World Monuments Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $36.0 million
- Spending
- $23.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $516,504, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 34% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2534 of 35 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $18.3 million spent. THE PORTFOLIO OF HERITAGE PROGRAM WORK INCLUDES LONG-TERM PROJECTS REPRESENTING THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST AMBITIOUS CONSERVATION EFFORTS, ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS WHILE FACILITATING FAR-RANGING LOCAL PARTICIPATION, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN SERVE AS MODELS FOR THE FIELD, FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS TAILORED TO ADDRESSING A PARTICULAR ISSUE OR CONSERVATION NEED, EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS UNDERTAKEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF CONFLICT OR NATURAL DISASTER TO ADDRESS ACUTE ISSUES ON THE GROUND, PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ROBUST EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA TO PRESERVE AND DISSEMINATE CRITICAL SKILLS , AND PROJECTS THAT LEVERAGE WMF'S GLOBAL REACH TO BRING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO A CAUSE OR COMMUNITY IN NEED. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ANNOUNCED THE SELECTION OF 25 SITES FOR THE 2025 WORLD MONUMENTS WATCH; JOINED FORCES WITH THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY TO SUPPORT RECOVERY FOLLOWING WILDFIRES; COMPLETED CONSERVATION OF ALMADA NEGREIROS MURALS AT LISBON'S ROCHA DO CONDE D'OBIDOS MARITIME STATION; PARTNERED WITH ACCOR, A GLOBAL LEADER IN HOSPITALITY, TO SAFEGUARD HERITAGE AT FOUR SITES FROM THE 2025 WORLD MONUMENTS WATCH: CHAPEL OF THE SORBONNE (FRANCE), QHAPAQ NAN (LATIN AMERICA), SERIFOS HISTORIC MINING LANDSCAPE (GREECE), AND HISTORIC WATER SYSTEMS OF BHUJ (INDIA); ANNOUNCED THE RESTORATION OF RAJON KI BAOLI, ADVANCING THE REVIVAL OF INDIA'S HISTORIC WATER SYSTEMS; LED AN INITIATIVE RESULTING IN THE DISCOVERY OF OVER 100 ARCHAEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES AT GRAN PAJATEN, PERU; SELECTED FIVE NEW SITES AS PART OF CULTIVATING RESILIENCE, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE HELPING HISTORIC GARDENS AND MANAGED LANDSCAPES ADAPT TO THE GROWING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1965.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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