The Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In the FY 2025 fiscal year, the Peace Appeal continued to collaborate with partners in Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, the Middle East and in the United States. The three broad areas of our activity included 1) partnering with peacemakers promoting dialogue, democracy and human rights, 2) aiding local initiatives seeking to ameliorate those most affected by conflict, and 3) investing in research and knowledge sharing initiatives on non-violence, transitional justice and other topics to build awareness and the capacity of peacemakers and their allies. Support to Peace Efforts in the Myanmar ConflictThe Peace Appeals support to peace efforts to transform the Myanmar conflict continued throughout the year. In the United States, as part of our collaboration with the University of Virginias Democratic Futures Project, we continued to convene a working group on Myanmar, and supported the development of a weekly newsletter, tracking casualties and developments in the conflict.In the region, our technical assistance and grantmaking continued in collaboration with Myanmars National Unity Consultative Councils Joint Coordination Committee on Transitional Justice. Working with 18 organizations and networks, the Joint Committee has advanced the knowledge and understanding of transitional justice throughout the country, benefitting from multiple sessions with international experts and practitioners supported by PAs support over the last year. Stakeholders report that concrete progress has been made preventing unlawful killings in the face of relentless attacks on civilians by the military juntas forces, increased understanding of human rights norms, best practices for documentation of human rights violations, best practices in providing psycho-social support to victims, increased awareness of issues related to conditional amnesty and encouraging defections, victim centered restorative justice and reparations, and the importance of transforming a system that has promoted severe violence for decades. Four priority areas for the development of policies were pursued during the year, including Accountability: Prosecution and Punishment, Victim-centered Transitional Justice, Defection and Defiance, and Conditional Amnesty. Over the course of the year, a draft framework was developed on Psycho-Social support adopted by both the Joint Committee on Transitional Justice and the National Unity Governments Ministry of Health.Additionally, our grantmaking and technical assistance enabled the convening of a working group focused on civilian resistance whose agenda included focusing on ongoing non-violent actions, working against the juntas push for elections (sham elections), strengthening humanitarian support to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and monitoring human rights violations.Global Faith Leaders and PeacebuildingIn collaboration with the World Council of Churches, the Peace Appeal has supported multiple engagements of faith leaders from throughout East and Southern Africa as they seek to inspire citizens from within their faith communities to greater civic engagement. Along with multiple partners, including the University of Virginias Democratic Futures Project, the Peace Appeal helped arrange, fund and facilitate international and regional gatherings to explore faith leaders roles as peacemakers, and to develop the skills and resources necessary to mobilize their fractured communities to transform the social, political and economic blight that impedes regional development.Middle East Our efforts in the Middle East included support to peace initiatives of our partners and allies, and humanitarian relief to child victims of the war in Gaza. Amidst the war in Gaza, we continued our support to global and international initiatives, including technical assistance and grantmaking to institutions engaged in inter-religious and political dialogue among stakeholders to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the year our support increased for the m

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 77.7%; rating input score 78
• Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 95
• Fundraising efficiency: $372.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.2%; rating input score 99; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 77.8%; rating input score 78; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Limited
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 18.7%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings