Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.
Thomas West’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas West | $75,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $84,167 |
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.
See The Peace Studio INC executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Empowering artists and journalists to inspire hope and drive social change through education, funding, and showcasing humanity.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $351K | $236K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $861K | $236K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $8K | $7K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $854K | $229K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $131K | $131K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $176K | $119K | $54K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $13K | $9K | $4K | $306 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $16K | $11K | $5K | $378 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $19K | $13K | $6K | $441 |
| TravelLn 17 | $76K | $51K | $23K | $2K |
| InterestLn 20 | $392 | $264 | $119 | $9 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $8K | $5K | $2K | $190 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $730K | $447K | $262K | $20K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $3K | $2K | $858 | $66 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $788K | $357K | $28K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $553K | $516K | $37K | $182K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 | $717K | $801K | −$84K | $145K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $547K | $1.2M | −$625K | $229K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $1.6M | $766K | $804K | $854K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2021 | $187K | $50K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $547,129 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,129 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,171,707 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $236,471 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $229,056 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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