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WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (EIN 23-7396384)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-21
IRS object ID
202042959349301004
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-21T09:35:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1733 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237396384EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% ASTRID VERMEERInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonESTHER T BENJAMINPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & Exec. Direc.PersonTitleTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCANDICE METHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01306891PTIN
Phone2129498700PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.150.4IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id13478420202955000003FederalOriginalSubmissionId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerESTHER T BENJAMINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$88,412,178GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.wes.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$3,951,674PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$26,876PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$83,836CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$74,012,478PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$84,317,218CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$50,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$18,452,071PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$19,069,703CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$150,333,304TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$30,407,569TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$42,402,101TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionWES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING AND ADVOCATING FOR RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$45,253,112ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$82,821,325RevenueAmt
DescCREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS - WES operates a foreign credential evaluation service in the United States of America and Canada. The service processed applications for evaluation for the following areas in 2019: immigration (73%), education (21%), employment (3%), and professional licensing (3%).Desc

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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescGLOBAL TALENT BRIDGE - WES helps skilled immigrants overcome the barriers that keep them from fully utilizing their talents and education in the United States of America and Canada by providing professional development and training to the staff of community and government organizations, direct outreach, and research studies and resources.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescTRAINING AND PUBLICATIONS - WES provides training on foreign credential evaluation methods and procedures, international recruitment strategies, and country educational systems through workshops and webinars. WES produces World Education News & Reviews, a monthly online publication for professionals in international education, which includes analyses of international trends, "how to" articles on credential evaluation with sample documents, and up-to-date profiles of the educational systems of various countries.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$57,794,974TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonASTRID VERMEERPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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Mariam Assefa Thru 09
Executive Director & CEO40.00.0Yes (X)$402,901$0$156,680
Elisabeth Connors
Deputy Exec Dir - CFO40.00.0Yes (X)$344,538$0$41,148
Paul Feltman
Deputy Exec Dir-Global Talent40.00.0Yes (X)$296,629$0$39,790
Edward Lavelle
Sr: Director of IT40.00.0$248,306$0$32,396Yes (X)
Ari Mihael
Quality Assurance Dir.40.00.0$233,748$0$40,170Yes (X)
Esther T Benjamin
CEO & ED (From June 2019)40.00.0Yes (X)$248,795$0$23,745
Robert D Hunter
director of customer exp.40.00.0$247,194$0$25,107Yes (X)
Frank Guttilla
Sr: Dir Eval Production & Oper40.00.0$235,793$0$32,309Yes (X)
Kevin Rolwing
quality assurance dir.40.00.0$236,912$0$24,735Yes (X)
Michael Lowe
sr dir of human resources40.00.0$208,871$0$32,010Yes (X)
Biren Shah
dir. of software development40.00.0$213,313$0$25,416Yes (X)
Stefan Trines
research editor40.00.0$212,328$0$23,291Yes (X)
Holly Sanders
sr. dir. knowledge mgmt40.00.0$210,642$0$22,741Yes (X)
Gabriel L Vasquez
sr. director of marketing40.00.0$196,659$0$33,245Yes (X)
Shamira Madhany
Managing Director - Canada40.00.0Yes (X)$211,534$0$13,387
Hans de Wit
Chair2.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lynn Shotwell
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Audrey Hendley
Secretary/Treasurer1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Samuel Artmann
Trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ann Buller
Trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Misha Esipov
Trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sidney R Hargo
Trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joanna Harries
trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Shakti Jauhar
trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dewayne Matthews
trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
Willis Wang
trustee1.00.0$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,748,163TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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American Customer Care Inc
225 North Main St Suite 500BRISTOLCT06010OUTSOURCE CALL CENTR$2,380,086
group 88 systems inc
1099 Wall Street WestLYNDHURSTNJ07071software development$830,238
derive technologies llc
PO BOX 70280PHILADELPHIAPA19176technical services$417,111
mindset global llc
5237 River Road 255BATHESDAMD20816digital consultant$285,000
continuiti llc
55 madison avenue suite 400MORRISTOWNNJ07960temp agency$251,576
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K15CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$643,750AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$643,750TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS611710$82,821,325$82,821,325
TRAINING AND PUBLICATIONS611710$72,260$72,260
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Total Program Service Revenue$82,893,585TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,094,960SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,094,960SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,212,910TotalAmt
Program Services$1,212,910ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,103,585TotalAmt
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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,711,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,707,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$189,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,333,957TotalAmt
Program Services$3,000,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$333,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,364,481TotalAmt
Program Services$2,128,033ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$236,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$341,603TotalAmt
Program Services$35,171ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$306,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,738TotalAmt
Management And General$151,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,719TotalAmt
Program Services$2,719ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,135TotalAmt
Management And General$5,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,818,710TotalAmt
Program Services$979,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$838,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$707,544TotalAmt
Program Services$664,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,158,961TotalAmt
Program Services$804,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$354,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,207,507TotalAmt
Program Services$1,134,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,857,007TotalAmt
Program Services$1,684,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,528,055TotalAmt
Program Services$931,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$596,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,776,548TotalAmt
Program Services$1,590,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,377TotalAmt
Management And General$83,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES$2,366,390$2,343,518$22,872
POSTAGE & PRINTING$3,995,677$3,982,700$12,977
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$1,592,001$1,453,200$138,801
RECRUITMENT AND CALL CENTER$2,741,578$2,468,423$273,155

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$516,653TotalAmt
