New York · Nonprofit
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $694,007 to it, the largest being TARSADIA FOUNDATION ($693,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $140M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $694k
- Net assets
- $225M
What World Education Services Inc does
Mission
Help people thrive in new places and help society see the value of people's education & experience.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Credential evaluation production:as a leader in global education for nearly 50 years, wes has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Wes evaluates academic credentials from more than 48,000 institutions in 203 countries and territories around the world. The industry-standard reports are recognized by over 4,500 academic institutions, licensing bodies, and employers throughout the u.s. And canada. In 2023, wes evaluated credential evaluations for: immigration (57%), education (29%), employment (6%), professional licensing (7%), and other (1%). In 2023, wes issued 474,000, credential evaluations for applicants, based on 478,000 credentials.
$57,185,708 spent$97,212,546 earned by the program74% of program spendingSocial impact (formerly global talent bridge and grantmaking): see schedule o.
$19,608,842 spentof which $7,540,795 as grants26% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $76,794,550.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2018 to 2019, from $107M to $150M (+40%).
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: 2020 2% · 2021 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (98% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
Esther T Benjamin
CEO & executive director
Board chair
Audrey Hendley
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2020: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $257 → $50k.
From the IRS filings of WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES 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 EDUCATION SERVICES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% — broadly stable.
“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 EDUCATION SERVICES INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 2 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 EDUCATION SERVICES INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 97 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 97 international nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Government funding WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $267 on record.
- FL$140
- NJ$127
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 3 states
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Wes Holdco LLC · disregarded
- World Education Services Canada · disregarded
- Eminence Qualification Check Private Limited · corp_trust
- Qualification Check Ltd · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES 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 EDUCATION SERVICES INC?
- WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $694,007 to it, the largest being TARSADIA FOUNDATION ($693,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $694,007 in grants to WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC?
- TARSADIA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $693,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), 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