World Education Services CEO salary and executive pay
World Education Services paid its CEO, Esther T Benjamin, $996,526 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $74,435 (8.1%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $139,593,000, up 39.7% from $99,938,416 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. World Education Services ranks 5th of 19 international nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. World Education Services has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 23-7396384, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$996,526
- Total revenue
- $139,593,000
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 72%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513189349306446.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 57th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.71% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Esther T Benjamin CEO CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $996,526 |
| John VermaatenCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 12/31/24, filed with the name) | $618,588 |
| Cheryl TotoCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | $550,639 |
| Paul FeltmanDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GTB | $466,118 |
| Biren ShahCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $449,672 |
Also paid on the latest return: Holly Sanders (CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER), $425,805; Monica K Munn (CHIEF SOCIAL IMPACT OFFICER), $424,466; Abbie J Cowan (CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER), $416,964; Ernest Wurzbach (SR. DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY), $368,803; Megan Blackburn (SIR. DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & PLANNING), $352,990; Shamira Madhany (MANAGING DIRECTOR, WES CANADA), $341,455; Brian Kostantin (SR DIRECTOR OF SALES, MKTG & CS), $327,907; Niteese Lenton As Of 10724 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $81,305.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Audrey Hendley (CHAIR), Sidney R Hargo (VICE CHAIR), Helen Hayward (SECRETARY), Feridun Hamdullahpur (TREASURER), Caroline Gayle (TRUSTEE), Joanna Harries (TRUSTEE), Shakti Jauhar (TRUSTEE), Aaron Williams (TRUSTEE), Julie Reddy (TRUSTEE), Paolo Varias (TRUSTEE), Fanta Aw (TRUSTEE), Kamal Bhattacharya (TRUSTEE), Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (TRUSTEE), Donna Daniels (TRUSTEE), Ajay Patel (TRUSTEE).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Esther T Benjamin CEO CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $996,526 | $139,593,000 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Esther T Benjamin CEO CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $922,091 | $99,938,416 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Esther T Benjamin CEO CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $844,936 | $98,705,023 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513189349306446.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Esther T BenjaminCEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $951,029 | $45,497 | $614,029 | $337,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $21,347 | $996,526 |
| John VermaatenCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 12/31/24, filed with the name) | $560,251 | $58,337 | $340,251 | $220,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $34,187 | $618,588 |
| Cheryl TotoCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | $492,302 | $58,337 | $357,302 | $135,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $34,187 | $550,639 |
| Paul FeltmanDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GTB | $418,058 | $48,060 | $343,058 | $75,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $23,910 | $466,118 |
| Biren ShahCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | $425,522 | $24,150 | $315,522 | $110,000 | $0 | $24,150 | $0 | $449,672 |
These figures come from World Education Services' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How World Education Services compares
Ranked 5th of 19 international nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 4th, Direct Relief, $1,111,239
- Next in this ranking: 6th, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, $993,732
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Bowen Health$1,261,033 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Pine Crest School$950,292 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
American Society of Mechanical Engineers$2,088,766 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$739,620 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
HumanGood$1,566,593 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Esther T Benjamin (CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) was paid $996,526 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $951,029 from World Education Services and $45,497 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Esther T Benjamin, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $996,526.
World Education Services paid its CEO, Esther T Benjamin, $996,526 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $74,435 (8.1%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Esther T Benjamin, paid $844,936. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $844,936 (Esther T Benjamin); December 2023, $922,091; December 2024, $996,526.
World Education Services' return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $98,706,735 and total revenue of $139,593,000 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $40,886,265. Expenses were $91,492,697 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 7.9%. The CEO's pay of $996,526 equals 1.01% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns World Education Services filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 14, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.