SCHOOL THE WORLD

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

109 STATE ST STE 403, BOSTON, MA 02109-2103

In care of

% MARY KATE CURRAN

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MARY KATE CURRAN, 109 STATE STREET STE 403, BOSTON, MA 02109

Signed the 990

MARY KATE CURRAN, FOUNDER AND CEO

Phone

(617) 867-9500

Website

WWW.SCHOOLTHEWORLD.ORG

990-N for 2009 filed under this EIN

Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Kate Curran, 173 3rd Avenue, Milford CT 06460. Mailing address: 173 3rd Avenue, Milford CT 06460. Website: www.thegivingproject.net

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Mission

SCHOOL THE WORLD IS COMMITTED TO SOLVING EXTREME POVERTY THROUGH THE POWER OF EDUCATION. USING A GRASSROOTS MODEL, WE UNITE COMMUNITY LEADERS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO COMBAT FAILING SCHOOL SYSTEMS, IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND DISRUPT GENERATIONAL POVERTY.

Program accomplishments

• COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS & LEARNING RECOVERYCREATING SAFE AND ENGAGING LEARNING SPACES AND EDUCATION THROUGH PROVEN METHODOLOGY. OUR FOUR-PILLAR PRIMARY SCHOOL MODEL ENSURES THAT CHILDREN NOT ONLY ATTEND SCHOOL BUT THRIVE. THIS PARTNERSHIP INITIALLY BEGINS WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF VITAL CONCRETE CLASSROOMS THROUGH A 50 / 50 COST SHARING MODEL WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THIS MODEL ALSO ADDRESSES LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY IN SCHOOL THE WORLD'S STRATEGY. OUR FIELD STAFF THEN IMPLEMENTS WRAP AROUND PROGRAMMING, SPANNING 5 YEARS, THAT FOCUSES ON PARENT EMPOWERMENT, TEACHER TRAINING, BOOKS AND LEARNING MATERIALS, AND PLAY. TO DATE, 161 SCHOOLS AND 91 PLAYGROUNDS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHIN RURAL GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND PANAMA. IN 2024, 31 NEW COMMUNITIES AND 5-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED. THIS MODEL ALSO INCLUDES OVER 12,000 ACTIVE PARENTS, 8,275 TEACHERS AND OVER 15,000 STUDENTS. 945 LIBRARIES HAVE ALSO BEEN CREATED HOUSING 66,489 BOOKS. IN 2022,THE ORGANIZATION ADDED ITS ACCELERATED LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAM TO OUR CORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. THIS ADDITION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE 100 MOST IMPACTFUL EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS IN THE WORLD BY HUNDRED.ORG-FOCUSES ON STUDENTS MOST AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON EDUCATION. TRAINED COMMUNITY-BASED TUTORS HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 7,300 STUDENTS IN GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND PANAMA. USING PLAY-BASED, SMALL GROUP SESSIONS, THEY HELP CHILDREN REGAIN LOST SKILLS IN READING AND MATH.
  Expenses $1,688,151
• STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMEMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, SCHOOL THE WORLD'S IMMERSIVE STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY TO STEP INTO COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA, PANAMA, AND HONDURAS, WORK ALONGSIDE LOCAL FAMILIES, AND ACTIVELY BUILD SCHOOLS THAT WILL SERVE FUTURE GENERATIONS. THESE TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES DO MORE THAN CREATE CLASSROOMS AND PLAYGROUNDS-THEY BUILD EMPATHY, GLOBAL AWARENESS, AND LIFELONG CONNECTIONS. BY STEPPING OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONES, STUDENTS DEVELOP A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE, SEEING FIRSTHAND HOW THEIR WORK IMPACTS CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, 212 STUDENTS ACROSS 9 STATES CONSTRUCTED TWELVE CLASSROOMS AND FIVE PLAYGROUNDS. THE LEGACY OF THIS IMPACT SPANS 1,314 ALL TIME HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE FUNDED AND BUILT 67 SCHOOLS AND 41 PLAYGROUNDS.
  Expenses $614,458
• LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLEXPANDING EDUCATIONAL ACCESS. FOR MANY STUDENTS, CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION PAST SIXTH GRADE IS NOT AN OPTION DUE TO FINANCIAL OR GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS. TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE A PATH FORWARD TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, SCHOOL THE WORLD OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO TRADITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS (7TH, 8TH, AND 9TH GRADES) AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR WORKING YOUTH TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WITH INDEPENDENT STUDY AND CLASSES ONCE PER WEEK. OUR TEAM ALSO WORKS WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH A SERIES OF TRAININGS AND MENTORSHIPS FOCUSED ON LIFE SKILLS. TO DATE, THE DROPOUT RATE OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THESE OPPORTUNITIES IS 4.8%. SCHOOL THE WORLD RESERVES 70% OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO TRADITIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS, ENSURING GREATER GENDER EQUITY. BY THE END OF 2024, 959 MIDDLE SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND 1,403 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS ENROLLED.
