About World Learning
For more than 90 years, World Learning has advanced American leadership at home and abroad by equipping students, professionals, and institutions with the skills, networks, and real-world experience needed to address today’s most pressing challenges. Through dynamic, experiential education and exchange programs, we strengthen 21st-century competencies, foster innovation, and expand economic opportunity—building more secure and prosperous communities worldwide.
Focus Areas
international educationstudent exchangesteacher training (TESOL)professional fellowships and exchangesyouth developmentinstitutional strengtheningworkforce development
Who They Fund
youth / adolescents / young leadersrefugees and refugee familiesparticipants in exchange programs (ambassadors)
Funding Style
About World Learning
World Learning Inc’s recent grantmaking is shaped by participant exchanges, with the largest awards flowing to institutions that host, place, and support exchange activity. In 2024 and 2023, Georgetown University received $1,389,596 and $982,464 for Participant Exchanges, while Management System International Inc received $1,146,820 and $759,440 for the same purpose. That repeated pattern points to a funder that backs large, programmatic exchange infrastructure rather than isolated one-off grants. The foundation also supports education and resettlement-related work through grants such as $577,335 to New York University for Education and $51,687 to National Center for Civic Innovation Inc for Refugee Resettlement. Other awards reach universities, councils, and exchange organizations across the United States, including Duke University, Purdue University, and World Chicago. The grant list shows a mix of large and smaller awards, with several recurring recipients appearing in more than one year. World Learning Inc operates as a regular funder with national giving, and its portfolio aligns with its long-running work in international education, exchanges, youth development, and institutional strengthening.
What World Learning Funds
Participant exchange programming is the clearest theme in the recent grants. World Learning Inc gave $1,389,596 to Georgetown University for Participant Exchanges and $1,146,820 to Management System International Inc for the same purpose, indicating sustained support for organizations that administer exchange activity. Education also appears as a separate line of support. The foundation awarded $577,335 to New York University for Education, showing that its funding extends beyond exchange administration into academic programming. Youth-oriented exchange work is present as well. Global Ties ABQ received $78,062 for the Youth Ambassadors Program, and Colleagues International received $41,748 for Young Leaders Exchange Programs. A refugee-related grant also appears in the recent list: National Center for Civic Innovation Inc received $51,687 for Refugee Resettlement.
How World Learning Gives
World Learning Inc’s typical grant size sits at $10,852 at the 25th percentile, $16,133 at the median, and $30,507 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes several much larger awards, which suggests a layered portfolio of smaller operating-style grants alongside major program awards. Recipients appear across 2023 and 2024, including multiple repeat grants to the same organizations, which points to recurring support rather than purely one-time funding. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and no application process is indicated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.7M
Total Assets
$69.2M
Total Revenue
$108.7M
Total Expenses
$112.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $31K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
National42 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Carol Jenkins
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