Massachusetts · Nonprofit
WRITE THE WORLD INC
WRITE THE WORLD INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,397,850 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,282,850). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 97% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.0M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $3.4M
- Net assets
- $2.9M
What Write the World Inc does
Mission
Write the world is a global online writing community that empowers teenagers to become stronger and more confident writers, critical thinkers, and engaged global citizens. By offering free access to daily writing prompts, monthly writing competitions, peer reviews, publications, and educator resources as well as affordable college essay programs and summer writing workshops, write the world creates pathways to academic and career success for students, regardless of economic background.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In 2024, write the world experienced continued growth in its programs and their impact. The organization's financial performance remained strong with total revenues (from program services, charitable contributions, and grants) exceeding operating expenses by $297,008, representing a 17% positive margin. This calculation excludes non-cash amortization expenses for capitalized software assets of the organization.global writing community: the write the world (wtw) free global writing community reached 15,489 teenage members and 891 educators from 125+ countries and all 50 us states in 2024. The top 5 countries were: us (51%), india (8%), australia (6%), canada (6%), and the united kingdom (4%). The top 5 states were: california, texas, pennsylvania, new york, florida. Students published 12 million words, gave 3,282 peer reviews (a key learning tool), posted 211,686 comments, published 35,337 unique pieces across 35 genres, and read 225,795 pieces. Each published piece was read, on average 7 times by students across the world. Top genres were free writing, poetry, fiction, short story, and flash fiction. As a measure of our global impact, students from around the world made about…
$1,316,433 spent$23,000 earned by the program88% of program spendingCollege essay programs: wtw students are college aspirants. Many face systemic barriers to higher education, including limited access to personalized writing support, under-resourced schools, financial constraints, and a lack of guidance on how to craft compelling personal statements for college applications. Wtw supported 395 students from 23 states and 3 countries in wtw's two-part online college essay program that provided: (1) a 16 chapter asynchronous (on demand) course for writing authentic common application narratives, and (2) an expert review service giving prompt essay feedback. The program was offered directly to students and through lowell high school in massachusetts - and especially designed for students who lack access to school-based or private tutors. To ensure equitable access, write the world offered its low-cost program and awarded 6 full scholarships in 2024, made possible through individual donations. In addition, our collaboration with the 30 birds foundation, funded by a grant from the aerie real foundation, inc., allowed us to extend our support to 20 afghan young women furthering our mission to provide opportunities for those without access to traditional…
$61,833 spent$38,582 earned by the program4% of program spendingAfter school writing programs: research demonstrates the importance of engaging youth in meaningful after school and extracurricular programming to supplement classroom learning and support personal growth and development. Additionally, students typically spend only 15 minutes writing in language arts classes, not nearly enough time to practice and develop this critical skill. To fill the gap, we continued to improve and expand our after school writing program entitled writing for changemaking. This program empowers students to identify social causes they care about, to explore their life experiences, and to advocate for their passions through writing and public speaking. Specifically, wtw trained facilitators, provided curricula, and supported program implementation in partnership with boys & girls club of boston. In 2024, the program served 20 students. Teenagers wrote over 200 pieces, conducted peer review, and shared their workpoems, songs, personal narratives, op-edsat a celebratory open mic event, for an authentic audience of friends, family, and community members. Additionally, they published their work in a thoughtfully designed online compilation. At the conclusion of the…
$58,214 spent$2,874 earned by the program4% of program spendingVirtual summer writing workshops: in summer 2024, 121 students from 24 states and 4 countries participated in 6 weeklong (5 days/week) intensive interactive writing workshops in the genres of: intro to creative writing, poetry & spoken word, sci-fi/fantasy, the art of storytelling, begin your novel, and how to get published. Workshops were conducted in small, interactive (10 - 30 students) zoom sessions moderated by trained educators/authors. Student satisfaction was high, with an average post-survey rating of 8.2 out of 10.
$55,067 spent$30,616 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,491,547.
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 2023 to 2024, from $3.3M to $2.9M (−11%).
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.
95% of WRITE THE WORLD INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 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
David Weinstein
CEO/president/director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 97% 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 WRITE THE WORLD 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
WRITE THE WORLD INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% 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 WRITE THE WORLD INC.
“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
97% of WRITE THE WORLD INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $90k that is directly attributable, 83% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
WRITE THE WORLD INC's revenue fell 53% between 2022 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,752 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 52 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WRITE THE WORLD INC?
- WRITE THE WORLD INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,397,850 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($3,282,850). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 97% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WRITE THE WORLD INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $3,397,850 in grants to WRITE THE WORLD INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WRITE THE WORLD INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $3,282,850 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WRITE THE WORLD INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 2022–2024), and the filings of 6 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