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 (2024) reports revenue of $4.5M, expenses of $5.3M, total assets of $19.3M. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $115K.

EIN: 432095418 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$5.3M
Total Assets$19.3M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$115K
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Alda
EXE. PRODUCER, WORLD SCIENCE STUDIOS Brendan Hermes
CHAIRMAN Brian Greene
SENIOR MOTION GRAPHICS VFX ANIMATOR Derek Breuer
DIRECTOR Emily Mckhann
WSU PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Gillian Small

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$77,700 4 grants
for general operations
$15,000 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$14,500 2 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $4.7M $4.3M $9.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.7M to $4.5M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.3M.

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