Nonviolent Peaceforce

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Richfield, MN501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 35-2197019Revenue $5.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnonviolentpeaceforce.org6440 Nicollet Ave, 55423-1613 · Richfield, MNTax-exempt since Nov 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Nonviolent Peaceforce, Inc is to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $756K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$758K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2024▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2003.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.2M Management & general 8% · $344K Fundraising 17% · $734K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Head of Mission/Director of Advancement
$86,210Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Zaros’s $86K as Interim Head of Mission/Director of Advancement is at the 23rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marna Anderson—$131,500$128,750$119,022$94,605
Mel Duncan————$94,000
Anna Zaros$86,210————

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

Programs and updates

Protect civilians in violent conflicts using unarmed strategies.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nonviolent peaceforce (NP) is an international nonprofit organization that uses unarmed civilian protection (ucp) methodologies to deter and prevent violence in locations around the world where civilians are under threat of violent conflict.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Us program in new york city and san diego-the program teams in nyc and san diego support community based organizations through training and technical assistance for de-escalation, protest safety planning and protective presence at community events, protests and marches.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Us program in minneapolis- the program in minneapolis focuses on violence prevention through a variety of strategies. Community peacebuilders provide protective presence, convene and train partners, hold community events and workshops, and provide a youth peacebuilding program for high school youth from n minneapolis.

$89Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$344K
Fundraisingcol D$734K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$651K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$784K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K
Other assetsLn 15$557K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$758K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$775K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K$784K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K$54K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$751K$758K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$700K$700K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$70K$7K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.3M$98K$284K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$21K$3K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$70K$11K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$138K$103K$14K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$43$778
Accounting feesLn 11c$119K$119K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$137$137
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$537K$508K$23K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$17K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$256K$81K$15K$160K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$7K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$282K$177K$8K$97K
TravelLn 17$74K$62K$2K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$136K$104K$3K$29K
InterestLn 20$204$204
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$2K$13K$642
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$12K$6K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$268$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.2M$344K$734K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.4M$4.3M$1.1M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$4.1M−$410K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.9M$1.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.3M$55K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$2.0M$2.0M$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,408,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,575,949$5,239,389
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,930$64,888
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,322$43,677
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,500$60,907
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,677,701$5,408,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000,000$700,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,693,180$2,040,664
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $9,572$26,630
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,384,853$1,533,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,087,605$4,300,473
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$409,904$1,108,388
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $5,408,861 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$651,279
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,588,110
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$176,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,239,389
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,888$64,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,994$34,994
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $60,907$60,907
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,683$8,683
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,888 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,584$5,408,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,300,473 across 22 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $700,000$700,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,868 · Management $7,192 · Fundraising $25,687$102,747
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,284,506 · Management $97,736 · Fundraising $283,834$1,666,076
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,653 · Management $3,081 · Fundraising $6,720$30,454
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,957 · Management $10,518 · Fundraising $22,686$103,161
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,054 · Management $13,524 · Fundraising $21,648$138,226
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,499 · Management $43 · Fundraising $778$4,320
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $118,555$118,555
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $26,630$26,630
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $137$137
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $507,637 · Management $22,952 · Fundraising $6,041$536,630
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,420 · Fundraising $25,169$42,589
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80,696 · Management $14,661 · Fundraising $160,368$255,725
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,908 · Management $6,908 · Fundraising $1,883$15,699
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176,811 · Management $8,486 · Fundraising $97,136$282,433
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,561 · Management $2,085 · Fundraising $10,703$74,349
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $103,983 · Management $2,507 · Fundraising $29,021$135,511
IX-20 InterestManagement $204$204
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,351$16,351
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,246 · Management $13,379 · Fundraising $642$16,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,095 · Management $5,637 · Fundraising $15,044$32,776
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,363 · Management $268 · Fundraising $2$1,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,222,257 · Management $344,224 · Fundraising $733,992$4,300,473
Part X · Balance sheet $5,517,622 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,255$18,248
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $748,654$1,245,481
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,867,137$2,808,962
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $85,121$50,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $70,359$54,008
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $901,249$784,191
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $661,576$556,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,360,351$5,517,622
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,548$59,329
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $642,796$698,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $751,344$757,812
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,038,719$1,653,404
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,570,288$3,106,406
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,609,007$4,759,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,360,351$5,517,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,759,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,408,861
XI-2 Total expenses$4,300,473
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,108,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,609,007
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$42,415
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,759,810

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