Public Charity

WORLD SCIENCE FOUNDATION

WORLD SCIENCE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NEW YORK, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $8.0M, expenses of $3.8M, total assets of $21.3M. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $115K.

EIN: 432095418 NEW YORK, NY General Science NTEE: U20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.0M
Total Expenses$3.8M
Total Assets$21.3M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$115K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL IS A MULTIMEDIA ORGANIZATION PRODUCING ORIGINAL CONTENT STRADDLING SCIENCE, THE ARTS, JOURNALISM AND EDUCATION. FOUNDED IN 2008, WSF IS VIEWED BY MANY AS THE PREMIER PLATFORM BRINGING THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DISCOVERY TO MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES. WITH FORMATS SPANNING INNOVATIVE WORKS OF THEATRE, FILM, DANCE AND MUSIC, IMMERSIVE LIVE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES, AS WELL AS RIVETING DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES, WSF IS LAUDED GLOBALLY FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING LIVE AND DIGITAL CONTENT FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS, SHIFTING SCIENCE TO THE CULTURAL CENTER. BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, WSF IS DISTINCTIVE IN ITS COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST OF EDITORIAL STANDARDS AND PRODUCTION EXCELLENCE, PROVIDING WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES AN EXCITING AND IMPACTFUL VIEW OF THE NEAR AND FAR FUTURE.

Where $100 goes at World Science Foundation

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

$79 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
The foundation sends newsletters to its community of 162,030 subscribers to keep them informed of our digital programming schedule and live events
All program spending
Reported in the filing In 2024-2025, the website was visited by over 142,000 users, generating 322,100 sessions.
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Alda
EXE. PRODUCER, WORLD SCIENE (THRU 6/24) Brendan Hermes
CHAIRMAN Brian Greene
SENIOR MOTION GRAPHICS VFX Derek Breuer
DIRECTOR Emily Mckhann
WSU PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Gillian Small

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$107,200 7 grants
Arts & Culture
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.0M $3.8M $21.3M
2024 $4.5M $5.3M $19.3M
2023 $4.5M $5.6M $20.2M
2022 $9.2M $4.6M $17.7M
2021 $7.5M $3.8M $13.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.5M to $8.0M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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