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World Conference of Religions for Peace Inc

EIN 13-2671065 · New York, NY

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RELIGIONS FOR PEACE (RFP) ADVANCES COMMON ACTION AMONG THE WORLD'S RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FOR PEACE. MULTI-RELIGIOUS COOPERATION FOR PEACE AND SHARED WELL-BEING IS THE HALLMARK OF RFP. THIS COOPERATION INCLUDES BUT ALSO GOES BEYOND DIALOGUE AND BEARS FRUIT IN COMMON CONCRETE ACTION. THROUGH RFP, DIVERSE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES DISCERN "DEEPLY HELD AND WIDELY SHARED" MORAL CONCERNS, SUCH AS VIOLENT CONFLICT; GENDER INEQUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; THREATS TO THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION; LACK OF INTERRELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING; AND THE SHRINKING SPACE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AND MULTILATERALISM. RFP TRANSLATES THESE SHARED CONCERNS INTO CONCRETE MULTI-RELIGIOUS ACTION.

Income
$3.8 million
Spending
$3.3 million
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
-0.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 75%
Employees
13
Volunteers
7
Highest pay
$232,655, deputy secretary gen

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    61 of 61 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $1.2 million spent. NURTURE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT - RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES RECOGNIZE THE DYNAMIC INTER-RELATIONSHIP AND DEPENDENCY BETWEEN ALL FORMS OF LIFE, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN SUBSTANTIATED BY MODERN SERVICE. RELIGIONS FOR PEACE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT MULTI-RELIGIOUS COLLABORATION IS GEARED TOWARDS NURTURING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL LIVING SPECIES. THIS WORK INCLUDES WORKING TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE PLANET'S VITAL ECOSYSTEM, E.G. THE INTERFAITH RAINFOREST INITIATIVE THAT PROTECTS THE WORLD'S REMAINING RAINFORESTS AND THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO SERVE AS THEIR GUARDIAN.
  2. $1.0 million spent. PROMOTE PEACEFUL, JUST & INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES - WORKING TOWARDS PEACEFUL, JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES BUILDS ON RELIGIONS FOR PEACE'S PREVIOUS WORK UNDER THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2014-2018 TO TRANSFORM VIOLENT CONFLICT, PROMOTE JUST AND HARMONIOUS SOCIETIES, AND ADVANCE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. RELIGION FOR PEACE'S OUTGOING WORK TOWARDS PEACEFUL, JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES SUPPOSTS SEVERAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THIS WORK INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES (COVID, EBOLA, ETC), ARMAMENTS, POVERTY, MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, CHILD HEALTH AND WELLBEING (E.G. FAITH FOR POSITIVE CHANGE FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES), ETC.
  3. $690,046 spent. FOSTER MULTI-RELIGIOUS COLLABORATION - RFP AIMS TO STRENGTHEN ITS CAPACITY FOR COLLOBORATIVE ACTION AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE RFP MOVEMENT BY INCREASING COMMUNICATION, ADVANCING PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, AND FACILITATING PUBLIC ALLIANCES GLOBALLY, REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. RECOGNIZING THE MULTITUDE OF GOVERNMENTAL, INTERGOVERNMENTAL CIVIL SOCIETY, AND MULTI-RELIGIOUS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD COMMON GOALS, RFP SEEKS TO BROADEN ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO SCALE UP ITS REACH AND IMPACT.
  4. $158,748 spent. STRENGTHEN INTERRELIGIOUS EDUCATION - CONCERNING WORLD PEACE, SEMINARS,CONFERENCES ON RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS EXPENSES $39,000 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $0. ADVANCED GENDER EQUALITY -EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IS A FOUNDATION FOR SECURING A MORE PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE WORLD FOR ALL PEOPLE. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WOMEN DISPROPORTIONATELY SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENT CONFLICT, POVERTY, AND RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR FREEDOMS. THEY ARE THE FOCAL POINT OF SO MANY DIFFICULTIES THAT THEY ARE ALSO THE FIRST TO RESPOND IN SITUATIONS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNREST. MANY WOMEN ARE MOTIVATED AND STRENGTHENED BY THEIR FAITH, YET THEIR STORIES,KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERTISE ARE SELDOM RECOGNIZED IN NEWSROOMS AND CHAMBERS OF GOVERNMENT ALIKE. BECAUSE OF THIS, RELIGIONS FOR PEACE WILL CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE THE NECESSARY ROLE OF WOMEN IN SHAPING THE WORLD AND RESPONDING TO CRISES. RELIGIONS FOR PEACE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EQUIP FAITH-INSPIRED WOMEN,MEN, YOUTH, WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ANALYSIS, CONNECTIVITY AND NARRATIVES, LINKING RELIGIONS TO PEACE AND SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND HUMAN RIGHTS. EXPENSES $112,423 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $0. CHAMPION FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE & RELIGION -THIS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN PROMOTES MUTUAL RESPECT, DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE, AND A SHARED CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF "THE OTHER" THROUGH PRACTICAL ACTION. THE BUILDS TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELIGIOUS "OTHER". PROGRAMS WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON RESPONDING TO HATE CRIMES AND RECONCILING COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY OUR INTERRELIGIOUS COUNCILS. HOLY SITES ARE OF CRUCIAL SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO BILLIONS OF PEOPLE. YET, HISTORY DEMONSTRATES HOW SACRED PLACES ARE OFTEN CAUGHT UP IN POLITICAL, TERRITORIAL, AND RELIGIOUS DISPUTES, BECOMING PAWNS OF CONFLICT THEMSELVES. HARM TO HOLY SITES IMPACTS PEOPLE'S IDENTITIES, REINFORCES TRAUMA, AND FUELS THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE. IN RESPONSE, RELIGIONS FOR PEACE AND PARTNERS LAUNCHED THE UNIVERSAL CODE OF CONDUCT ON HOLY SITESA CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGY TO MITIGATE INTERRELIGIOUS CONFLICT AND BUILD PEACE. EXPENSES $7,325 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $0.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1988.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Caution.

    California's Attorney General lists its registration as revoked as of December 31, 2003. Organizations on this list may not solicit donations in California.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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