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World of Westchase Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 59-3502739 Website

The World of Westchase, inc. (WOW) publishes a news magazine which is an important community asset. WOW and its magazine serve the residents by providing westchase news and information by publishing monthly and delivering to each resident at no cost. The facebook page serves as a community forum for resident input, opinions and feedback, and the news magazine provides legal notices to the residents. WOW returns any revenues after expenses and reserves to support worthwhile community projects. WOW will continue to seek ways to serve the community and its advertisers in fair, friendly and open ways in the most effective manner possible.

World of Westchase Inc at a glance

In short: World of Westchase Inc gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$38,028
+8.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,028
+8.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,028
Total assets
$227,613
+24.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who World of Westchase Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Davidsen Middleschool: $38KDavidsen Middleschool$38K

The largest 2025 recipient was Davidsen Middleschool ($38K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tampa

How World of Westchase Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $39K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Davidsen Middleschool Tampa, FLEducation$38,028
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$227,613$607,641$575,574$38,0281$5,714
2024$183,548$588,499$574,765$35,0001$6,494
2023$191,017$568,498$547,376$23,0001$3,560
2022$147,105$560,147$555,246$39,0002$55
2021$160,714$518,968$511,475$15,0001$348
2020$156,463$494,991$503,177$9,4953$1,419

About World of Westchase Inc

Based on IRS filings

World of Westchase Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Tampa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $228K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $38K. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

World of Westchase Inc is led by Mary Griffin, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Griffin

    President

    Vice President → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Stein

    Director

    President → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brie Gorecki

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Splaine

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Mairink

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Maurer

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Sarah Crisafulli (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Joaquin Arrillaga (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Greg James (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Seligsohn (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: David Vail (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Barrett (2022) — Director of Operations
  • Former: Karen Ring (2022) — Director of Operations
  • Former: Tony Finocchiaro (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Carolyn Reynolds (2020) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Barrett (2020) — Vice President

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 World of Westchase Inc

How much does World of Westchase Inc give each year?

World of Westchase Inc gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.

How large is World of Westchase Inc?

World of Westchase Inc reported $228K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $608K.

What is World of Westchase Inc?

World of Westchase Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Tampa, FL. It holds $228K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does World of Westchase Inc operate?

World of Westchase Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is World of Westchase Inc's EIN?

World of Westchase Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3502739. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)

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