Better World Education

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873333844
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Phone
6692410659
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$496,722
Expenses
$361,919
Assets
$1,194,390
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Adam S (Vice President)
  • Xuhui Wang (Chief Executive Officer)

People named in this filing

  • Ronghe Chen (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Adam S (Vice President)
  • Xuhui Wang (Chief Executive Officer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

BWE has been continuing to provide quality education to disadvantaged groups around the world and increase awareness of struggles for vulnerable groups. The organization has been using social media platforms to engage disadvantaged people, including Cambodian refugees. BWE is sharing useful guides to vulnerable individuals and providing limited grants to provide necessaries to those underprivileged groups. BWE's dedication to fostering education and awareness extends beyond borders, reaching out to marginalized communities globally. Through strategic utilization of social media platforms, the organization actively engages with Cambodian refugees and other disadvantaged populations, offering valuable resources and guidance. Moreover, BWE's commitment to making a tangible difference is exemplified through the provision of limited grants, ensuring that essential needs are met for those facing social economic challenges.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ukrainian refugee resettlement support program: (1) Volunteer Coordination: Help organize and coordinate volunteers who want to contribute their time and skills to support refugees. This may involve recruiting, training, and scheduling volunteers for various tasks. (2) Language Support: Offer language assistance to refugees who may need help navigating their new environment, accessing services, or communicating with authorities. This could include language interpretation or translation services. (3) Housing Assistance: Assist in finding and securing temporary or permanent housing for refugees, whether through liaising with landlords, organizing housing placements, or providing guidance on housing options. (4) Employment Support: Help refugees with job searches, resume writing, interview preparation, and connecting them with employment opportunities or vocational training programs to help them become self-sufficient. (5) Cultural Orientation: Provide cultural orientation sessions to help refugees understand the customs, norms, and laws of their new country, as well as practical information about accessing healthcare, education, and other essential services. (6) Psychosocial Support: Provide emotional support, counseling, or referrals to mental health services for refugees who may be experiencing trauma, stress, or adjustment difficulties. (7) Community Integration: Organize social events, cultural exchange programs, or community activities to help refugees build connections, foster friendships, and integrate into their new communities. (8) Advocacy and Awareness: Advocate for policies and initiatives that support refugees' rights and well-being, and raise awareness about their plight and needs within the broader community. (9) Fundraising and Donations: Coordinate fundraising efforts or donation drives to collect essential items such as clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, or financial contributions to support the resettlement efforts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.4%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 65.1%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.1%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.3; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 50% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 42.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 67.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.4% of revenue deployed · 65.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $236K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.