What Global Peace Foundation does

Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is a 501(c)(3) non-sectarian, non-partisan nonprofit organization founded in 2009 by Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon and headquartered in Lanham, Maryland (Washington, D.C. metro area). The organization implements a values-based peacebuilding methodology organized around four pillars — Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding, Character and Leadership Development, Fostering Civic Virtue, and Pathways for National Transformation — and frames its work under a "One Family under God" unifying vision. GPF serves governments and national institutions, youth and educational institutions, faith communities, and women and families across 21 countries through wholly-owned country subsidiaries, 20+ field affiliates, and a Global Leadership Council of internationally recognized figures.

GPF's core products and programs span a diversified portfolio: the One Korea Global Campaign and 10-Million Korean Dream Campaign (Korean unification advocacy); the Character and Creativity Initiative, Leap Hubs, Great Places to School, Future-Ready Education, and the International Young Leaders Assembly (education and youth leadership); the All-Lights Village Project (off-grid solar community development); the Global Peace Women Leadership Academy; and convening platforms such as the bi-annual Global Peace Convention, regional Global Peace Leadership Conferences, and the Peacesharing Forum. Specialized programs include Safer Community / Safer Youth (community safety and prevention of targeted violence), the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, the Baltimore Cross-Community Reconciliation Project, and Ubuntu Africa initiatives. The organization also produces the Global Peace Foundation Podcast and publishes policy papers including the Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea.

GPF's business model is donation-driven rather than commercial. As a 501(c)(3), it relies on contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations, supplemented by grants such as the 2024 U.S. Department of Justice award for community safety and preventing targeted violence. Its go-to-market is event-driven and partnership-led: bi-annual international conventions and regional conferences serve as primary distribution channels, while direct field operations through 19 country offices and collaborations with multilateral bodies (UNDP, African Union, UN-HABITAT) and government ministries (e.g., Kenya's NCIC) anchor programmatic delivery. The organization is governed by a Global Leadership Council and led day-to-day by International President James P. Flynn (since 2013) alongside a senior team of VPs covering education, religious freedom, field operations, communications, and resource development.

Name

Global Peace Foundation

Legal name

Global Peace Foundation

Website

https://globalpeace.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Peace Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs values-based peacebuilding, education, youth leadership, and Korean unification programs through 19 country offices and 20+ field affiliates, serving governments, youth, faith communities, and families across 21 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Peacebuilding and Development Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Human Rights & Governance Assistance (BPADABAG), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Peace, Security Sector Reform & Stabilization Programs (BPADABAH)

Keywords

• Peacebuilding programs
• Youth leadership development
• Interfaith dialogue
• Community reconciliation
• Character education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lanham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, GPF relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. The organization accepts contributions to support specific initiatives or general global field work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is an international nonprofit that organizes and implements field projects and expert conferences on grassroots peacebuilding, education, entrepreneurship, and youth leadership development across 21 countries. Its core work applies a values-based peacebuilding approach to deliver programs in social cohesion, character and leadership development, interfaith dialogue, community reconciliation, religious freedom, women and family empowerment, and Korea unification advocacy, in collaboration with public and private sector partners.

Product overview

Global Peace Foundation (GPF) is a nonprofit peacebuilding organization operating as a platform of interconnected programs and initiatives. The core platform encompasses field projects and expert conferences on grassroots peacebuilding, education, entrepreneurship, and youth leadership development. Key products include the One Korea Global Campaign, Character and Creativity Initiative, All-Lights Village Project, and various youth leadership programs (Global Peace Volunteers, Leap Hubs, International Young Leaders Assembly). Supporting initiatives include Global Peace Women Leadership Academy, International Convenings (Global Peace Convention, Global Peace Leadership Conference, Peacesharing Forum), and community-specific programs like PeaceHub Campaign and Safer Community initiatives. The organization also produces the Global Peace Foundation Podcast and publishes policy papers including the Korean Dream vision document.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Peace Foundation Peacebuilding Programs
• Character and Creativity Initiative
• All-Lights Village Project
• Global Peace Convention
• One Korea Global Campaign
• International Young Leaders Assembly
• Global Peace Women Leadership Academy
• International Religious Freedom Roundtable
• Safer Community, Safer Youth
• Leap Hubs
• Great Places to School

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sierra Leone Muslim JamaaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2023GPF partnered with the Sierra Leone Muslim Jamaat in Hyattsville, MD to host community safety and peacebuilding trainings.
• Cooperation of IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2023GPF and Cooperation of Ireland co-hosted the Peacesharing Forum 2023, a two-day virtual event focused on peacebuilding and reconciliation.
• National Cohesion and Integration Commission (Kenya)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2022GPF Kenya signed an MOU with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to promote peace and social cohesion in Kenya through collaborative programming.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPF engages in ongoing collaboration with UNDP on development and peacebuilding initiatives across Africa and Asia.
• African UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPF maintains collaboration with the African Union on peace and security initiatives across the continent.
• UN-HABITATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Markandey Rai serves as Senior Advisor of UN-HABITAT and President of Global Peace and Development Service Alliance, linking GPF with UN-HABITAT programs.
• Service for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Hyun Jin Moon established Service for Peace in 2001, one of his charitable initiatives that works alongside GPF in peacebuilding efforts.
• Global Peace WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGPF works closely with Global Peace Women, co-founded by Dr. Junsook Moon, to advance women's leadership in peacebuilding.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pact: International development nonprofit working on governance, health, and peacebuilding with field offices across Africa, Asia, and Latin America — comparable multi-country field model, USAID funding access, and integration with local civil society partners.
• The Carter Center: Long-standing nonprofit founded by a former U.S. president advancing peace, democracy, and human rights globally — comparable high-profile, founder-led peacebuilding identity with programs in election observation, conflict resolution, and governance.
• International Crisis Group: Major global think tank/do-tank producing policy analysis and field engagement on conflict prevention and peacebuilding — overlapping with GPF on Korea policy, governance, and African peace and security, though delivered primarily through analysis rather than grassroots programming.
• United States Institute of Peace: U.S. government-funded institution working on international conflict prevention, interreligious dialogue, and peacebuilding education — broader mandate and significantly larger budget, but overlaps substantially with GPF's peacebuilding, religious freedom, and education programming.
• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian and development organization working in fragile contexts across 40+ countries, with overlapping peacebuilding, youth leadership, and entrepreneurship programming — much larger scale and broader mandate but comparable geographic and thematic footprint.

Emerging players

• Ashoka: Global network supporting leading social entrepreneurs and youth changemakers — overlaps with GPF on youth leadership, character education, and the Leap Hubs entrepreneurship ignition model, though focused on individual fellows rather than grassroots community peacebuilding.

Direct peers

• Peace Direct: Specialized peacebuilding NGO focused on locally led peacebuilding, youth peacebuilder support, and conflict prevention across multiple regions — directly comparable as a values- and community-driven peacebuilder, though smaller in geographic reach than GPF.
• International Center for Religion and Diplomacy: Specialized organization integrating religion into diplomacy and peacebuilding; its founder Dr. Douglas Johnston sits on GPF's Global Leadership Council, and the missions around religion-and-conflict resolution overlap directly with GPF's International Religious Freedom Roundtable and interfaith programming.
• Religions for Peace: Global multi-religious coalition advancing interfaith cooperation, peacebuilding, and shared values across 90+ countries — most directly comparable to GPF on interfaith dialogue, religious freedom advocacy, and faith-leader convening.
• Search for Common Ground: One of the largest dedicated peacebuilding NGOs operating field programs across dozens of countries, with a similar values-driven, locally rooted model addressing social cohesion, conflict prevention, and youth engagement — directly comparable mission, structure, and donor ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GlobalPeace
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GlobalPeaceFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/GlobalPeaceFoundationIntl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-peace-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/globalpeacefoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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