Program Services$432,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,247,515TotalAmt
Program Services$57,794,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,452,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,251,321BOYAmt
EOY$1,217,330EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,921,472BOYAmt
EOY$45,108,699EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$643,750EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,355BOYAmt
EOY$182,680EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644,815BOYAmt
EOY$747,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,870,301LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,337,675LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,374,442BOYAmt
EOY$1,532,626EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,316,273BOYAmt
EOY$36,320,775EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$63,047,638EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,781,532BOYAmt
EOY$1,532,731EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,477,210BOYAmt
EOY$150,333,304EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,180,251BOYAmt
EOY$7,126,270EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,567,540BOYAmt
EOY$34,641,259EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$659,778BOYAmt
EOY$634,572EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,407,569BOYAmt
EOY$42,402,101EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,069,641BOYAmt
EOY$107,287,453EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$643,750EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,069,641BOYAmt
EOY$107,931,203EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,477,210BOYAmt
EOY$150,333,304EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$19,069,703ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$12,150,904NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$359,045OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$174,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,875CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$643,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$938,725TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,793,896CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,716,872CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,342,402CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,033,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$82,893,585CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$292,780,683TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,968,696CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,835,172CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,344,277CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,033,928CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$83,537,335CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$293,719,408TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$293,719,408PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$626,499CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,253,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,305,032CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,980,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$696,047CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,860,993TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$626,499CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,253,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,305,032CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,980,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$696,047CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,860,993TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,731CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,946CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,136CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$83,836CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$202,525TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$41,644,926CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,118,134CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,661,445CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$72,041,203CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,317,218CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$299,782,926TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97977PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97851PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01955InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02085InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12, Other income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income consists of American Express Purchasing Card cash rewards and other various miscellaneous income.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$13,026DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$13,026TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1gFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWES staff engages in a wide range of advocacy activities to further their mission to advance the global mobility and integration of people into academic and professional settings by evaluating and advocating for the recognition of international educational qualifications and enabling individuals to fully utilize their education. WES's work includes efforts to educate members of Congress, their staff, and the public on immigrant integration issues and immigrant access to work. WES advocates for removing unnecessary barriers to employment for immigrants, especially those who are internationally trained and/or educated. In 2019, WES staff and consultants advocated for federal legislation to increase funding for programs to help remove barriers for internationally trained health professionals.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,595,256OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$532,034DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,063,222BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,505,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,081,450DepreciationAmt
Book Value$423,947BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$769,648OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$724,191DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,457BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,532,626TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLIMITED PARTNERSHIPDesc
Book Value$63,047,638BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$63,047,638TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$634,572Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$634,572TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$96,103,942TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$12,150,904NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$359,045OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$11,791,859RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$84,312,083RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$5,135InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$5,135RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$84,317,218TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$65,242,380TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$65,242,380ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$5,135InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$5,135ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$65,247,515TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:WES is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of WES's general not-for-profit status, management believes ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on WES's financial statements.
PART XI, LINE 2D:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS $359,045.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee117EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEVALUATIONSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$34,955,098RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees117SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee117TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$34,955,098SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$34,955,098TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3 Column (f):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXPENDITURES REPORTED REPRESENT THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION AND EVALUATION AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS EXPENDITURES OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, CANADA (A BRANCH OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, INC.) TRANSLATED INTO U.S. DOLLARS. THE EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Upwardly Global
505 8th AveNew YorkNY10018943346127501C(3)$250,000Employer tools.
Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
1617 JFK BlvdPhiladelphiaPA19103233001411501C(3)$242,081Immigrant workforce.
Mission Driven Finance LLC
2245 San Diego AveSan DiegoCA92103812172085N/A$225,000Immigrant finance.
Jobs for the Future Inc
88 Broad StBostonMA02110061164568501C(3)$247,380Workforce training.
Georgetown University - Beeck Center
2121 Wisconsin AveWashingtonDC20057530196603501C(3)$248,449Immigrant workforce.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMonitoring Grants - PART I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWES requires grant recipients to agree to stated terms and conditions as outlined in its grant agreements before disbursement of funds. Agreements also outline required reporting, deliverables, and monitoring, which each grant recipient must agree to before disbursement of funds. All grant recipients are required to submit, at a minimum, reporting on use of funds, financial expenditures, impact created, and other milestones at the end of the grant term. Additionally, per the grant agreement, all grant recipients must provide reasonable access to the WES Mariam Assefa Fund or its designees to observe funded programs, assess the outcomes and impact of funded efforts, and review financial and other records.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssfalseWrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mariam Assefa Thru 092019
Executive Director & CEO$299,664$0$81,250$0$21,987$0$150,407$0$6,273$0$559,581$0$0$0
Elisabeth Connors
Deputy Exec Dir - CFO$261,638$0$82,900$0$0$0$17,076$0$24,072$0$385,686$0$0$0
Paul Feltman
Deputy Exec Dir-Global Talent$237,229$0$59,400$0$0$0$17,224$0$22,566$0$336,419$0$0$0
Edward Lavelle
Sr: Director of IT$209,506$0$38,800$0$0$0$17,533$0$14,863$0$280,702$0$0$0
Ari Mihael
Quality Assurance Dir.$223,448$0$10,300$0$0$0$16,980$0$23,190$0$273,918$0$0$0
Esther T Benjamin
CEO & ED (From June 2019)$201,522$0$25,000$0$22,273$0$15,469$0$8,276$0$272,540$0$0$0
Robert D Hunter
director of customer exp.$236,394$0$10,800$0$0$0$17,506$0$7,601$0$272,301$0$0$0
Frank Guttilla
Sr: Dir Eval Production & Oper$204,493$0$31,300$0$0$0$15,229$0$17,080$0$268,102$0$0$0
Kevin Rolwing
quality assurance dir.$226,212$0$10,700$0$0$0$17,134$0$7,601$0$261,647$0$0$0
Michael Lowe
sr dir of human resources$183,571$0$25,300$0$0$0$14,415$0$17,595$0$240,881$0$0$0
Biren Shah
dir. of software development$181,713$0$31,600$0$0$0$14,273$0$11,143$0$238,729$0$0$0
Stefan Trines
research editor$202,728$0$9,600$0$0$0$15,109$0$8,182$0$235,619$0$0$0
Holly Sanders
sr. dir. knowledge mgmt$173,742$0$36,900$0$0$0$14,263$0$8,478$0$233,383$0$0$0
Gabriel L Vasquez
sr. director of marketing$177,959$0$18,700$0$0$0$10,215$0$23,030$0$229,904$0$0$0
Shamira Madhany
Managing Director - Canada$189,068$0$22,466$0$0$0$9,697$0$3,690$0$224,921$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4a:During 2019, Mariam Assefa's family members were invited to her retirement party and WES paid for their hotel and air travel. The amount paid by WES for these expenses was included in Mariam's taxable wages. PART I, LINE 4b: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CFO, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL TALENT POLICY AND PROGRAMS, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARIAM ASSEFA FUND, AND THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATE IN THE 457(B) PLAN. THE PLAN WAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL MEANS FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES. THE PLAN CONSISTS OF ONLY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND WES DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 457(B) PLAN. Additionally, WES accrued $134,000 for Mariam Assefa, Executive Director & CEO, for a payment related to pension and special bonus.
PART I, LINE 7:WES HAS A PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN WITH PAYMENT LEVELS SET AT YEAR-END BY THE BOARD.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (5 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Louladey Assefa
Relative of the Executive Director.$157,520Salaryfalse
Negash Yusuf
Relative of the Executive Director.$156,321Salaryfalse
Terri Guttilla
Relative of the Senior Director of Production & Operations.$49,900Salaryfalse
Jill Sanders
Relative of the Senior Director of Knowledge Management Training.$146,600Salaryfalse
Jay Sanders
Relative of the Senior Director of Knowledge Management Training.$56,493Salaryfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTWO RELATIVES OF MARIAM ASSEFA, THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR through June 2019, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2019. A RELATIVE OF Holly Sanders, A KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF knowledge management training, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2019. A RELATIVE OF FRANK GUTTILLA, A KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2019.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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FORM 990, PART III, LINEs 2 & 4dGrantmaking: The WES Mariam Assefa Fund was established by the Board of Trustees to catalyze economic opportunities and mobility for immigrants and refugees in the United States and Canada. The Fund provides grants, impact investments, and other support to organizations and leaders that are working to ensure immigrants and refugees can access quality jobs and that they are participating in more equitable and inclusive economic and educational systems. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COPIES ARE THEN SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, COPIES ARE SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF, ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM." THIS IS DONE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. EACH SIGNER INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE READ THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND INDICATES WHETHER THEY DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR COMPLIANCE. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. SHOULD A CONFLICT BE FOUND, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADDRESS SUCH CONFLICT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARIES, SALARY STRUCTURE, AND SALARY POLICY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED. THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE FULL REPORT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMPENSATION REPORT ADDRESSES THE COMPARABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AS WELL AS THE SALARY OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY APPROVES AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:WES MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS $359,045.