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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2105854

WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SOMERVILLE, MA 02144

Financials

$1.1M$1.3M2022$1.2M$1.5M2023$1.9M$1.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990-PF$1,914,109$1,438,561$475,548$29,064,606$120,775$28,943,831
June 30, 2024990-PF$1,225,620$1,461,520-$235,900$27,763,280$0$27,763,280
June 30, 2023990-PF$1,082,070$1,288,785-$206,715$26,590,261$1,461$26,588,800
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,199,781
Dividends
$149,951
Interest
$22,882
Net gain from sales of assets
$410,445
Other income
$131,050

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$17,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$306,819
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$382,272
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$1,275,874

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$27,763,280
Total assets, end of year
$29,064,606
Total liabilities, end of year
$120,775
Net assets, end of year
$28,943,831
Fair market value of assets
$29,064,606
Qualifying distributions
$1,275,874
Net investment income
$774,868

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALEX DE WAAL
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$213,262$67,642
BRIDGET CONLEY
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$160,728$50,993
LISA AVERY - SECRETARY APPOINTED
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
9/2024)/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (FULL YEAR)1$93,557$29,688
BRITTANY ARNESON
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$80,808$25,627
PETER BLUM
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
BOARD CHAIR1$0$0
MATTHEW HENSHON
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
EILEEN BABBITT
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JACQUELINE BHABHA
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JEFFREY SUMMIT
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
BRYAN HEHIR
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/2024)1$0$0
MONIK JIMENEZ
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/2024)1$0$0
ANAT BILETZKI
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
VICE CHAIR1$0$0
DEBORAH CHASMAN
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 7/2024)1$0$0
ELIZABETH ADELMAN
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
MELISSA NOBLES
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/2025)1$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANDREW EVANS
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TREASURER1$0
ANDREW SHENNAN
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0
ZOE MARKS
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (APPOINTED 9/2024)1$0
THOMAS O'REILLY
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (APPOINTED 2/2025)1$0
SARRAH SHAHAWNY
114 CURTIS ST 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (APPOINTED 4/2025)1$0
990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALEX DE WAAL
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$209,080$64,766
BRIDGET CONLEY
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$154,250$48,097
LISA AVERY
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$89,786$27,936
BRITTANY ARNESON
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$77,700$23,660
PETER BLUM
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
BOARD CHAIR1$0$0
MATTHEW HENSHON
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
NAWAL NOUR
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
SECRETARY1$0$0
EILEEN BABBITT
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JACQUELINE BHABHA
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JEFFREY SUMMIT
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
BRYAN HEHIR
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
MONIK JIMENEZ
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ANAT BILETZKI
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
VICE CHAIR1$0$0
DEBORAH CHASMAN
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ELIZABETH ADELMAN
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
MELISSA NOBLES
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ANDREW EVANS
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TREASURER1$0$0
ANDREW SHENNAN
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE (APPOINTED 5/2024)1$0$0
990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALEX DE WAAL
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$201,039$60,892
BRIDGET CONLEY
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$148,175$45,561
LISA AVERY
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$86,250$26,598
ADITYA SARKAR
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
RESEARCHER
Highest-paid employee
28$73,512$0
BRITTANY ARNESON
169 HOLLAND ST STE209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
35$61,648$17,677
PETER BLUM
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
BOARD CHAIR1$0$0
MATTHEW HENSHON
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
NAWAL NOUR
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
SECRETARY1$0$0
EILEEN BABBITT
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JACQUELINE BHABHA
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
JEFFREY SUMMIT
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
BRYAN HEHIR
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
MONIK JIMENEZ
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ANAT BILETZKI
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
VICE CHAIR1$0$0
DEBORAH CHASMAN
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ELIZABETH ADELMAN
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
MELISSA NOBLES
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TRUSTEE1$0$0
ANDREW EVANS
169 HOLLAND STREET STE 209, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
TREASURER1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
114 CURTIS STREET 2ND FLOOR, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144-1243
Signed the 990-PF
ALEX DE WAAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(617) 627-2255
Return prepared by
EAG NEW ENGLAND LLC

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990-PF on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2105854
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private operating foundation (exempt from paying excise taxes)
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private operating foundation, 50% limit
Exempt since
1935
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$29,064,606
Income (IRS master file)
$4,089,440

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFJune 2025$1,914,109$1,438,561$29,064,606XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990-PFJune 2024$1,225,620$1,461,520$27,763,280XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990-PFJune 2023$1,082,070$1,288,785$26,590,261XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990-PFJune 2022–––IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990-PFJune 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990-PFJune 2020–––IRS
990-PFJune 2018–––IRS
990-PFJune 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2105854).

Questions about WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION is 04-2105854.
Is WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.
Are donations to WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private operating foundation, 50% limit).
Which annual return does WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended June 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,262 (ALEX DE WAAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,914,109, expenses of $1,438,561 and total assets of $29,064,606 at year end.

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