Colorado · Nonprofit
WORLD AT HAND
WORLD AT HAND (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,062 to it, the largest being THE JAMES PATRICK GRIFFITH FOUNDATION ($2,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $54k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $18k
What World at Hand does
Mission
World at Hand is a charitable and educational nonprofit organization whose mission is to support low-income and historically underrepresented students in accessing cross-cultural and global educational experiences that foster long-term personal, academic, and professional growth. The organization advances its exempt purpose through the Global Scholars Pathway, which provides structured access to international education through informational sessions, preparatory coursework, passport assistance, study abroad scholarships, and post-experience leadership and professional development programming. In 2024, World at Hand received the Institute of International Education Empower Award in recognition of its access-focused programming. The organization also develops the Rural-Urban Exchange, a Colorado-based cross-community leadership and service initiative for high school students, and hosts Community College Virtual Study Abroad Fairs to expand access points for community college students.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Study Abroad Scholarships: The organization awarded $4,000 in merit- and need-based study abroad scholarships during 2025 to support access to international academic experiences. Eight $500 scholarships were awarded to eligible students participating in approved education abroad programs. Scholarship recipients traveled to more than 10 countries for academic purposes.
$4,000 spentof which $4,000 as grants37% of program spendingGlobal Access Passport (GAP) Program: The Global Access Passport program provided 20 students with structured travel literacy and cultural competency training designed to prepare participants for future global education opportunities. The program included workshops on budgeting, travel-planning, documentation requirements, safety, and cross-cultural engagement. During 2025, four students received follow-up support resulting in successful passport acquisition.
$3,929 spent37% of program spendingBeyond Borders: Next Steps Program: In 2025, the organization piloted the Beyond Borders: Next Steps program with two students who had recently completed international education experiences. The program provided structured post-abroad reflection and support addressing reverse culture adjustment, personal development, and goal setting. Participants received professional development assistance including resume development, LinkedIn profile guidance, cover letter preparation, interview practice, and elevator pitch refinement. Early outcomes included increased clarity around personal growth, articulation of skills gained abroad, and continued engagement in global leadership and educational opportunities.
$868 spent8% of program spendingOther Program Services The organization conducted informational sessions reaching approximately 230 students to introduce pathways to international education and global learning opportunities. Online preparatory programs supported 25 students with foundational knowledge related to study abroad planning, international travel readiness, budgeting, and documentation requirements. The organization hosted a student intern in 2025 to support marketing and communications activities related to program outreach and student engagement. The organization also launched a pilot Virtual Community College Study Abroad Fair in Colorado in collaboration with three international education providers, one four-year institution, and two community colleges. The initiative expanded access points for community college students and promoted awareness of study abroad opportunities within participating institutions.
$1,903 spent18% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $10,700.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 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 2024 to 2025, from $10k to $18k (+86%).
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.
100% of WORLD AT HAND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Shawn Wall
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WORLD AT HAND’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 AT HAND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“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
100% of WORLD AT HAND's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $62 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 AT HAND has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like WORLD AT HAND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WORLD AT HAND: 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 AT HAND?
- WORLD AT HAND (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,062 to it, the largest being THE JAMES PATRICK GRIFFITH FOUNDATION ($2,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLD AT HAND have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $2,062 in grants to WORLD AT HAND.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLD AT HAND?
- THE JAMES PATRICK GRIFFITH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLD AT HAND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 2 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