Write the World Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WRITE THE WORLD IS A GLOBAL ONLINE WRITING COMMUNITY THAT EMPOWERS TEENAGERS TO BECOME STRONGER AND MORE CONFIDENT WRITERS, CRITICAL THINKERS, AND ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS. BY OFFERING FREE ACCESS TO DAILY WRITING PROMPTS, MONTHLY WRITING COMPETITIONS, PEER REVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATOR RESOURCES AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAMS AND SUMMER WRITING WORKSHOPS, WRITE THE WORLD CREATES PATHWAYS TO ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC BACKGROUND.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $2.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 66%
- Reserves
- 15.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 45
- Highest pay
- $196,797, cto
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 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 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 (4)
- $1.3 million spent. IN 2024, WRITE THE WORLD EXPERIENCED CONTINUED GROWTH IN ITS PROGRAMS AND THEIR IMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REMAINED STRONG WITH TOTAL REVENUES (FROM PROGRAM SERVICES, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND GRANTS) EXCEEDING OPERATING EXPENSES BY $297,008, REPRESENTING A 17% POSITIVE MARGIN. THIS CALCULATION EXCLUDES NON-CASH AMORTIZATION EXPENSES FOR CAPITALIZED SOFTWARE ASSETS OF THE ORGANIZATION.GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY: THE WRITE THE WORLD (WTW) FREE GLOBAL WRITING COMMUNITY REACHED 15,489 TEENAGE MEMBERS AND 891 EDUCATORS FROM 125+ COUNTRIES AND ALL 50 US STATES IN 2024. THE TOP 5 COUNTRIES WERE: US (51%), INDIA (8%), AUSTRALIA (6%), CANADA (6%), AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (4%). THE TOP 5 STATES WERE: CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, FLORIDA. STUDENTS PUBLISHED 12 MILLION WORDS, GAVE 3,282 PEER REVIEWS (A KEY LEARNING TOOL), POSTED 211,686 COMMENTS, PUBLISHED 35,337 UNIQUE PIECES ACROSS 35 GENRES, AND READ 225,795 PIECES. EACH PUBLISHED PIECE WAS READ, ON AVERAGE 7 TIMES BY STUDENTS ACROSS THE WORLD. TOP GENRES WERE FREE WRITING, POETRY, FICTION, SHORT STORY, AND FLASH FICTION. AS A MEASURE OF OUR GLOBAL IMPACT, STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD MADE ABOUT 300,000 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS IN 2024. THE LENGTH OF WRITING RANGED FROM SHORTER PIECES OF A FEW WORDS EACH, TO THE LONGEST PIECE OF 10,000 WORDS. STUDENTS SPENT AN AGGREGATE TOTAL OF 24,000 HOURS ENGAGING ON WTW'S WEBSITE. GLOBAL MONTHLY WRITING COMPETITIONS: WRITING COMPETITIONS ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A FORM OF VARSITY ACADEMICS. COMPETITIONS CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO WRITE THEIR BEST, GAIN RECOGNITION, AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEIR EXPRESSIVE ABILITIES. COMPETITIONS WERE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF NEW STUDENT MEMBERS IN 2024. COMPETITIONS ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO WRITE IN A VARIETY OF GENRES, RECEIVE FEEDBACK, REVISE DRAFTS, AND ARE JUDGED BY EXPERTS IN 3 CATEGORIES. IN 2024, 4,685 STUDENTS SUBMITTED 6,001 PIECES IN 12 GENRE-BASED COMPETITIONS. TOP GENRES WERE SHORT STORY, FLASH FICTION, AND POETRY. NOTABLE JUDGES INCLUDED: AVANTI NAGRAL (INDIAN POP SINGER AND CONTENT CREATOR), NEEL PATEL (OP-ED EDITOR AT THE NEW YORK TIMES), MALIKA BOOKER (AWARD-WINNING BRITISH-CARIBBEAN POET AND ARTIST), JAMES MARCUS (FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF HARPER'S MAGAZINE), KATHERINE ARDEN (YA FANTASY NOVELIST), AND JAMIE QUATRO (AMERICAN FICTION WRITER). WTW STAFF GAVE 515 EXPERT REVIEWS TO COMPETITION ENTRANTS. 34 STUDENTS RECEIVED PRIZES IN CATEGORIES OF WINNER, RUNNER-UP, AND BEST PEER REVIEW AND ABOUT 100 STUDENTS RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTIONS. IN 2024, PATAGONIA SPONSORED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING COMPETITION AND PUBLISHED 6 PIECES FROM YOUNG WRITERS AROUND THE WORLD IN THEIR SPRING 2024 JOURNAL, AND REEDSY SPONSORED OUR FLASH FICTION COMPETITION.WRITING CONTENT MODERATION: WTW'S TRAINED MODERATION TEAM REVIEWED 40,355 PIECES AND 3,282 PEER REVIEWS TO ENSURE THE CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY OF THE SITE WHILE SUPPORTING WRITERS' WELLBEING. OUR AI-POWERED MODERATION SYSTEM SCORES ALL CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THE GLOBAL PLATFORM. POTENTIALLY CONCERNING CONTENT IS FLAGGED AND SENT TO THE MODERATION TEAM FOR A FINAL DECISION. TO SAFEGUARD YOUNG WRITERS' CREATIVITY, WRITTEN WORK IS ALWAYS UNPUBLISHED BY A HUMAN, NOT AI. OUR MODERATORS FOLLOW UP WITH WRITERS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT RESOURCES AS NEEDED, SUCH AS WHEN