Public Charity

WORLDREADERORG

Based in SEATTLE, WA, WORLDREADERORG operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $4.1M in expenses, $3.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 110 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $24.7M.

EIN: 272092468 SEATTLE, WA International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grant Records110
Funding Total$24.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WORLDREADER IS A GLOBAL TECH NONPROFIT, PROVIDING AWARD-WINNING FREE-DIGITAL READING APP, BOOKSMART, TO HELP FAMILIES PREPARE YOUNG CHILDREN FOR LEARNING, BY FOSTERING READING ROUTINES-A PROVEN FORMULA TO BUILD SCHOOL-READINESS AND LIFELONG LEARNING HABITS.

Where $100 goes at Worldreaderorg

How Worldreaderorg divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$76
Worldreader.Org (worldreader or the organization) is a global tech nonprofit on a mission to get families reading
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General operating support
$525,000
2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$288,700
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$180,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$140,300
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 110 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anita Koenigsbauer
DIRECTOR Ariel Kalil
TREASURER Bill Carr
FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR David Risher
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Khuri Chandler
DIRECTOR Flora Poort

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,779,344 69 grants
International Aid & Development
$2,900,925 12 grants
Education
$1,276,158 16 grants
Health & Medicine
$236,550 2 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $4.1M $3.7M
2024 $5.2M $5.7M $6.2M
2023 $5.0M $8.4M $8.9M
2022 $6.8M $7.7M $10.8M
2021 $9.0M $6.8M $11.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.0M to $1.6M (-82%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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