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Imagine Worldwide
Imagine Worldwide reported $41.5 million in revenue and $24.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.14 went to program services, $2.61 to management and general costs and $2.25 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $271,400 (CO-CEO). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1464% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $25MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $41MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.0% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $271,400 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.10% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.5 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseImagine Worldwide provides an innovative education technology solution to the global literacy/numeracy learning crisis. Their model is massively scalable, evidence-based, and can deliver foundational learning to millions of the most marginalized children. Imagine launched its first pilot in 2018 and now they are operating in 7 countries across sub-saharan africa. This includes malawi where imagine is partnering with the government to expand the tablet-based model to every primary school in the country, serving 3.5mm learners over the next 5 years. There is also enormous demand to replicate…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-CEO Director/trustee, officer, 36.00 hrs/week | $264,400 | $0 | $7,000 | $271,400 |
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 37.00 hrs/week | $240,689 | $0 | $21,091 | $261,780 |
| BOARD SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $226,599 | $0 | $18,037 | $244,636 |
| HEAD OF RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $231,986 | $0 | $8,975 | $240,961 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MALAWI Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $227,100 | $0 | $8,842 | $235,942 |
| HEAD OF PROGRAMS & SYSTEMS Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $164,800 | $0 | $8,940 | $173,740 |
| HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY (FROM 4/24) Highest compensated employee, 34.00 hrs/week | $150,758 | $0 | $20,107 | $170,865 |
| DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 39.00 hrs/week | $141,192 | $0 | $20,421 | $161,613 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Imagine Worldwide (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 512
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VSO Program implementation prtnr | $1,464,005 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI Research implementation prtnr | $281,904 |
| RESEARCH & BUSINESS CONS Research implementation prtnr | $262,486 |
| EDUCAID Program implementation prtnr | $242,504 |
| RISING ACADEMY NETWORK Program implementation prtnr | $170,058 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Imagine Worldwide totaling $3.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Imagine Worldwide's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Imagine Worldwide, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Imagine Worldwide's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Imagine Worldwide reported that 95.1% of its $24.7 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 2.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Imagine Worldwide pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Imagine Worldwide reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $271,400, for the role of CO-CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Imagine Worldwide get its money?
Of $41.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Imagine Worldwide a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 82-0990106 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513169349305421 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413189349304166 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332849349301638 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212309349301231 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132189349301108 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021909349301877 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 82-0990106: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.