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WORLD LEADERS FORUM INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $118K · expenses $123K · assets $109K

EIN
47-3666460
Address
1151 N STATE ST, ELGIN, IL 60123-1404
Website
WWW.JUDSON.EDU/WLF
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE WORLD LEADERS FORUM IS TO EDUCATE AND INVEST IN TOMORROW'S BUSINESS LEADERS; BUILD GREATNESS IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS; AND INSPIRE CHANGE AND CREATE A LEGACY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dr Gene Crume SECRETARY/TREASURER2018-2024 2 $0 reported 4
Mark Vargas PRESIDENT2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Merrie Meadows VICE PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Aj Patton BOARD MEMBER2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jacqueline Ruiz BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Austin Rabine BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Schofield BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Dutton BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Fran Houlihan (former) Board Member (part year)2018-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Terri Greeno (former) President (part year)2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Tim Winters (former) Board Member (part year)2018 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK VARGAS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
MERRIE MEADOWS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
DR GENE CRUME SECRETARY/TREASURER2 $0-$0 $04
AJ PATTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
JACQUELINE RUIZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
AUSTIN RABINE BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
TIM SCHOFIELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL DUTTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Vargas President2 $0-$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0-$0 $04
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Ruiz Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Austin Rabine Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Tim Schofield Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Michael Dutton Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Vargas President2 $0-$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0-$0 $04
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Ruiz Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Austin Rabine Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Tim Schofield Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Michael Dutton Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Fran Houlihan Board Member (part year)2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Vargas President2 $0$0$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $04
Fran Houlihan Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jacqueline Ruiz Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Austin Rabine Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Schofield Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Dutton Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Vargas President2 $0$0$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $04
Fran Houlihan Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jacqueline Ruiz Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Austin Rabine Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Schofield Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Terri Greeno President (part year)2 $0$0$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $04
Fran Houlihan Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Vargas Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Terri Greeno President2 $0-$0 $01
Merrie Meadows Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Dr Gene Crume Secretary/Treasurer2 $0-$0 $04
Fran Houlihan Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
AJ Patton Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Tim Winters Board Member (part year)2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $200K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $11K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $14K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,912$122,925 $108,949$108,949 $67,400$50,512 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,772$113,212 $359,125$113,962 $34,911$41,861 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,485$224,434 $400,159$150,402 $61,860$42,625 ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$439,183$409,623 $270,351$270,351 $235,254$0 $009
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$332,585$102,876 $556,791$240,791 $326,420$0 $008
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$350,997$375,789 $211,082$11,082 $289,312$57,044 $005
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,571$137,781 $35,874$35,874 $101,720$57,851 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $319,944 in all, tax years 2019 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JUDSON UNIVERSITY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION Public charity Exact 2019-2021 3$319,944 2021$83,643
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $122,925 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $71,668 58.3%
Fees to independent contractors $50,799 41.3%
Printing, publications, postage $458 0.4%
Total$122,925100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $113,212 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,699 65.1%
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Total$113,212100%

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LineAs describedTotalShare
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Other (as described) EventEvent expense $48,647$48,647-- 11.9%
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2020 · Form 990 · $102,876 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,296 · events $7,800
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $27,145$22,090$5,055- 26.4%
Advertising and promotion $23,391$1,080-$22,311 22.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,296$11,296-- 11.0%
Fees: other services $9,462$9,462-- 9.2%
Other (as described) EventEvent expense $7,800$7,800-- 7.6%
Office expenses $7,290$5,932$1,358- 7.1%
Other (as described)Board/trustee expenses $7,056-$7,056- 6.9%
Interest $5,745$4,675$1,070- 5.6%
Fees: accounting $2,250-$2,250- 2.2%
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Fees: legal $279$279-- 0.3%
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2019 · Form 990 · $375,789 spent · pay $33,006 · grants $13,784 · events $37,689
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $188,478$188,478-- 50.2%
Occupancy $41,034-$41,034- 10.9%
Other (as described) EventEvent expense $37,689$37,689-- 10.0%
Other salaries and wages $33,006$33,006-- 8.8%
Advertising and promotion $28,187--$28,187 7.5%
Fees: legal $18,466-$18,466- 4.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $13,784$13,784-- 3.7%
Office expenses $6,895-$6,895- 1.8%
Interest $5,326-$5,326- 1.4%
Travel $2,822$2,822-- 0.8%
Other (as described)Board/trustee expenses $102-$102- 0.0%
Total$375,789100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $137,781 spent · pay $4,212 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $133,559 96.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $4,212 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $10 0.0%
Total$137,781100%

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