Global Peace Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

Africa: africa saw comprehensive efforts in youth empowerment, education, women's leadership, and environmental peacebuilding, often through the african renaissance initiative (ari). Over 800 volunteers, 300 expert facilitators, and 120 institutional partners supported ari's 2024 delivery: global peace leadership conference, nairobi, kenya engaged over 200 high level delegates including a high number of youth representatives, including faith leaders, educators, government officials and civil society leaders, as well as ngos from across the region. More than 50 sessions were facilitated including a regional roundtable briefing on preventing violent extremism. 60% of the delegates were youth representatives across the various conference tracks. In kenya, the great places to school program, a research-based rating system, continued to identify schools contributing to holistic child development, with the 3rd annual gala recognizing outstanding educators and schools. The transforming education summit explored integrating ethics and workplace skills into education, supported by the kenya ministry of education and other partners. The million tree growing campaign continued to combat desertification, engaging thousands of volunteers and community members in partnership with key environmental stakeholders. Kenya donated 3,000 tree seedlings in the standard chartered nairobi marathon, contributing to the kenyan government's goal of growing 15 billion trees by 2032. Nigeria focused on peaceful elections, raising awareness through interactive sessions. The hope builders festival empowered youth, nurtured interfaith harmony, and promoted community development, emphasizing skill-building initiatives for economic stability and entrepreneurship. The peaceful coexistence radio campaign continued to reduce identity-based conflict among christian and muslim communities, reaching millions of listeners. Training sessions were held to establish women's cooperative societies for economic empowerment, introducing women from diverse backgrounds to income generation principles. Youth were empowered in entrepreneurial development through a mentorship and training program, engaging 60 participants. Uganda continued to engage over 1,000 educators in transforming education professional development webinars and workshops. It provided skills training and support services for adolescent young mothers to increase their income generation skills. The launch of "waste plus," a youth-driven recycling initiative, was recognized with a social enterprise award, highlighting environmental stewardship. Peace clubs were endorsed by the first lady and ministry of education. Tanzania partnered with the jane goodall institute for tree-planting projects with young volunteers, uplifting their role in preserving natural resources. The vijana na amani 255 (youth and peace) campaign, launched with the un development programme, provided peacebuilding education to youth to counter radicalization. The "mamahodari" initiative supported single mothers with social support and economic empowerment. The countering financing of terrorism project continued to raise awareness within the nonprofit sector about preventing terrorism and financing violent extremism, training over 300 local organizations. Across the continent, gpf continued to organize ubuntu clubs & community dialogues, fostering youth-led service and social cohesion projects in schools and communities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $29.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 95.7%; rating input score 96; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings