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Nonprofit · EIN 27-0944965

FOCOLARE FOUNDATION

Also known as FOCOLARE FORMATION FUND

Tax-exempt · BRONX, NY 10465

Financials

$7.5M$7.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$7,541,468$7,327,508$213,960$7,063,824$6,868,920$194,904
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,293,071
Program service revenue
$54,835
Investment income
$92,888
Other revenue
$100,674

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,201,227
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$27,738
Accounting fees
$7,056
Travel
$5,940
Program services (functional)
$7,236,487
Management and general (functional)
$91,021

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$268,846
Total assets, end of year
$7,063,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,868,920
Net assets, end of year
$194,904
Publicly traded securities
$6,861,078
Net assets without donor restrictions
$194,904
Gross receipts
$7,541,468
Employees
0
Volunteers
7
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
NY

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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Emery KoenigDirector, Chair Person
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
John ChesserDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christine TsuiDirector, Vice Chair Person
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Maria Teresa FronzaDirector, Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Domenico CasellaDirector, Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Christian VeldboerExecutive Director
Key employee
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
179 ROBINSON AVE, BRONX, NY 10465-3136
In care of
% AMELIA J UELMEN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Christian Veldboer, 624 3rd Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Signed the 990
Christian Veldboer, Executive Director
Phone
(646) 898-8600
Return prepared by
Synodal Consulting LLC

Mission

The Focolare Foundation serves as a catalyst for change, providing financial support, resources, expertise, and capacity-building to empower communities and organizations while amplifying the impact of grassroots initiatives. This approach drives meaningful outreach and supports projects such as Focolare Media, the Focolare Forum for Dialogue and Culture, and numerous other national and international initiatives. Our work is guided by four core activities: Partnerships and Initiatives; Development and Fundraising; Investments; and Grantmaking.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Focolare Movement in recent years has begun coordinating efforts to deploy the spirituality of unity to bring people together to counter polarization and division. A major part of this work is taking place in the Washington, DC area but the effect is across the U.S. and beyond. Efforts include a Washington, DC based activity called the Focolare Hub that features Focolare Forum for Dialogue and Culture and interreligious dialogue. The work also includes Racial Equity (Courageous Conversations), the Youth Center for North America (YCNA), and other activities of the Focolare Movement aimed at breaking down barriers through the spirituality of unity, implementing Jesus' prayer to the Father that all may be one (cf. Jn 17).
    Expenses $4,803,555
  • The International Center for Unity and Peace is planned as a multi-purpose structure suitable for hosting various local and international events and initiatives. An essential and important part of the project is the surrounding open space where rest areas will alternate with green zones, thus facilitating socializing and interactive activities. The objectives of the project are: to create a space for meetings and prayer among Christians of various Churches; to promote respect, tolerance and the capacity to live together by furthering mutual knowledge and dialogue among the faithful of varying religions; to offer a space for study and research in the intercultural, ecumenical and interreligious fields; to offer exchange meetings, courses of formation and volunteer activities on international and local levels for young adults and teenagers; to provide for Christian youth opportunities for vocational discernment; to offer meetings and formation courses in the field of peace education.
    Expenses $1,596,481
  • Focolare Media is the North American publishing house of the Focolare Movement. Through New City Press it publishes books on Focolare spirituality and other religious topics, its magazine, Living City, addresses current religious topics, and its web and social media presence promotes the Focolare message of peace and unity. Working with 153 contributors in 2025 Focolare Media published 12 new books, 82 articles, 33 podcast stories, and 52 videos. Its outreach through over 41,500 books distributed and 2,103 online event participants has affected 10,300 email subscribers, 72 universities, and 162 church communities including 217 Catholic bishops.
    Expenses $250,977
  • Focolare Foundation has supported Focolare Movement activities across North America including Economy of Communion (North America), Focolare Discernment Experience, Focolare Forum for Dialogue and Culture, Racial Equity (Courageous Conversations), Youth Center for North America (YCNA), and local Focolare communities and their various ways of living a communion of goods to support those most in need.
    Expenses $585,474

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Not required (religious organization). Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025Check at the IRS
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
27-0944965
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Church
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Not required (religious organization)
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,063,824
Income (IRS master file)
$7,541,468

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$7,541,468$7,327,508$7,063,824XML

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 27-0944965).

Questions about FOCOLARE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION is 27-0944965.
Is FOCOLARE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does FOCOLARE FOUNDATION file?
Form Not required (religious organization).
When is the next return of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FOCOLARE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Christian Veldboer.
Who are the officers and directors of FOCOLARE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FOCOLARE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,541,468, expenses of $7,327,508 and total assets of $7,063,824 at year end.

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