Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953825265
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Phone
8059653443
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Arms Control, Peace

Reported finances

Revenue
$330,397
Expenses
$525,610
Assets
$1,174,921
Liabilities
$10,706

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ivana Hughes (President)
  • Richard Falk (Senior Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ivana Hughes (President): $122,428 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We educate and advocate for a just and peaceful world one that is free of nuclear weapons.

What it reported doing in 2025

We play an active role in the promotion and implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons TPNW as part of and alongside other prominent groups including the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ICAN International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War IPPNW and others. We participated in the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons the Preparatory Committee of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and other UN meetings where we delivered statements and held side events. We also write for the general public and work most specifically on the positive obligations of the treaty for victim assistance and environmental remediation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 59.5%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -59.1%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.24; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.3% of revenue deployed · 59.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $313K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.