WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WORDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL

EIN 26-4237620 · Media & Communications (A30)

What they do

THE MISSION of WORDS of PEACE INTERNATIONAL (WOPI) is to PROMOTE and DISSEMINATE to THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE MESSAGE of PEACE AS ARTICULATED BY PREM RAWAT. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED to FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY CONDUCTING EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AT WHICH PREM RAWAT SPOKE ON HIS MESSAGE of PEACE WAS COMMUNICATED. COMMENCING IN 2012, WOPI SHIFTED ITS FOCUS to FURTHERING ITS CHARITABLE MISSION BY RAISING FUNDS and MAKING CHARITABLE PROJECT GRANTS to SUPPORT THE WORK of WORDS of PEACE GLOBAL (WOPG) and OTHER CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE PROMOTING and DISSEMINATING PREM RAWATS MESSAGE of PEACE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

55.94%of revenue went to mission work76.3% of expenses · Program services

3.52%of revenue went to fundraising4.8% of expenses

$73.29spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.84%of revenue went to management and office costs18.9% of expenses

$1.30in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,903,332

Mission workProgram services$1,064,68655.94% of revenue76.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$263,33813.84% of revenue18.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$66,9873.52% of revenue4.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$508,32126.71% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,395,01173.29% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 76.3% mission · 18.9% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.29% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 93.9% mission · 4.7% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 157.19% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 7.9% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.94% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.4% mission · 4.4% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.1% mission · 7.7% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.60% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 91.2% mission · 7.1% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.09% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 10.1% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.57% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 9.8% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.82% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,903,332

Expenses$1,395,011

Annual surplus $508,321 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,064,686 · 76.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$263,338 · 18.9% of expenses

Fundraising$66,987 · 4.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,903,332

Expenses$1,395,011

Assets$1,815,002

Income$1,932,765

Contributions$1,818,827

Mission work (program services)$1,064,686

Fundraising$66,987

Grants given$10,000

Average grant$10,000

Management and general$263,338

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (3)

BARBARA BROGANPRESIDENT

ERIC REINEMERTREASURER

RICHARD GRODENSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: 4607 LAKEVIEW CANYON RD STE570, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361-4028
County: Ventura
In care of: % KEENA HATJIYANNIS
Primary officer: ERIC REINEMER, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailhello@wopg.org Phone(805) 312-6213

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BPM LLP
NTEE classification: Media & Communications (A30)
IRS tax category: Media & Communications
Grant-giving organization: Yes