WRITING DISCLOSES CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, FOLLOWING A PROCESS DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS. STUDENT WRITING JOURNAL: WTW PUBLISHED THE ONLINE JOURNAL, NAMED WRITE THE WORLD REVIEW, ON THE THEME OF: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE JOURNAL FEATURED WORK BY 8 STUDENTS FROM 6 COUNTRIES AND WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 20,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND SUBSCRIBERS WORLDWIDE. WRITING PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS: TRADITIONALLY, WRITING CURRICULA FOLLOW A ROTE, LINEAR PROCESS THAT DOES NOT REFLECT REAL-WORLD WRITING OR FEEL RELEVANT TO STUDENTS. THAT IS WHY, AT WRITE THE WORLD, WE PRIORITIZE THE CREATION OF VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GROUPS, WRITING PROMPTS, CROSS-GENRE COMPETITIONS, PEER REVIEW RUBRICS, CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, LESSON PLANS, ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND OTHER RESOURCES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER TEACHERS TO INFUSE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON WHO THEY ARE; USE WRITING TO EXPLORE THEIR PASSIONS; MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND A WIDE RANGE OF LITERATURE; AND SHARE THEIR WORK FOR AN AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE OF PEERS AROUND THE WORLD, EMULATING THE PROCESS THAT PROFESSIONAL AUTHORS UNDERGO. IN 2024, WE ENGAGED 891 EDUCATORS FROM 60+ COUNTRIES AND 46 US STATES, WHO CONNECTED 2,890 STUDENTS TO WTW'S PROGRAMMING. 4,396 EDUCATORS SUBSCRIBED TO WTW'S TEACHER-FACING NEWSLETTER, WHICH SHOWCASED ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR VIBRANT LEARNING COMMUNITY.CLARA AI WRITING COMPANION: WTW COLLABORATED WITH AI EXPERTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND ACQUIRED A SOCRATIC AI TOOL DESIGNED TO SUPPORT, NOT REPLACE, AUTHENTIC STUDENT WRITING. BY POSING OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS, THIS TOOL, NAMED CLARA, ENCOURAGES DEEPER SELF-REFLECTION, METACOGNITION, AND WRITING DEVELOPMENT. WTW CREATED A TEEN AI LIAISON PROGRAM TO ENGAGE YOUTH DIRECTLY IN CONVERSATIONS AND CONTENT CREATION ABOUT AI; CREATED INFORMATIVE RESOURCES AND BLOG ARTICLES FOR TEACHERS ABOUT RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL AI USAGE; AND WORKED TO INTEGRATE CLARA INTO THE WTW EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM IN Q1 2025.
- $61,833 spent. COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAMS: WTW STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE ASPIRANTS. MANY FACE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING LIMITED ACCESS TO PERSONALIZED WRITING SUPPORT, UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, AND A LACK OF GUIDANCE ON HOW TO CRAFT COMPELLING PERSONAL STATEMENTS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. WTW SUPPORTED 395 STUDENTS FROM 23 STATES AND 3 COUNTRIES IN WTW'S TWO-PART ONLINE COLLEGE ESSAY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED: (1) A 16 CHAPTER ASYNCHRONOUS (ON DEMAND) COURSE FOR WRITING AUTHENTIC COMMON APPLICATION NARRATIVES, AND (2) AN EXPERT REVIEW SERVICE GIVING PROMPT ESSAY FEEDBACK. THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS AND THROUGH LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS - AND ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO LACK ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED OR PRIVATE TUTORS. TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS, WRITE THE WORLD OFFERED ITS LOW-COST PROGRAM AND AWARDED 6 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2024, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE 30 BIRDS FOUNDATION, FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE AERIE REAL FOUNDATION, INC., ALLOWED US TO EXTEND OUR SUPPORT TO 20 AFGHAN YOUNG WOMEN FURTHERING OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL COLLEGE ESSAY RESOURCES. IN 2024, THE FIRST COHORT OF 5 STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE. BASED ON STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS, THE PROGRAM RECEIVED AN AVERAGE RECOMMENDATION SCORE OF 9.5/10, INDICATING STRONG OVERALL SATISFACTION. EACH STUDENT RECEIVED HOW-TO VIDEO GUIDES, PROMPTS, CHECKLISTS, OFFICE HOURS WITH TRAINED STAFF, EXEMPLAR ESSAYS, AND PARENT RESOURCE GUIDES. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, ALL STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED TO AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE, SPANNING OVER 40 DIFFERENT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLEGES INCLUDING: NYU, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, PENN STATE, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND UMASS AMHERST, DARTMOUTH, AND LOWELL.