  Expenses $171,291
• CORPORATE SERVICE TRIPSA TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN GIVING BACK. FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, SCHOOL THE WORLD'S CORPORATE SERVICE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONALS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP OUTSIDE THEIR DAILY ROUTINES AND IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN A HIGH-IMPACT, HANDS-ON SERVICE EXPERIENCE. THESE TRIPS TRANSCEND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES-THEY ARE DEEPLY MOVING JOURNEYS THAT FOSTER LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND GLOBAL AWARENESS WHILE MAKING A TANGIBLE, LASTING IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA, HONDURAS,AND PANAMA. PARTICIPANTS RETURN TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES NOT ONLY WITH STRONGER BONDS WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES BUT ALSO WITH A PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CHANGE. IN 2024, 28 PARTICIPANTS FROM 6 COMPANIES CONSTRUCTED TWO CLASSROOMS AND A PLAYGROUND IN NGBE BUGL, PANAMA. TO DATE, OVER 142 CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE LOCAL FAMILIES TO CREATE LASTING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE.EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMLAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING. LAUNCHED IN 2020 IN GUATEMALA, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM ENSURES THAT CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 6 YEARS DEVELOP ESSENTIAL COGNITIVE, MOTOR, AND LANGUAGE SKILLS TO BE READY FOR FIRST GRADE. THIS PROGRAM IS MANAGED THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH WHERE PARENTS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND LOCAL LEADERS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DESIGNING THE PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION. SELECTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE TRAINING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTS ATTEND BI-MONTHLY TRAININGS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S EARLY LEARNING. SCHOOL THE WORLD ALSO TRAINS PREPRIMARY TEACHERS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL PRE-LITERACY SKILLS. IN 2024, THIS PROGRAM EXPANDED INTO HONDURAS AND HAS IMPACTED 2,298 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. GENERAL PROGRAM EXPENSESSCHOOL THE WORLD'S GENERAL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE KEY OPERATING EXPENDITURES REQUIRED FOR EXECUTING OUR MISSION AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND ARE NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO ONE SPECIFIC PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, REGIONAL AND COUNTRY-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT POSITIONS, ASSOCIATED TRAVEL AND OVERSIGHT EXPENSES, OFFICE RENT AND SUPPLIES.
  Expenses $180,777

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

27-0176563

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2009

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T20)

Assets (IRS master file)

$440,475

Income (IRS master file)

$3,221,877

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0176563).

Questions about SCHOOL THE WORLD

What is the EIN of SCHOOL THE WORLD?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SCHOOL THE WORLD is 27-0176563.

Is SCHOOL THE WORLD tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.

Are donations to SCHOOL THE WORLD tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SCHOOL THE WORLD file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of SCHOOL THE WORLD due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did SCHOOL THE WORLD last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of SCHOOL THE WORLD?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARY KATE CURRAN.

Who are the officers and directors of SCHOOL THE WORLD?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,808 (MARY KATE CURRAN, FOUNDER & CEO).

How much revenue does SCHOOL THE WORLD have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,046,086, expenses of $3,050,048 and total assets of $440,475 at year end.

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