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Fund for Peace INC

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)International EIN 13-2550978Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfundforpeace.org609 G St Sw, 20024-2439 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Nov 1962Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Fund for Peace is an independent, nonpartisan research and educational organization that works to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security. IT promotes sustainable security through research, training and education, engagement of civil society, building bridges across diverse sectors, and developing innovative technologies and tools for policy makers. A leader in the conflict assessment and early warning field, the Fund for Peace focuses on the problems of weak and failing states. Its objective is to create practical tools and approaches for conflict mitigation that are useful to decision-makers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$152K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $159K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$127K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$984K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$868K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$707K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$984K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$925K
FY2024$984K
Net assets
$54K
FY2024▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$740K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$54K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1962.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $522K Management & general 47% · $463K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Paul Turner
President -
$152,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pauline H Baker
President Em
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Turner’s $152K as President - is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Turner$152,250$146,875———
Nathaniel Haken—$118,450$115,863$109,000—
Patricia Taft——$115,863$109,000—
Jamie J Messner————$111,375
Patricia Taft-Acting Exec Director————$101,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Prevents violent conflict and promotes sustainable security through research and education.

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2 programs · $522K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

International organizations, GOVERNMENTS/MULTILATERAL institutions and corporations, & multistakeholder - the fund for peace was an early leader in cross-sectional collaboration in attempting to better understand and address human rights challenges in regard to the deployment of security forces in the oil, gas, and mining industries.

$331Kprogram expense
02

Philanthropic foundations, governments and public foundations, and corporate foundations - the fund for peace has a number of programs that seek to use unique and innovative methodologies to better understand conflict dynamics, and then with that improved understanding bring together diverse stakeholder groups to find practical…

$190Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$123
Money outPt IX
$984K
Ln 25
Programscol B$522K
Managementcol C$463K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Government grantsLn 1e$273K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$123
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$231K$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$35K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$87K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$414K$237K$177K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$30K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$23K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$66K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$188$188
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$9K$30K
TravelLn 17$51K$51K$59
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$993$993
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$9K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$984K$522K$463K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$984K$19K$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 $707K$925K−$218K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.4M−$236K$253K 990 PDF
FY2021 $868K$1.1M−$251K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.4M−$110K$740K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,002,947 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $577,303$986,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,050$16,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,184$123
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $706,537$1,002,947
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $588,961$664,674
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $336,046$319,509
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $925,007$984,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$218,470$18,764
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,002,947 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$272,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$714,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$986,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,000$16,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $123$123
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,123$1,002,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $984,183 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,281 · Management $64,969$152,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $237,473 · Management $176,767$414,240
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,226 · Management $25,326$55,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,175 · Management $19,457$42,632
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,439$59,439
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $66,043 · Management $42,847$108,890
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $188$188
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,323$3,323
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,414 · Management $29,657$39,071
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,810 · Management $59$50,869
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,833$19,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $993$993
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,626 · Management $5,289$12,915
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,453 · Management $14,535$23,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $521,501 · Management $462,682 · Fundraising $0$984,183
Part X · Balance sheet $180,490 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,568$48,461
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,481$119,204
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$720
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,093$10,913
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,185$1,192
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $231,263$180,490
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $196,430$126,893
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $196,430$126,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$527,978−$451,714
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $562,811$505,311
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,833$53,597
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $231,263$180,490
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,597 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,002,947
XI-2 Total expenses$984,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,833
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,597

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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