Wisconsin · Nonprofit
WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC
WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,467,265 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($2,265,180). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.2M
- Funders on record
- 60
- Grants received
- $6.5M
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Inc does
Mission
The worldwide foundation for credit unions (wfcu) bridges credit union gaps through shared global journeys to strengthen credit unions and grow financial inclusion worldwide.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Project storm break:through its credit union disaster relief initiative, project storm break, wfcu provided crisis relief and recovery funding to over 1,200 individuals. In brazil, $32,000 supported flood recovery, including shelter supplies for 550 students. In ukraine, $150,000 aided food security for 464 farmers through the distribution of agricultural tools. In the caribbean, wfcu contributed $5,000 to support credit unions recovering from hurricane beryl.
$234,602 spentof which $234,602 as grants18% of program spendingGlobal women's leadership network:celebrating 15 years of empowering women in the credit union movement, gwln supported 760 individuals through empowerment grants and awarded scholarships to four women from eswatini, kenya, the philippines, and the united states. Grants in kenya and mongolia directly improved financial inclusion and women's livelihoods impacting over 700 dairy farmers in kenya and attracting over 2,500 users to a sustainable finance marketplace in mongolia. Over 4,000 people engaged through sister societies in 30 countries, expanding the network's global footprint.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants$76,665 earned by the program1% of program spendingWorld's credit union young professionals network:wycup fostered the next generation of credit union leaders by hosting over 600 participants through events like connexion, the emerging leaders' summit, and a joint forum at the 2024 world credit union conference. The program expanded educational access, mentorship, and global networking for young professionals from over 70 countries.
$173,377 spent13% of program spendingGlobal bridges facilitates cross-border learning and collaboration among credit unions. In 2024, wfcu organized three peer exchange visits. In peru and ecuador, u.s. Credit union professionals explored solutions for advancing financial inclusion for venezuelan migrants through credit unions and entrepreneurship. In australia and new zealand, virginia credit union engaged with peers on regulation and social impact. In ireland, pvks credit union of ukraine participated in lending, analytics, and member service learning sessions with dundalk credit union. Wfcu also supported woccu's hub c pilot with cb cooperativa in ecuador, launching a machine-learning credit scoring algorithm to improve lending. Additionally, through the usaid/woccu economic inclusion project, wfcu helped 30 venezuelan migrants in peru and ecuador, 14 received business grants and 16 obtained professional re-certification support.the global de program advances the cooperative principles of credit unions through education and leadership certification. In 2024, wfcu supported the graduation of 25 new international credit union development educators (icudes) from countries across africa, europe, the caribbean, and the…
$911,287 spentof which $439,430 as grants69% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,329,266.
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 2021 to 2022, from $2.6M to $5.2M (+98%).
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: 2018 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 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
Elissa Mccarter Laborde
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 22 funders, grant income fell $1.2M → $493k.
6 of 60 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $60k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest World Council of Credit Unions Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC raised.
From the IRS filings of WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 60 funders by total. 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
WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
63% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 91% · 2018 58% · 2019 82% · 2020 17% · 2021 14% · 2022 9% · 2023 41% — 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.
How long its funders stay
46% of WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Wisconsin, across 22 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $94k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states 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
WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS 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 Wisconsin
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
45% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 36 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- World Council of Credit Unions Inc · exempt
- Woccu Services Group Inc · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC?
- WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC (Wisconsin) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,467,265 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($2,265,180). 38 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC have?
- IRS filings report 60 organizations giving $6,467,265 in grants to WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC, 38 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,265,180 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT UNIONS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. 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 60 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