UNLOCKING THE FUTURE: KEY FACTS
25 years of vision, conversations, discovery, and hard work =
25 years of stories, hope, impact and 2 million changed lives.
1998
YEAR
FOUNDED
2
VISIONARY
FOUNDERS
100%
OVERHEAD
COVERED BY BOARD
LEADING WITH VISION & COMPASSION: A LOVE STORY
Meet our Founders:
Harry & Kay Leibowitz
The story of World of Children began in 1996 when Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz had an epiphany while he was recovering from cancer surgery at age 55. He was watching the Pulitzer Prize announcements when he realized that there was a Pulitzer Prize for art and literature, a Nobel Prize for sciences and peace, and an Oscar for film, but there were no awards for those who were tirelessly and selflessly serving children in need around the world.
That realization was a catalyst for Harry who met his now wife of 15 years, Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz just before the second annual Awards Ceremony. Kay attended the event as a guest and quickly fell in love with both Harry and World of Children. They’ve been on this mission together ever since.
Meet our Board
Harry Leibowitz
Co-Founder & Co-Chair,
World of Children
Kay Issacson-Leibowitz
Co-Founder & Co-Chair,
World of Children
Ranjan Manoranjan
Treasurer
Principal, Prime AE Group, Inc.
Roberta Romberg
Secretary
President, Romberg Law Office, PC
Jill Beraud
Director, Levi Strauss & Co
Devin Beresheim
Executive Vice President,
Lockton Specialty Practices
Molly Eldredge
San Diego Community Leader
Frances Fraenkel
Managing Director,
Neuberger Berman
Adam Freede
CEO & Co-Founder,
MadaLuxe Group
Bertan Kalatchi
CEO,
JohnPaulRichard
Stephanie March
Actor, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur
Sandy Scholl
Executive Chairman &
Co-Founder,
MadaLuxe Group
Sue Steinberg
San Francisco Community Leader
AWARDS
FOR
CHANGE
Our Awards for Change Unlock a Brighter Future for Vulnerable Children.
'Nobel Prize for Child Advocacy'
'Nobel Prize for Child Advocacy'
25 YEARS OF KEEPING PROMISES
Our Guarantee
ALWAYS ABOVE REPROACH
Extensive investigations are conducted for every Changemaker to ensure they are above reproach and doing the best work. Investigations are carried out by one the world’s leading corporate security firms, and reports are available to any potential investor.
100% MODEL
Our generous Board of Governors covers our overhead so that 100% of public donations go directly to funding high-impact programs around the world.
WE’LL DO THE HOMEWORK
World of Children does the homework for you, assuring proper use of funds with ongoing reporting regarding organizational impact. No other granting organization in the world (that we know of) can make these claims.
'Nobel Prize for Child Advocacy'
'Nobel Prize for Child Advocacy'
“World of Children is one of the most effective and efficient mid-sized nonprofit organizations in the world.”
Caryl M. Stern, Former President & CEO, UNICEF USA
