World Vision

Legal name: World Vision Inc

Overview

Mission

World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the kingdom of God. Unity in the body of Christ is so important, as we share this ministry with donors, churches, partners, and hardworking families. And as members of an international World Vision partnership that spans nearly 100 countries, we share goals and hold each other accountable. We also gladly work with other humanitarian organizations to help the most people possible. We are responsive We act quickly and take smart risks when life-threatening emergencies hit. We also respond thoughtfully to long-standing crises and injustices that call for sustainable, long-term solutions.

What it reported doing in 2024

International programs - the organization partners with families and communities around the world to design and implement locally contextualized plans to overcome poverty by establishing sustainable access to critical resources such as clean water, nutritious food, basic healthcare, education, income-generating opportunities, child protection programs, and other essentials. One of the organization's primary funding sources for this work is child sponsorship, through which the organization partners with long-term individual child sponsors to empower and equip vulnerable children to attain physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Additionally, the organization responds to natural and human-caused disasters to save lives and help communities rebuild. (continued on schedule o)for additional information visit www.worldvision.org/our-work.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
951922279
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Federal Way, WA, USA
Phone
+1-888-511-6548
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 85.8%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Pass
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97.4%; rating input score 97; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.3%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 85.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2B in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $648K · 29 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.2M reported
  • Consistency: 43 of 46 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 425 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 387 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • EDGAR SANDOVAL (PRESIDENT & CEO): $647,930 total reported compensation
  • MARGARET SCHULER (SR VP/CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER): $384,277 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTOPHER J GLYNN (SR VP/CHIEF PARTNER DEV OFFICER): $362,808 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.