World Carp Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 117 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
WORLD CARP IS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES YOUNG LEADERS OF CHARACTER WHO LIVE FOR THE GREATER GOOD AND BUILD A CULTURE OF TRUE LOVE. WE STRIVE FOR PERSONAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH CHALLENGING OUR LIMITATIONS AND PRACTICING A PRINCIPLED LIFESTYLE. WE BELIEVE THAT ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS, BASED ON THE MODEL OF TRUE FAMILY, WILL BUILD TOWARD LASTING PEACE WHITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. THROUGH SERVING THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY, WE ADVOCATE AND DEVELOP MORAL AND ETHICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN PREPARATION FOR FAMILY LIFE AND CAREER.
- Income
- $244,716
- Spending
- $912,310
- Spent on programs
- 52%
- Reserves
- 6.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 81
- Highest pay
- $140,000, president/tr
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
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 273% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1552% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 117 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
Weak: 24 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (1)
- $476,379 spent. IN THE YEAR 2024 WORLD CARP INC. HELD 3 MAJOR SEASONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCES, 20 X WEEKLY TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOPS, 4 X VISION SEMINARS AND 24 X VOLUNTEER PROJECTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SEASONAL (QUARTERLY) LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS THE WINTER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN FFWPU CHURCH ATLANTA, GA. THE EVENT INITIALLY STARTED ON DECEMBER 30, 2023, AND CONTINUEDUNTIL JANUARY 4, 2024. AFTER THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, THE FOLLOWING DAY THE YEAR 2024 STARTED WITH AN EXCITING KOREAN CLASSICAL YUT GAME. A TOTAL OF 25PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING STAFF WHO JOINED TOGETHER. IN THE AFTERNOON THE PARTICIPANTS DID A FUN WINTERACTIVITY AT MARGARITA VILLE RESORT IN BUFORD, GA. YSP ASIA PRESIDENT MR. RONNIE SODUSTA GAVE A ZOOM PRESENTATION ENTITLED "YOUTH, FIND YOUR PURPOSE". IN THE AFTERNOON, THE PARTICIPANTS VISITED THE KING CENTER, ONE OF THE MUSEUMS DEDICATED TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. THE NEXT DAY, ILTP VOLUNTEERED ON A SERVICE PROJECT COORDINATED BYHANDS-ON ATLANTA, PACKING FOOD TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO FAMILIES IN NEED.DURING THE WORKSHOP, EACH PARTICIPANT HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE THEIR TESTIMONY FROM PAST TRAINING EXPERIENCE. THE SPRING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN THE NJ NORTH HALEDON FAMILY CHURCH FROM MARCH 24TO MAY 31, 2024. DURING THE WORKSHOP ABOUT 20 PARTICIPANTS HADHOMESTAY EXPERIENCE AT MRS. SATO'S KEA ELDER FAMILY, EDGEWATER, NJ FOR 2 WEEKS AND PASTOR HIGUCHI'S FAMILY, LEONIA, NJ FOR 1 WEEK EACH. DURING THE WORKSHOP THE PARTICIPANTS HAD ATTENDED DIVERSE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. MARCH 24, 2024: ILTP PARTICIPANTS HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING THE KEA CHURCH, ACCOMPANIED BY OUR DIRECTOR MR. KIM. MEETING THE KOREAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS BROUGHT THEM IMMENSE JOY. FOLLOWING THAT, THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE HISTORIC TARRYTOWN NEW YORK-BELVEDERE FAMILY CHURCH, ONE OF OUR OLDEST CHURCHES. PASTOR JUSTINE KINDLY TOOK THE TIME TO SHARE SOME FASCINATING INSIGHTS ABOUT THE CHURCH'S HISTORY.THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO DELIGHTED TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF THE PLACE THROUGH STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS. MARCH 31, 2024: ILTP HAD A WONDERFUL EASTER CELEBRATION AT THE FAMILY CHURCH OF CONNECTICUT AND ELIZABETH FAMILY CHURCH OF NEW JERSEY. IT WAS FIRST TIME FOR THE VOLUNTEERS VISITING THE CHURCH AND THE STATE TOO. THEY ENJOYED DOING FUN ACTIVITIES LIKE EGG HUNTING, EGG BATTLES, AND EGG PAINTING. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S GOOD TO REMEMBER THE TRUE MEANING OF EASTER - THE REBIRTH BROUGHT TO US BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. APRIL 5, 2024: INCREDIBLE ILTP TEAMS VISITED AMERICAN NATION'S SYMBOL OF LIBERTY AND FREEDOM: THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND HEART OF WORLD'S TRADES AND DREAMS - NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE. FOR MOST OF PARTICIPANTS IT WAS A FIRST- TIME EXPERIENCE. BRAVING THE WIND OF THE UPPER BAY ON THE MISS NEW JERSEY SHIP, WE TRAVELED TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY MUSEUM, LEARNING THE HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS MONUMENT AND FEELING THE SPIRIT OF UNITY OF AMERICA. APRIL 12,2024: THE PARTICIPANTS ARE PRESENT AT THE BLUE DRAGON EVENT IN THE KEA FAMILY CHURCH. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THEY'VE WITNESSED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW THAT SIMPLY SYMBOLIZED HOPE. THEY'RE TRULY HOPEFUL AS THEY RECEIVED BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION FROM OUR TRUE MOTHER. INDEED, YOUTHIS THE HOPE. TODAY IS A GOOD REMINDER TO RECOGNIZE WHO WE REALLY ARE WITHOUT FALTERING. SO HAPPY TO HAVE DISCOVERED THE TRUE HEART OF OUR BELOVED TRUE MOTHER. APRIL 25,2024: REFLECTING ON THE TOUR OF THE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT MUSEUM OFFERS PROFOUND INSIGHT TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL PRESIDENTS. ILTP PARTICIPANTS AMIABLE DEMEANOR LED THEM TO ENGAGE WITH ANYONE THEY ENCOUNTERED INCLUDING THE SECURITY STAFF AT THE ENTRANCE, WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM AND EVEN ATTEMPTED TO LEARN THEIR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THIS RESULTED IN A PLEASANT CONVERSATION. INSIDE THE MUSEUM, THEY EXPLORED EACH STATION EQUIPPED WITH A THEATER OFFERING GLIMPSES INTO THE HISTORY SURROUNDING THE PRESIDENT. EVERYONE WAS STRUCK BY THE IMMENSE CHALLENGES FDR FACED DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO WWII. HIS LEADERSHIP AND VISION SHAPED NOT ONLY THE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN HISTORY BUT ALSO TRAJECTORY OF THE WORLD. ESPECIALLY UNDERSTANDING HIS PERSONAL STRUGGLES, PARTICULARLY HIS BATTLE WITH POLIO, GAVE THE STUDENTS A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR HIS RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION. APRIL 26,2024: DURING THE VISIT TO WEST POINT US ARMY ON APRIL 26, 2024, ILTP HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY. FROM THE DAYS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THOMAS JEFFERSON TO THE PRESENT, WEST POINT HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF DUTY, HONOR, AND COUNTRY. THE LIFE AT WEST POINT IS CENTERED AROUND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND MILITARY DISCIPLINE. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO WALK THE SAME GROUNDS AS LEGENDARY GENERALS LIKE GEN. DOUGLAS MCARTHUR AND DWIGHT EISENHOWER. EACH ILTP PARTICIPANT LEFT INSPIRED BY THE CHARACTER TRAINING THEY WITNESSED AT WEST POINT. JUST AS SOLDIERS ARE TAUGHT TO SERVE THE NATION, ILTP PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LIVE SELFLESSLY FOR OTHERS AND FOR GOD. THE CADET'S HONOR CODE, "A CADET WILL NOT LIE, CHEAT, OR STEAL, OR TOLERATE ANYONE WHO DOES," RESONATED WITH THE PARTICIPANTS. THEY ALSO VISITED THE CADET'S CHAPEL AND REFLECTED ON THE POWERFUL PRAYER THAT URGES THEM TO CHOOSE THE HARDER RIGHT OVER THE EASIER WRONG. WITNESSING AN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT WEST POINT WAS A STROKE OF LUCK FOR THE ILTP PARTICIPANTS. THEY EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE THE LAKOTA HELICOPTER AND PARACHUTES LANDING AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH A CADET, MAKING THE VISIT TRULY UNFORGETTABLE. APRIL 30,2024: ILTP CONDUCTED THE WITNESSING OUTREACH PROGRAM WITH ELIZABETH FAMILY CHURCH. IN THIS ACTIVITY, OUR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WENT TO WARINANCO PARK, WHICH IS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AT ELIZABETH, TOGETHER WITH THE FAMILY FEDERATION FOR WORLD PEACE AND UNIFICATION. THEY HAVE MET PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY COULD HAVE DEEP AND INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF LIFE AND HOW TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIE
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 September 2001.
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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