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World Education Research Association

EIN 27-1239140 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong94 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE WORLD EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (WERA) WAS ESTABLISHED TO BUILD CAPACITY AND INTEREST IN EDUCATION RESEARCH, FOSTER SOUND EDUCATION RESEARCH POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AND PROMOTE THE USE AND APPLICATION OF EDUCATION RESEARCH WORLDWIDE. WERA PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING EDUCATION RESEARCH AS A SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY FIELD. WERA UNDERTAKES PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE GLOBAL IN NATURE AND TRANSCEND WHAT ANY ONE ORGANIZATION CAN ACCOMPLISH IN A SINGLE COUNTRY, REGION, OR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION. CURRENTLY, TWENTY-EIGHT RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE MEMBERS OF WERA. THE MEMBERS OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS ARE FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS THAT CONDUCT EDUCATION RESEARCH.

Income
$136,211
Spending
$97,177
Reserves
25.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 54%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 25.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 24% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $27,893 spent. WERA ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED SUBSTANTIVE SYMPOSIA, SESSIONS, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS AND RELATED MEETINGS FOCUSED ON THE LATEST FINDING, ISSUES, AND TRENDS IN EDUCATION RESEARCH. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, WERA CONVENED THE 2024 WERA FOCAL MEETING IN MANCHESTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (BERA). THE FOCAL MEETING BROUGHT TOGETHER RESEARCHERS, POLICY LEADERS, AND PRACTITIONERS FROM 49 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROXIMATELY 117 PROGRAM SESSIONS INCLUDING: PAPER SESSIONS (62), SYMPOSIA (15), POSTER SESSIONS (3), AS WELL AS OTHER PERTINENT SESSIONS (37) FOCUSED ON ADVANCING EDUCATION RESEARCH WORLDWIDE. IN 2024, WERA ALSO SPONSORED SYMPOSIA OR GAVE INVITED PLENARY ADDRESSES (IN-PERSON AND/OR VIRTUAL) AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS IN GERMANY, USA, SPAIN, THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK) AND RUSSIA. ALL OF THESE SESSIONS WERE HELD IN COOPERATION WITH AND AT THE SITE OF MEETINGS OF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OR RELEVANT ROLE PLAYER SITES. IN ADDITION, WERA PRESENTED NUMEROUS VIRTUAL WORLDWIDE WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS AND HOSTED ONLINE WRITING SEMINARS. EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH THE WERA MENTORING PROGRAMME AND DOCTORAL AND EARLY CAREER (DEC) NETWORK. THE WERA VISITING RESEARCH AWARD, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WERA INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (IEA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG, GERMANY AS WELL AS WITH CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF RESILIENCE (CSR), THE CENTRE FOR EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT (CEA), UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (UP) AND WITH THE WERA ASSOCIATION MEMBER, THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE (ERAS), THE CENTRE FOR ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION (CAE) AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE (NIE NTU, SINGAPORE) WERE ALSO AWARDED IN 2024 TO THREE SCHOLARS. FURTHERMORE, WERA SUPPORTED 12 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS (IRNS) INVOLVING MORE THAN 60 SCHOLARS. THE WERA TASK FORCE, GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND EDUCATION, CONTINUED WITH INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLE POSITIVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES DESPITE SEVERE ADVERSITY AND PRESENTED SYMPOSIA IN THIS REGARD. THE WERA TASK FORCE, GLOBAL RESEARCH IN EXTENDED EDUCATION, PRESENTED NUMEROUS MEETINGS, EVENTS, A WEBINAR SERIES, AND ALSO A CONFERENCE ENTITLED "BRICOLAGE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND PERSPECTIVES IN EXTENDED EDUCATION" IN SEPTEMBER 2024, IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2013.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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