World Federalist Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
526081813
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2025463950
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$472,395
Expenses
$476,108
Assets
$520,062
Liabilities
$124,518

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA SHOOT (EXECUTIVE DI): $100,041 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Educate and advocate for a democratic federation of nations with enforceable world law to: abolish war and global violence in the resolution of disputes; protect universal human rights and freedoms; and restore and sustain our global environment.

What it reported doing in 2024

World federalist association, doing business as citizens for global solutions education fund, develops and promotes measures to strengthen existing international institutions as well as to design and propose structures to better represent the peoples of the world. It is our conviction that only through freedom and democratic representation of peoples will a legitimate world authority ever be possible. The sustainability of any institution claiming international authority will depend on acceptance and support by the peoples of the world. Federalist principles have demonstrated widespread success in securing democratic support, and are the reference point for cgss advocacy. Areas of focus are as follows: 1. Safeguarding human rights and upholding international law we advocate for global coordination, legal frameworks, and collective action to address human rights violations and provide accountability for violations of international law. 2. Strengthening the united nations we urge for a more transparent and democratic un through comprehensive reforms to strengthen its governance, enhance transparency, and improve accountability. 3. Supporting new global institutions and mechanisms we encourage efforts to conceive and achieve new global institutions to enable an effective democratic world federation. 4. Promoting disarmament and peace we promote centralizing arms control, facilitating peaceful dispute resolution, fostering collective security, and reallocating resources to achieve a world without war. 5. Arresting environmental degradation we support coordinated policies, global agreements, scientific collaboration, sustainable development initiatives, monitoring and enforcement, and resource mobilization on a global scale to protect our planet.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 75.4%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.52 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.09; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.6% of revenue deployed · 75.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $359K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.