New York · Nonprofit
WORLD AROUND INC
WORLD AROUND INC (New York) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $221,570 to it, the largest being ALSON FOUNDATION FKA THE NEIL BARSKY AND JOAN S DAVIDSON FOUNDATION ($70,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $707k
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $222k
- Net assets
- $-61484
What World Around Inc does
Mission
The world around is a global nonprofit platform with a simple but ambitious mission: to make the best new ideas in architecture accessible to all. The world arounds critically acclaimed public programs share the now, near and next of contemporary architecture and design culture with a focus on interdisciplinary, progressive, actionable ideas and climate justice.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
General programs - the world around's general programs are designed to extend the organization's mission year-round, beyond its flagship events like the summit and in focus series. These programs include the maintenance of a comprehensive newsletter that keeps a global audience engaged with the latest in architecture, design, and environmental discourse, as well as the creation of multimedia content that amplifies key messages and projects. A cornerstone of the general programs is the young climate prize, which impacts 25 exceptional individuals under the age of 25 by pairing them with mentors from the design industry. This initiative not only nurtures young talent but also provides grants to three winners and fully funds their trip to new york city, where they present their work at the annual summit. Additionally, general programs support vital organizational infrastructure, including staff development and fundraising activities, ensuring the world around continues to be a sustainable and dynamic force for promoting dialogue and innovation in the built environment.
$272,700 spent$184,089 earned by the program48% of program spendingSummit - the world around summit is our flagship annual event, dedicated to sharing the most visionary and impactful ideas in contemporary architecture and design. This program brings together a distinguished lineup of international speakers-from leading architects and designers to emerging talents and winners of our young climate prize-to present their work and insights. Focused on ecological and social justice, the summit serves as a global platform for showcasing projects that address critical environmental and societal challenges. Livestreamed and broadcast free of charge to a worldwide audience, the summit embodies the world around's mission to make cutting-edge architectural and design discourse accessible to all. By reaching thousands of viewers across continents, we aim to democratize knowledge, inspire actionable change, and foster a global network committed to sustainable and equitable practices in the built environment.
$123,861 spent22% of program spendingIn focus - the in focus series represents the world around's traveling programs, designed to bring targeted and thematic discussions to new audiences across the globe. In 2023, we organized an impactful in focus event in milan centered on the theme of "radical repair," exploring innovative approaches to sustainable design and environmental restoration. This program convened leading experts and creative thinkers to share insights on addressing ecological challenges through bold, regenerative practices. The event was broadcast worldwide and archived on our website and online channels, making it accessible to a broad audience and extending its reach beyond physical attendees. The in focus series underscores the world around's commitment to fostering in-depth, global conversations on critical topics in architecture and design, ensuring that these dialogues contribute to a collective understanding and action toward a more sustainable future.
$102,312 spent18% of program spendingOther: young climate prize
$64,668 spentof which $7,500 as grants11% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $563,541.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $423k to $231k (−45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 8% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
44% of WORLD AROUND INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Beatrice Galilee
Executive director
Board chair
Adam Flatto
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $16k.
From the IRS filings of WORLD AROUND INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WORLD AROUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 83% · 2023 93% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
WORLD AROUND INC draws 54% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WORLD AROUND INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 2 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WORLD AROUND INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WORLD AROUND INC?
- WORLD AROUND INC (New York) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $221,570 to it, the largest being ALSON FOUNDATION FKA THE NEIL BARSKY AND JOAN S DAVIDSON FOUNDATION ($70,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLD AROUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $221,570 in grants to WORLD AROUND INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLD AROUND INC?
- ALSON FOUNDATION FKA THE NEIL BARSKY AND JOAN S DAVIDSON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $70,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLD AROUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing