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Creating Friendships for Peace Inc

EIN 45-0666188 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Creating Friendships for Peace (CFP) promotes peace and understanding in divided communities by bringing together teenagers with future leadership potential from both sides of a conflict, encouraging lifelong friendships among them, and extending these friendships to their families and friends.

Income
$154,059
Spending
$171,332
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
35.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 93%
Employees
0
Volunteers
45

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 35.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 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

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • 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, 2025, 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 (2)
  1. $104,079 spent. Creating Friendships for Peace (CFP) provides a two-year program for Cypriot high-school students. In Year One, selected teens attend peace camps in Cyprus, learning about each other's history and culture. In Year Two, the same teens are eligible to attend a month-long living experience in the U.S. with an American host family. During this month, the teens share a room with a member of the other community of the same gender and develop a deeper understanding of each other. They discover what they share in common and learn the lesson of reconciliation. Our program in Cyprus is referred to as the Cyprus Friendship Program and includes our independent volunteer Cypriot Coordinators who manage our Year One workshops, projects and week long summer peace camps, all funded with Cypriot resources. Almost all of CFP's expenses for the Cyprus Friendship Program are related to the travel and insurance costs for the teen pairs who come to the U.S. As of the end of 2025, over 1,300 Cypriot teens have graduated from our program.
  2. $28,215 spent. In 2025, CFP created two programs for teens from Israel/Palestine - one included teen pairs in a US hosting area and the other was a camp program in Cyprus. Both programs were created and managed in coordination with a bi-communal team of Coordinators from Israel/Palestine.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2012.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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