Global Peace Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FOUNDED IN 2009, GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION (GPF) WORKS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PEACE, SOCIAL COHESION, AND COMPASSIONATE DEVELOPMENT. WE BELIEVE A PEACEFUL FUTURE IS WITHIN OUR REACH, AND THAT OUR SHARED VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS AS MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY ARE THE KEYS TO REALIZING DIVERSITY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY. GPF'S INNOVATIVE WORK INCLUDES COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMMING.
- Income
- $11.1 million
- Spending
- $10.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $122,056, employee
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: 55 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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)
- $2.8 million spent. GPF ASIANORTHEAST ASIA REGION:THIS REGION SAW A CONTINUED FOCUS ON PEACE AND STABILITY ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE KOREAN DREAM ART EXHIBITION CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A POWERFUL SPACE FOR EMPATHY AND SHARED VISION RELATED TO THE DIVISION OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, INVOLVING DIVERSE ARTISTS AND PROMOTING A PAN-NATIONAL VISION OF PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION. EFFORTS TO FOSTER THE IDEA OF KOREANS AS "ONE FAMILY" WERE SUSTAINED THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE "K-FAMILY CONNECTING NORTH AND SOUTH" INITIATIVE, WHICH INCLUDES CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS LIKE ARIRANG CONCERTS. THE NORTH KOREAN YOUNG LEADERS ASSEMBLY CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER YEAR, GATHERING YOUNG ESCAPEES WHO REPRESENT A STRONG AND UNWAVERING COHORT TO PROMOTE CHANGE IN NORTH KOREA. THEY GATHERED IN WASHINGTON DC FOR SESSIONS INCLUDING A NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND STATE DEPARTMENT MEETING, A MEETING WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR, AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION. THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ONE KOREA CONTINUED TO BE A CRUCIAL PLATFORM, ENGAGING 500 PARTICIPANTS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE TOGETHER WITH PROMINENT EXPERTS, POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TO BUILD INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR A UNIFIED KOREA. THE NEXT DAY 30,000 PEOPLE JOINED THE 2024 KOREAN DREAM GRAND MARCH FOR KOREA UNITED, CELEBRATING KOREA'S NATIONAL FOUNDATION DAY AND PEACEFUL KOREAN-LED REUNIFICATION OF THE PENINSULA. IN MONGOLIA, THE ANNUAL MONGOLIA FORUM REMAINED A KEY CONVENING TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF ECONOMY AND TOURISM IN NORTHEAST ASIAN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN ADVANCING PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. THE MODEL VILLAGE PROJECT CONTINUED TO ENGAGE HUNDREDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHILE REGIONAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY PROGRAMMING ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF YOUTH. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE PLANTED THROUGH YOUTH-LED INITIATIVES, SYMBOLIZING REGIONAL FRIENDSHIP AND PEACE. JAPAN CONTINUED TO FOSTER MULTICULTURAL HARMONY THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE MULTICULTURAL ONE FAMILY FESTIVAL, WHICH CELEBRATED DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY BONDS.
- $1.9 million spent. GPF AMERICAS REGION EXPENSE IN THE AMERICAS, GPF SIGNIFICANTLY INVESTED IN COMMUNITY SAFETY, CROSS-COMMUNITY RECONCILIATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SUCH AS SAFE COMMUNITIES, SAFER YOUTH, SAFER MARYLAND CAMPAIGN, AND THE BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT MODEL PROJECT, CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY FOR PREVENTING TARGETED VIOLENCE AND MASS CASUALTY EVENTS BY TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOGNIZE RISK FACTORS. THE BALTIMORE CROSS-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT AND THE MONTANA CROSS-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PILOT CONTINUED TO BRIDGE DIVIDES AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, ADDRESSING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND FOSTERING EMPATHY. GPF CONTINUED ITS VITAL ROLE IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, CO-CONVENING THE ANNUAL WASHINGTON D.C.-BASED INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SUMMIT AND PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS MINISTERIALS AND ROUNDTABLES. IN LATIN AMERICA, GPF CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE LATIN AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL MISSION, AN ASSOCIATION OF FORMER HEADS OF STATE DEDICATED TO GOOD GOVERNANCE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIAL STABILITY. "PROSPECTS FOR GREATER ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ENGAGEMENTS: LATIN AMERICAU.S.ASIA-PACIFIC REGION" FORUM GATHERED LEADERS IN POLITICS, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT, ACADEMIA, AND BUSINESS TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. LATIN AMERICAN FORUM OF IDEAS ENGAGED 50+ LEADERS INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENTS, MULTIPLE TRACKS (MIGRATION, ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION), AND SHOWED STRONG FOLLOW-UP MOMENTUM. BRAZIL SAW ONGOING ENGAGEMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH "CONVERSATIONS THAT CONNECT" DIALOGUE SERIES, FAMILY FESTIVALS, AND VARIOUS IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS PROMOTING GLOBAL EXCHANGE AND COMMUNITY CHANGE. GPF ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) DISCUSSIONS, FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP WAS UPLIFTED THROUGH VIRTUAL CONFERENCES THAT CONVENED WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE REGION, EMPHASIZING THEIR ROLE AS CATALYSTS FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ADDRESSING CORRUPTION, CHILD PROTECTION, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
- $1.7 million spent. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: THIS REGION SAW SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP CORPS ACTIVITIES WERE PROMINENT, WITH THE 12TH GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT THAT GATHERED OVER 24,000 YOUTH IN PRESSING SOCIETAL CONCERNS RELATED TO UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. IT COVERED 17 PROVINCES ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES, CULMINATING IN THE FINAL EVENT IN MANILA. FIVE YOUNG LEADERS WERE AWARDED SEED GRANTS TOTALING P250,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM AND SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS WERE ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTED, INCLUDING THE PEACEBOOK LIBRARY PROJECT, ENGLISHED PROJECT, AND GREENED (ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING) PROJECT, FOSTERING ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY AMONG YOUTH IN INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, AND CAMBODIA. THE U-GEN SUMMIT IN INDONESIA CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FROM PARTNER UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES. THE YOUNG BRIDGING LEADERS CHALLENGE SERVED AS AN INTERNATIONAL ONLINE WORKSHOP TO RAISE YOUTH PEACEBUILDING CAPACITY, ENGAGING YOUNG LEADERS FROM MULTIPLE COUNTRIES. IN INDIA, THE GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, TRANSFORMING EDUCATION, VALUES-BASED PEACEBUILDING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. OUTCOMES INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF A PEACE HUBS CAMPAIGN AND YOUTH-LED PEACE CLUBS TO PROMOTE YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, WITH OVER 3,700 YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN PEACE CLUBS. WASH (WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE) PROJECTS EDUCATED CHILDREN ON HYGIENE AND DISTRIBUTED PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS. NEPAL CONTINUED ITS ENGAGEMENT OF OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, AND STUDENTS IN PEACEBUILDING THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE MORAL AND INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AND THE GLOBAL PEACEBUILDERS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. PROJECT SAKSHAM AND PROJECT SHAKTI SUPPORTED WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. EXPERTS WERE ENGAGED IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, ASSISTING COMMUNITIES WITH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES LIKE COMPOSTING. IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE ALL-LIGHTS VILLAGES PROJECT CONTINUED TO UPLIFT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN REMOTE AREAS, ENGAGING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS. MALAYSIA CONTINUED ITS WASH PROGRAM FOR ORANG ASLI INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING EDUCATION ON WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYGIENE, AND INSTALLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN ON WOMEN AND GIRLS. CAMBODIA ADVANCED ITS SAFE WATER SAFE BOTTLE PROJECT, PROVIDING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND PROMOTING REUSABLE BOTTLES. THE ONE BOOK ONE LOVE CAMPAIGN BROUGHT LITERATURE TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY.
- $3.2 million spent. AFRICA:AFRICA SAW COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS IN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PEACEBUILDING, OFTEN THROUGH THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE INITIATIVE (ARI). OVER 800 VOLUNTEERS, 300 EXPERT FACILITATORS, AND 120 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS SUPPORTED ARI'S 2024 DELIVERY: GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, NAIROBI, KENYA ENGAGED OVER 200 HIGH LEVEL DELEGATES INCLUDING A HIGH NUMBER OF YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING FAITH LEADERS, EDUCATORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, AS WELL AS NGOS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. MORE THAN 50 SESSIONS WERE FACILITATED INCLUDING A REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE BRIEFING ON PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 60% OF THE DELEGATES WERE YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS THE VARIOUS CONFERENCE TRACKS. IN KENYA, THE GREAT PLACES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, A RESEARCH-BASED RATING SYSTEM, CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTING TO HOLISTIC CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE 3RD ANNUAL GALA RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS. THE TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SUMMIT EXPLORED INTEGRATING ETHICS AND WORKPLACE SKILLS INTO EDUCATION, SUPPORTED BY THE KENYA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE MILLION TREE GROWING CAMPAIGN CONTINUED TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, ENGAGING THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY ENVIRONMENTAL STAKEHOLDERS. KENYA DONATED 3,000 TREE SEEDLINGS IN THE STANDARD CHARTERED NAIROBI MARATHON, CONTRIBUTING TO THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT'S GOAL OF GROWING 15 BILLION TREES BY 2032. NIGERIA FOCUSED ON PEACEFUL ELECTIONS, RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH INTERACTIVE SESSIONS. THE HOPE BUILDERS FESTIVAL EMPOWERED YOUTH, NURTURED INTERFAITH HARMONY, AND PROMOTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EMPHASIZING SKILL-BUILDING INITIATIVES FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE RADIO CAMPAIGN CONTINUED TO REDUCE IDENTITY-BASED CONFLICT AMONG CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM COMMUNITIES, REACHING MILLIONS OF LISTENERS. TRAINING SESSIONS WERE HELD TO ESTABLISH WOMEN'S COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, INTRODUCING WOMEN FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO INCOME GENERATION PRINCIPLES. YOUTH WERE EMPOWERED IN ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM, ENGAGING 60 PARTICIPANTS. UGANDA CONTINUED TO ENGAGE OVER 1,000 EDUCATORS IN TRANSFORMING EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS. IT PROVIDED SKILLS TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENT YOUNG MOTHERS TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME GENERATION SKILLS. THE LAUNCH OF "WASTE PLUS," A YOUTH-DRIVEN RECYCLING INITIATIVE, WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AWARD, HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. PEACE CLUBS WERE ENDORSED BY THE FIRST LADY AND MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. TANZANIA PARTNERED WITH THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR TREE-PLANTING PROJECTS WITH YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, UPLIFTING THEIR ROLE IN PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES. THE VIJANA NA AMANI 255 (YOUTH AND PEACE) CAMPAIGN, LAUNCHED WITH THE UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, PROVIDED PEACEBUILDING EDUCATION TO YOUTH TO COUNTER RADICALIZATION. THE "MAMAHODARI" INITIATIVE SUPPORTED SINGLE MOTHERS WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. THE COUNTERING FINANCING OF TERRORISM PROJECT CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS WITHIN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR ABOUT PREVENTING TERRORISM AND FINANCING VIOLENT EXTREMISM, TRAINING OVER 300 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. ACROSS THE CONTINENT, GPF CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE UBUNTU CLUBS & COMMUNITY DIALOGUES, FOSTERING YOUTH-LED SERVICE AND SOCIAL COHESION PROJECTS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
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
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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