World Conference of Religions for Peace Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132671065
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2126872163
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arms Control, Peace

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,772,870
Expenses
$3,290,285
Assets
$8,890,977
Liabilities
$535,803

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

Leadership & pay

63 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAYLA ALKHAFAJI (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • DR KEZEVINO ARAM (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • HE CARDINAL CHARLES BO (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • DR NEDZAD GRABUS (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • CARDINAL DIEUDONNE NZAPALAINGA (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • CHIEF RABBI DAVID ROSEN (CO-PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DEEPIKA SINGH (DEPUTY SECRETARY GEN): $232,655 total reported compensation
  • ZAID MOHAMMED (CFO): $208,626 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Religions for peace (rfp) advances common action among the world's religious communities for peace. Multi-religious cooperation for peace and shared well-being is the hallmark of rfp. This cooperation includes but also goes beyond dialogue and bears fruit in common concrete action. Through rfp, diverse religious communities discern "deeply held and widely shared" moral concerns, such as violent conflict; gender inequality; environmental degradation; threats to the freedom of thought, conscience and religion; lack of interreligious understanding; and the shrinking space for civil society and multilateralism. Rfp translates these shared concerns into concrete multi-religious action.

What it reported doing in 2024

Strengthen interreligious education - concerning world peace, seminars, conferences on religious conflicts, and various other programs expenses $39,000 including grants of $0 revenue $0. Advanced gender equality -equality for women and girls is a foundation for securing a more peaceful and inclusive world for all people. Throughout history, women disproportionately suffer the consequences of violent conflict, poverty, and restrictions on their freedoms. They are the focal point of so many difficulties that they are also the first to respond in situations of social and political unrest. Many women are motivated and strengthened by their faith, yet their stories, knowledge, and expertise are seldom recognized in newsrooms and chambers of government alike. Because of this, religions for peace will continue to illuminate the necessary role of women in shaping the world and responding to crises. Religions for peace will also continue to equip faith-inspired women, men, youth, with knowledge and analysis, connectivity and narratives, linking religions to peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. Expenses $112,423 including grants of $0 revenue $0. Champion freedom of thought, conscience & religion -this global campaign promotes mutual respect, diversity, tolerance, and a shared concern for the well-being of "the other" through practical action. The builds tolerance and understanding of the religious "other". Programs with a specific focus on responding to hate crimes and reconciling communities have been implemented by our interreligious councils. Holy sites are of crucial spiritual and cultural significance to billions of people. Yet, history demonstrates how sacred places are often caught up in political, territorial, and religious disputes, becoming pawns of conflict themselves. Harm to holy sites impacts people's identities, reinforces trauma, and fuels the escalation of violence. In response, religions for peace and partners launched the universal code of conduct on holy sitesa cutting-edge strategy to mitigate interreligious conflict and build peace. Expenses $7,325 including grants of $0 revenue $0.

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 63% for direct work, and 37% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $32.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.8%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 61 of 61 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $233K · 63 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.