- $58,214 spent. AFTER SCHOOL WRITING PROGRAMS: RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING YOUTH IN MEANINGFUL AFTER SCHOOL AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMMING TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSROOM LEARNING AND SUPPORT PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS TYPICALLY SPEND ONLY 15 MINUTES WRITING IN LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME TO PRACTICE AND DEVELOP THIS CRITICAL SKILL. TO FILL THE GAP, WE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND OUR AFTER SCHOOL WRITING PROGRAM ENTITLED WRITING FOR CHANGEMAKING. THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY SOCIAL CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT, TO EXPLORE THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PASSIONS THROUGH WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. SPECIFICALLY, WTW TRAINED FACILITATORS, PROVIDED CURRICULA, AND SUPPORTED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVED 20 STUDENTS. TEENAGERS WROTE OVER 200 PIECES, CONDUCTED PEER REVIEW, AND SHARED THEIR WORKPOEMS, SONGS, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, OP-EDSAT A CELEBRATORY OPEN MIC EVENT, FOR AN AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE OF FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PUBLISHED THEIR WORK IN A THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED ONLINE COMPILATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS REPORTED A 28.7% INCREASE IN CONFIDENCE LEVELS REGARDING THEIR ABILITY TO REVISE THEIR WRITING.YOUTH LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: 13 YOUNG WRITERS, AGES 13 TO 19, PARTICIPATED IN WTW'S 35 WEEK COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN TWO COHORTS. THE AMBASSADORS WROTE PEER REVIEWS ON WTW'S WEBSITE, ASSISTING OTHER YOUNG WRITERS IN THEIR CRAFT. THEY DEVELOPED WRITING PROMPTS AND EXEMPLAR TEXTS FOR WTW'S BROAD WRITING COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON WRITE THE WORLD'S PROGRAMMING, MARKETING CONTENT, AND STRATEGIC IDEAS, ENSURING THAT THE ORGANIZATION CENTERS THE VOICES OF BENEFICIARIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF ITS OPERATION. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: WTW'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED 7 WTW ALUMNI WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WHILE SUPPORTING KEY ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS. EACH INTERN PARTICIPATED IN TWO SEMESTER-LONG PROJECTS ASSISTING ON THE FOLLOWING: MARKETING, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND WRITING JOURNALS.ALUMNI PROGRAM: THE ALUMNI PROGRAM PROVIDED 12,592 ALUMNI WITH ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR WRITING AND CONNECT WITH PEERS AND MENTORS. THE PROGRAM OFFERED 6 ONLINE WORKSHOPS AND ENCOURAGED ALUMNI TO GIVE BACK THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP ROLES.THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS: WTW STAFF PUBLISHED A WIDE VARIETY OF THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CONTENT FOR TEENAGER AND TEACHER AUDIENCES, RELATED TO THE CRAFT OF WRITING; THE TEACHING OF WRITING; AND RESPONSIBLE USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES IN WRITING AND TEACHING. FOR EXAMPLE, BLOGS ADDRESSED TOPICS LIKE USING AI TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE IN WRITING INSTRUCTION; HOW TO CULTIVATE ONE'S WRITING WHILE PURSUING A DIFFERENT CAREER PATH; WHY WRITING IS IMPORTANT IN STEM CAREERS; TIPS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING, CREATIVE WRITING, OPINION WRITING; TEACHING CRITICAL LITERACY IN AN AGE OF AI; AND Q&A INTERVIEWS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AUTHORS WHO SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS AND ADVICE WITH YOUTH. STAFF FOCUSED ON INTERNAL PUBLICATIONS, BUILDING A ROBUST LIBRARY OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE DIRECTLY ON WTW'S WEBSITE, WITH THE INTENTION TO EXPAND TO EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS IN 2025 AND BEYOND.
- $55,067 spent. VIRTUAL SUMMER WRITING WORKSHOPS: IN SUMMER 2024, 121 STUDENTS FROM 24 STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN 6 WEEKLONG (5 DAYS/WEEK) INTENSIVE INTERACTIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS IN THE GENRES OF: INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING, POETRY & SPOKEN WORD, SCI-FI/FANTASY, THE ART OF STORYTELLING, BEGIN YOUR NOVEL, AND HOW TO GET PUBLISHED. WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED IN SMALL, INTERACTIVE (10 - 30 STUDENTS) ZOOM SESSIONS MODERATED BY TRAINED EDUCATORS/AUTHORS. STUDENT SATISFACTION WAS HIGH, WITH AN AVERAGE POST-SURVEY RATING OF 8.2 OUT OF 10.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 January 2023.
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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