One World Childrens Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ONE WORLD PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS. OUR GRASSROOTS MEMBERS USE THAT SUPPORT TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVER FOOD, HEALTH, SHELTER, SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $126,634, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 68% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 September 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 (3)
- $3.3 million spent. During FYE 25, the Board decided to move toward dissolution of the entity. We began a planned and orderly reduction of operations, with a plan to cease operations by December 2025. Accordingly, we began transitioning our member organizations to new fiscal sponsors in the latter part of FYE 25.Through the member organizations that remained with us throughout FYE 25, 214,445 young people ages 0 to 25 received access to education, healthcare, nutrition, shelter, and economic opportunity. As a result, over 700,000 individuals in the communities served will avoid suffering from poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, poor health, homelessness, and lack of access to quality education.
- Our operational budget reduced to $388,891 in FYE 25 and enabled $2,805,664 in fiscally sponsored funds and $294,800 in Resilience Grants to support the work of grassroots organizations providing health, safety, education, nutrition, and opportunity to children and youth in underserved communities abroad.
- We also facilitated two impactful group coaching cohorts with the assistance of an outside consultant. One group brought together women leaders in East Africa. The second group brought together nine aspiring leaders from member organizations across Africa and Asia. The groups focused on increasing leadership capacity and leadership readiness.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 April 1998.
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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