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WORLD FAITH INC
EAST ELMHURST, NY · EIN 261652889 · Form 990EZ · FY2020 · NTEE Q33 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · worldfaith.org
revenue
$32K
expenses
$45K
net assets
$5K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

END RELIGIOUS BASED VIOLENCE

profile · synthesized from sources

World Faith Inc is an international nonprofit focused on ending religious-based violence through community-led development programs. It operates in multiple countries, delivering education, women's empowerment, and public health initiatives with an interfaith approach. The organization emphasizes local leadership and holistic responses to crises, combining emergency relief with long-term development.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Gasakuza Primary School Expansion
School extension and renovation project in Burundi adding classrooms, sanitation, and clean water access to meet growing enrollment needs.
POWER Project
Minority Women Business Incubation Program in Pakistan that provides entrepreneurship training, financial literacy, and startup kits to minority women.
Rainbow School
Provides education and daily nutritious meals to children in homeless settlements in Delhi, India, currently serving 220 children.
WOSACCOFEM
Women's agricultural initiative in Nigeria promoting interfaith collaboration, food security, and peacebuilding through farming.
World Faith Malawi Climate Justice Training
Capacity-building program equipping religious youth leaders with knowledge and skills to advocate for climate justice from an interfaith perspective.
activities · 10 groups

What they do

  • Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 2 activities
    • Implementing slum upgradation and crisis response initiatives
      Conducts slum upgradation programs targeting waste pickers and their families, including emergency relief such as cooked food, dry rations, clothing, and utensils for families displaced by demolitions.
    • Running multipurpose community hubs for early childhood and shelter services
      Operates community hubs that provide early childhood education, evening tuition classes, and nighttime safe shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Education Policy Advocacy & Reform 1 activity
    • Advocating to end religious-based violence and improve education infrastructure
      Works to end religious-based violence and advocates for improved school infrastructure by developing and submitting funding proposals to strengthen educational resources and systems.
  • Human Rights & Peace Education Curriculum 1 activity
    • Conducting climate justice capacity-building for religious youth and educators
      Hosts trainings on environmental and climate justice for religious youth leaders and teachers, including mentorship on UNFCCC participation, and supports co-creation of a national climate change curriculum in Indonesia.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Delivering emergency food and heatwave relief
      Provides emergency food support to 75 families in Gatumba, including nutrition and hygiene education, and runs a Heatwave Relief Campaign featuring water stations, health camps, and safety outreach.
  • School Infrastructure Development 1 activity
    • Expanding educational infrastructure through school construction and renovation
      Implements school construction and renovation projects, including building classrooms, offices, sanitation facilities, and clean water access at Gasakuza Primary School in Burundi and improving classrooms in The Gambia.
  • Universal In-School Meal Service 1 activity
    • Operating the Rainbow School in Delhi
      Provides daily education and one nutritious meal to 150–220 children at the Rainbow School in Delhi, with recent expansion to serve 70 additional children.
  • Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
    • Organizing interfaith youth and community festivals
      Hosts large-scale interfaith events such as the Mosintuwu Festival 2 in Poso, Indonesia, engaging 250 participants, and the Earth Garden carnival with 20 schools and 5,000 visitors, promoting sustainable development and post-conflict recovery.
  • Startup Acceleration & Business Growth Support 1 activity
    • Providing entrepreneurship and leadership training for minority women
      Offers intensive entrepreneurship, marketing, and leadership training to minority women through the POWER program, including business startup kits; supported 70 women in launching dozens of small enterprises benefiting over 350 people.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Supporting education for children across multiple countries
      Supports the education of approximately 300 children in four countries, including Indonesia, Kenya, The Gambia, and India, through direct programming and community-led initiatives.
  • Women's Microenterprise and Livelihood Development 1 activity
    • Supporting women’s literacy and agricultural empowerment programs
      Runs women's literacy programs in Pakistan and supports agricultural initiatives for marginalized women in Kisii, Kenya, and Nigeria, including entrepreneurial farming programs that have empowered over 90 women farmers.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$32K
Contributions & grants$22K68%
Program service revenue$10K32%
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$45K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$41K
balance sheet
Total assets$5K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$5K
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • JENNIFER BAILEY — Director
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • City Council Government — Responded to community crises caused by slum demolitions carried out by the City Council.
  • Faith Matters Partner — Collaborated with Faith Matters at its 10th Anniversary Gala, where World Faith board members participated.
  • Food for the Hungry Canada Partner — Collaborated with World Faith Burundi to deliver emergency food support, nutrition education, and hygiene education to displaced families in Gatumba.
  • Hungary Helps Funder — Financial supporter of the Minority Women Business Incubation Program (POWER Project) in Pakistan.
  • Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture Government — Partner in climate change education initiative, with curriculum developed by teachers to be submitted for national policy consideration.
  • The Mosintuwu Institute Partner — Partner organization that hosted the Mosintuwu Festival 2 in collaboration with World Faith.
  • Village Development Committee Partner — Collaborates with World Faith Gambia in managing and overseeing early childhood education centers.
  • WOSACCOFEM Partner — Collaborates with World Faith Nigeria on the women's farming and peacebuilding initiative.
  • World Faith Indonesia Network — Local affiliate organization founded by Lian Gogali, implementing women's empowerment, education, and peacebuilding programs in Indonesia.
  • World Faith Malawi Partner — Local implementing partner advancing climate justice through faith-based youth leadership in Malawi
  • Youth Development Foundation (YDF) Partner — Implementing partner for the Minority Women Business Incubation Program (POWER Project) in Pakistan.
  • local NGOs Partner — Collaborates with local NGOs on a slum upgradation initiative focused on waste pickers and their families.
  • local authorities Partner — Coordinated with World Faith Burundi to implement school expansion and emergency food response initiatives in Burundi.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led Action for Sustainable Development
    methodology: community-led_action
    By using community-led action involving local stakeholders to implement education and relief projects, we ensure local ownership and sustainability because collective decision-making increases accountability, relevance, and long-term impact.
  • Integrated Empowerment for Economic and Social Transformation
    methodology: integrated_empowerment_model
    By combining entrepreneurship training, financial literacy, and leadership development for minority women, we foster economic independence and community change because holistic empowerment increases agency and shifts social dynamics.
  • Interfaith Collaboration as a Foundation for Peacebuilding
    methodology: interfaith_collaboration
    By fostering collaboration among women’s and youth groups across religious lines, we build social cohesion and peace because shared action on common goals weakens sectarian divisions and strengthens collective identity.
  • Intergroup Contact Through Joint Projects
    methodology: contact_theory
    By engaging religiously diverse youth in joint local development projects, we reduce religious violence because sustained, cooperative interaction across group lines builds empathy and breaks down stereotypes, in line with Contact Theory.
  • Leveraging Faith Networks for Climate Justice
    methodology: faith_based_climate_justice
    By equipping religious youth leaders with tools and knowledge through faith-based networks, we advance climate justice because moral authority and existing community trust amplify outreach and behavioral change.