Peace Corps Foundation

Overview

Mission

The Peace Corps Foundation mission is to design, fund and construct a commemorative work near the Washington, DC mall that will honor the creation of the Peace Corps in 1961 and those aspects of the American character exemplified by Peace Corps service.

What it reported doing in 2025

PCCF'S financial campaign is undertaking a major fundraising campaign to provide the required funds to design, develop and construct The Peace Corps Commemorative at Peace Corps Park at First Street and Louisiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The final design was approved on October 17, 2024 and The National Park Service gave its final approval to proceed with the construction of the park.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010554700
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2014
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022516216
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Official website

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.9%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 13
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 53.8%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.69; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 9.9% of revenue deployed · 13.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $72K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $237K reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.