Words Without Borders Inc (EIN 201017609) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2003

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Elisabeth Jaquette

Phone

9179038717

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Words Without Borders Inc, founded in 2003, is a small nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $756K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 15% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Words Without Borders mission is to translate, publish, and actively promote the finest contemporary world literature.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $733,392

Program Service Revenue $21,122

Investment Income $67

Other Revenue $1,350

TOTAL REVENUE $755,931

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,000

Salaries & Benefits $537,095

Fundraising Expenses $133,016

Program Expenses $507,289

Other Expenses $223,860

TOTAL EXPENSES $763,955

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$755,931	$891,187	-0.2%
Expenses	$763,955	$855,140	-0.1%
Net Income	$-8,024	$36,047	-1.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$94,290

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Karen M Phillips	Executive Director (Resigned - August 31, 2024)	35.00	Officer	$56,588	$0	$59,963
Elisabeth Jaquette	Executive Director	35.00	Officer	$34,327	$0	$34,327
Samantha Schnee	Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kalpana Raina	Vice-Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alessandro dAnsembourg	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Wim Vanderhoof	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Agnes Ahlander Turner	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jenny Staff Johnson	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Lemmon	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alane Salierno Mason	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Maaza Mengiste	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tara Parsons	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Enid Prasad	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chantal Restivo-Alessi	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Servadio	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Douglas Unger	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Calvin Baker	Director (Removed - June 2, 2025)	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Salih von Maltzahn	Director (Resigned - June 2, 2025)	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anthony Knerr	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James H Ottaway Jr	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Margo Viscusi	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$755,931	$763,955	$404,767	$-8,024
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$701,860	$630,791	$388,259	$71,069
2022	$511,944	$530,581	$326,089	$-18,637
2022	$511,475	$541,126	$337,354	$-29,651
2021	$574,534	$518,263	$386,111	$56,271
2021	$568,335	$519,381	$387,294	$48,954
2020	$549,151	$485,331	$314,867	$63,820
2019	$484,450	$486,630	$206,563	$-2,180
2018	$463,814	$460,703	$210,239	$3,111

Words Without Borders Inc