Our world is in urgent and desperate need to restore and improve the relationships that exist not only between nations, but also between racial, ethnic and religious groups. The Universal Peace Federation is a global alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace in which everyone can live together in freedom, harmony, cooperation and prosperity.

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94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$339K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$339K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-95% vs prior year
Spent
$9.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$9.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -95%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.3M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$32.9M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$9.0M
FY2023▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$9.6M
FY2023▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$16.8M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$8.9M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $8.5M Management & general 6% · $567K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $339K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$97,776Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Chairman Jan-June
$79,142Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$63,720Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Jan-Sept
$52,492Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman & CEO July-Dec
$44,269Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Chang Shik Yang’s $59K as Chairman & CEO is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Thomas G Walsh$23,052$79,142$124,358$111,010$109,314
Taj Ibrahim Hamad$2,000$97,776$94,642$92,300$93,177
Honorable Ek Nath Dhakal——$77,211$40,000—
Yun Young-Ho——$63,770$4,500—
Ana Gagne—$63,720———
Annie Gagne——$61,561——
Dr Chang Shik Yang$59,351$44,269———
Dr Frank Lagrotteria—$52,492$37,860——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Promotes global peace by improving relationships between nations and diverse groups.

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3 programs · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

International Educational Programs 2023

1. PEACE SUMMIT 2023: UPF organized "Peace Summit 2023" to discuss peace and the resolution of conflict across the world. World Summit 2023 was held on May 2-6, 2023 on the theme, "Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace." More than 700 world leaders from 68 nations participated.

$8.4Mprogram expense
02

Upf Publications and Communications

UPF ENews and Website Development: UPF ENews has a worldwide network of 10,000 followers. Activity reports are submitted to UPF International from 7 UPF Regions, and are posted on the website, with photos, and disseminated regularly around the world.

$94Kprogram expense
03

Upf United Nations Programs and Activities in 2023

01.06.23 NGO Committee on the Family: Making Family Policy03.08.23 UN International Day of Women. The theme for is, "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality."05.15.23 UN International Day of Families: "Families and Demographic Change."06.01.23 UN Global Day of Parents - "Mothers and Fathers: Essential for Societal…

$15Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $4.5M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$104,000
Garden of Gods Heart INCNV · FY2022$500,000
HjifusDC · FY2022$383,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$147,900
Unification Theological SeminaryNY · FY2022$123,000
HjifusDC · FY2021$204,760
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,460
Unification Theological SeminaryNY · FY2021$50,000
Hsa-Uwc AclcNY · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$252K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$9.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$567K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$252K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.0M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M$9.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$24K
Net assetsLn 32$16.8M$9.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$104K$104K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$339K$165K$175K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$188K$111K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$22K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$2.3M$2.3M
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.5M$25
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$21K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$147K−$3K$150K
TravelLn 17$1.0M$1.0M$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$104K$104K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.0M$8.5M$567K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.9M−$654K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$9.0M−$7.3M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32.9M$19.3M$13.7M$16.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.9M$7.7M$1.1M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.3M$13.8M$1.5M$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,741,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,901,801$1,488,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,781$1,193
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,042$252,076
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $32,923,624$1,741,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,150,798$3,255,727
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $653,066$609,787
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,459,398$5,180,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,263,262$9,045,730
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,660,362−$7,304,331
Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,741,399 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$176,367
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,311,763
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,488,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,193$1,193
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $252,076$252,076
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,193 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $252,076$1,741,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,045,730 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,349,722$1,349,722
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $104,400$104,400
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,801,605$1,801,605
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,795 · Management $174,579$339,374
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,882 · Management $76,694$187,576
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $39,603$39,603
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,489 · Management $20,745$43,234
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,302,483$2,302,483
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,941$18,941
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,451,238 · Management $25$1,451,263
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,930$1,930
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,832 · Management $41,015$61,847
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $32,271$32,271
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms −$2,855 · Management $149,988$147,133
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,047,008 · Management $1,501$1,048,509
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $104,457$104,457
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,688$3,688
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,897$1,897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,797$5,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,478,986 · Management $566,744 · Fundraising $0$9,045,730
Part X · Balance sheet $9,669,972 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,140,667; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,839$37,229
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,929,548$4,465,665
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,925
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,553$12,028
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,673$6,985
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $190,148$4,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,187,761$9,669,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,172,316$23,541
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $197,230$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,369,546$23,541
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,818,215$9,646,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,818,215$9,646,431
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,187,761$9,669,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,646,431 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,741,399
XI-2 Total expenses$9,045,730
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,304,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,818,215
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$132,547
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,646,431

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