Universal Peace Federation USA Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522289808
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
5712169739
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,657,558
Expenses
$1,401,679
Assets
$813,527
Liabilities
$9,795

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Dr Michael Jenkins (Chairman): $94,654 total reported compensation
  • Tomiko Duggan (Director): $43,758 total reported compensation
  • Emiljun Rapada (Secretary/Treasurer): $32,603 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Universal Peace Federation USA, Inc. (UPF USA) is to provide national grassroots leadership in promoting education, peace and community service initiatives affecting family and community renewal. UPF USA advances this mission by co-hosting and participating in conferences such as the American Leadership Conference series, award ceremonies such as National Parents of the Year and Ambassadors for Peace Awards, and youth volunteer programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

In FYE March 2025, UPF USA conducted solely or co-sponsored, national, regional and international programs including Parents of the Year awards, Ambassadors for Peace appointments, the Peace Road, Interfaith Prayer, intercultural programs, and youth education programs. The goal of all these programs is to strengthen cooperative relationships in the community, including dialogues between government and citizens, members of different faith traditions and races.Our several online webinars included Stopping the Violence which encourages the efforts of anti-violence leaders around the country to curtail gun violence and reduce crime in cities. The Washington Brief webinar series focuses on geopolitical peacebuilding and security issues in the Indo-Pacific, Europe and Middle East. Our International Media Association for Peace webinars focus on the role of the free press to support social and cultural values that keep a free society healthy and functioning. The International Association for Peace and Economic Development webinars highlight global economic and trade issues. And finally, the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development hosts a monthly webinar on religion's peacemaking role, as well as a weekly interfaith prayer webinars participated in by the all the world's faith traditions. Together with international programs, these projects aim at encouraging higher moral values, service to others and harmony within the family and community. UPF USA supports the renewal of the United Nations by sponsoring events commemorating UN special observances, including the International Day of Peace, World Interfaith Harmony Week, International Day of Women, and International Day of Families. UPF USA chapters commemorate these days with a variety of programs in which we join hands with representatives of different faiths and social groups who also support these observances. UPF USA was a major participant and co-organizer with other not-for-profit organizations in the creation of international events, including the Peace Summit in Korea in May 2025; the International Religious Freedom Summit in February 2025, where members of the world's faith traditions join hands to protect people worldwide who are persecuted for their beliefs. UPF USA's role in these international conferences included inviting participants and providing logistical and administrative support.UPF USA addresses peaceful cooperation and unity in society and community in various areas through seven major associations. They are International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP), Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD), International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP), International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED), International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP), International Media Association for Peace (IMAP) and International Association of First Ladies for Peace. (IAFLP) and International Association of Arts and Culture for Peace (IAACP). In FYE 2025, UPF USA continued to support the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula through educational programs and series of webinars.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 77% for direct work, and 23% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 56
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.5%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 95.4%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.4%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.2%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.5% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.