Universal Peace Federation

Analysis

Universal Peace Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tarrytown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Universal Peace Federation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $9.0m, spending 519% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $16.4m to $1.7m (-89%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Universal Peace Federation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nadias Initiative Inc ($1.7m), Raising Malawi Inc ($1.7m) and Paluz Corpss ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $339k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $188k. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 10 employees.