The Peace Fund
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The Peace Fund is a charitable organization
, founded by Adrian Paul, dedicated to the worldwide improvement of the living, educational and health
condition
s of children. It meets this goal by distributing funds raised through various activities to organizations whose focus is the care of children. It may also create and manage direct programs to care for children in emergency
situations.
The Peace Fund is also known by the acronym P.E.A.C.E, which stands for Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere; indicating that protecting, educating and aiding children are the specific focus of their programs. P.E.A.C.E was founded by the actor Adrian Paul
in 1998,
in affiliation with the Athletes and Entertainers for Kids (AEFK) charitable organization. P.E.A.C.E has since become independent of the AEFK, operating for a time as a private charity until it applied for and received 501(c)(3) status as reported in a May 2006 press release.
It runs celebrity
memorabilia auctions, sells merchandise, participates in affiliated fundraising
activities (such as Macy's Shop for a Cause and accepts direct corporate and individual donations for the funding of its programs.
Celebrities such as Adrian Paul, Tom Welling
, and Michael York
have provided auction items, participated in and/or sponsored P.E.A.C.E events.
s of December 26, 2004. The initiative encompasses The Phi Phi Island (Thailand
) Tsunami Relief Fund (PPITRF) which provides aid to the entire Phi Phi Island; and The Krabi
(Thailand) Relief Fund which cares for the orphan
s of the disaster
.
Educational initiatives include the School Makes a Difference (SMAD) Project that the fund hosted from 1999 through 2001; and currently a contribution to TAMEER-E-MILLAT in Pakistan
facilitated by the Give2Asia organization.
Providing aid for children is the third of the fund's goals. Supporting children through COTA is one way that the fund achieves this goal.
, P.E.A.C.E is a 501c3, Community Foundation
organization located in Sherman Oaks, California. GuideStar also reports that the organization is listed in IRS Publication 78 - the Cumulative List of Organizations, which lists all charitable organizations eligible to receive donor gifts that are United States Federal income tax deductible.
On its official website, P.E.A.C.E has listed its volunteer board, officers and staff; a comprehensive Statement of Values; its Code of Ethics policy
; and declaration of its adoption of the IRS Conflict of Interest
Policy as stated in IRS Form 1023.
The Code of Ethics is based upon The Statement of Values and Code of Ethics for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations as recommended by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
Charitable organization
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, founded by Adrian Paul, dedicated to the worldwide improvement of the living, educational and health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
condition
Condition
-Logic:* Logical conditional* Necessary and sufficient condition, condition of another means that the former statement is true if and only if the latter is true-Computer programming:* Conditions, a generalization of exceptions in exception-handling...
s of children. It meets this goal by distributing funds raised through various activities to organizations whose focus is the care of children. It may also create and manage direct programs to care for children in emergency
Emergency
An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative...
situations.
The Peace Fund is also known by the acronym P.E.A.C.E, which stands for Protect Educate Aid Children Everywhere; indicating that protecting, educating and aiding children are the specific focus of their programs. P.E.A.C.E was founded by the actor Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul
Adrian Paul Hewett , better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. In 1997, he founded The Peace Fund charitable organization.-Early life:...
in 1998,
in affiliation with the Athletes and Entertainers for Kids (AEFK) charitable organization. P.E.A.C.E has since become independent of the AEFK, operating for a time as a private charity until it applied for and received 501(c)(3) status as reported in a May 2006 press release.
It runs celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
memorabilia auctions, sells merchandise, participates in affiliated fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
activities (such as Macy's Shop for a Cause and accepts direct corporate and individual donations for the funding of its programs.
Celebrities such as Adrian Paul, Tom Welling
Tom Welling
Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling is an American actor, director, producer, and former model, best known for his portrayal of Clark Kent in the WB/CW series Smallville....
, and Michael York
Michael York (actor)
Michael York, OBE is an English actor.-Early life:York was born in Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the son of Florence Edith May , a musician; and Joseph Gwynne Johnson, a Llandovery born Welsh ex-Royal Artillery British Army officer and executive with Marks and Spencer department stores...
have provided auction items, participated in and/or sponsored P.E.A.C.E events.
Programs
P.E.A.C.E in Paradise is representative of the projects for the protection of children. It began as an effort to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
s of December 26, 2004. The initiative encompasses The Phi Phi Island (Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
) Tsunami Relief Fund (PPITRF) which provides aid to the entire Phi Phi Island; and The Krabi
Krabi
Krabi is a town on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River where it empties in Phangnga Bay. As of 2005 the town has a population of 24,986. The town is the capital of Krabi Province and Krabi district...
(Thailand) Relief Fund which cares for the orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
s of the disaster
Disaster
A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment...
.
Educational initiatives include the School Makes a Difference (SMAD) Project that the fund hosted from 1999 through 2001; and currently a contribution to TAMEER-E-MILLAT in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
facilitated by the Give2Asia organization.
Providing aid for children is the third of the fund's goals. Supporting children through COTA is one way that the fund achieves this goal.
Organization
According to GuideStarGuideStar
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, P.E.A.C.E is a 501c3, Community Foundation
Community foundation
Community foundations are instruments of civil society designed to pool donations into a coordinated investment and grant making facility dedicated primarily to the social improvement of a given place...
organization located in Sherman Oaks, California. GuideStar also reports that the organization is listed in IRS Publication 78 - the Cumulative List of Organizations, which lists all charitable organizations eligible to receive donor gifts that are United States Federal income tax deductible.
On its official website, P.E.A.C.E has listed its volunteer board, officers and staff; a comprehensive Statement of Values; its Code of Ethics policy
Policy
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
; and declaration of its adoption of the IRS Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in the other....
Policy as stated in IRS Form 1023.
The Code of Ethics is based upon The Statement of Values and Code of Ethics for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations as recommended by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).