grant Size Distribution

203 grants across all recorded years

90<$50K24$50–100K74$100–250K9$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ESTHER T BENJAMINCEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$951KJOHN VERMAATEN THRU …CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$560KCHERYL TOTOCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$492KBIREN SHAHCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$426KPAUL FELTMANDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GTB$418KMONICA K MUNNCHIEF SOCIAL IMPACT OFFICER$402KABBIE J COWANCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER$393KHOLLY SANDERSCHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER$392KSHAMIRA MADHANYMANAGING DIRECTOR, WES CANADA$328KERNEST WURZBACHSR. DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY$326KMEGAN BLACKBURNSIR. DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & PL…$307KBRIAN KOSTANTINSR DIRECTOR OF SALES, MKTG &…$305KNITEESE LENTON AS OF…CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$74K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AUDREY HENDLEYCHAIR2
SIDNEY R HARGOVICE CHAIR1
HELEN HAYWARDSECRETARY1
FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPURTREASURER1
CAROLINE GAYLETRUSTEE1
JOANNA HARRIESTRUSTEE1
SHAKTI JAUHARTRUSTEE1
AARON WILLIAMSTRUSTEE1
JULIE REDDYTRUSTEE1
PAOLO VARIASTRUSTEE1
FANTA AWTRUSTEE1
KAMAL BHATTACHARYATRUSTEE1
TOMAS CHAMORRO-PREMUZICTRUSTEE1
DONNA DANIELSTRUSTEE1
AJAY PATELTRUSTEE1
ESTHER T BENJAMINCEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$951,029
NITEESE LENTON AS OF 10724CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$74,224
JOHN VERMAATEN THRU 123124CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$560,251
CHERYL TOTOCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER40$492,302
MONICA K MUNNCHIEF SOCIAL IMPACT OFFICER40$402,054
SHAMIRA MADHANYMANAGING DIRECTOR, WES CANADA40$328,072
MEGAN BLACKBURNSIR. DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & PLANNING40$307,107
ABBIE J COWANCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER40$392,590
BIREN SHAHCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40$425,522
HOLLY SANDERSCHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER40$392,323
PAUL FELTMANDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GTB40$418,058
ERNEST WURZBACHSR. DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY40$325,501
BRIAN KOSTANTINSR DIRECTOR OF SALES, MKTG & CS40$305,144

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

31states
+23 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAnn ArborAshevilleAstoriaAtlantaAustinAvondale EstatesBaton RougeBaysideBeaconBellevueBostonBoulderBronxBrooklynCarson CityCentrevilleChicago

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

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