Peace Action

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Silver Spring, MD501(c)(4)Since 1984 EIN 36-3294748Revenue $824K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 28, 2026

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To build citizen support for budget priorities that fund human needs instead of endless war, eliminate weapons of mass destruction, and increase international cooperation.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 18 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $348K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
5.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$482K
61% of total assets
Liabilities are 61% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$824K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$734K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$824K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$987K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$819K
FY2024$836K
FY2025$824K
Expenses
$734K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$965K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$857K
FY2024$803K
FY2025$734K
Net assets
$303K
FY2025▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$205K
FY2025$303K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1986.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $564K Management & general 5% · $37K Fundraising 18% · $133K

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; $109K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
SR. Director, Finance & Admin
$47,148Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$44,959Pt VII · Sec A
President
$17,142Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Rainwater$44,959$41,238$44,338$53,904$53,904$42,435
Rosalie Brooks$47,148$45,455$45,148$40,809$40,809$43,542
Kevin Martin$17,142$15,934$13,825$28,529$28,529$28,604

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

Advocates for funding human needs over war, promoting disarmament and global cooperation.

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3 programs · $564K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Communication, Education and Advocacy

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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line
$297Kprogram expense
02

Organizational Development

Additionally, peace action staff developed a series of resources including briefing papers and fact sheets in support of our campaigns; a line of flyers, placards, postcards to congress, sample press releases, and other key constituent-specific campaign materials.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line
$211Kprogram expense
03

Affiliate and Member Services

Peace action co-hosts an annual national organizer's meeting bringing together activists from across the country to set targets, objectives, strategies and tactics for national organizing campaigns.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line
$56Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$824K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Other incomeLn 4–11$492
Investment incomeLn 3$306
Money outPt IX
$734K
Ln 25
Programscol B$564K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$303K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$482K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$823K
Investment incomeLn 3$306
Other incomeLn 4–11$492
Gains on assetsLn 7$242
Total revenueLn 12$824K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$299K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Accounts receivableLn 4$36K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$348K
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$482K
Net assetsLn 32$303K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$86K$86K$73K$61K$51K
AddedLn 1b$10K$10K$10K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K$306K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$329K$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$723K$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$518K$482K
Net assetsLn 32$205K$303K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$123K$99K$17K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$270K$209K−$550$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$103$622
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$45K$3K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$27K$1K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$6K$1K$658
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$17K$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$18K$932$5K
Information technologyLn 14$56K$41K$432$14K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$13K$803$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$636$659
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$644$644
InterestLn 20$4K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$560$432$15$113
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$504$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$68K$2K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$135$80$95−$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$734K$564K$37K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026 $824K$734K$89K$303K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 2, 2025 $836K$803K$33K$205K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $819K$857K−$38K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $1.1M$1.0M$96K$218K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$9K$167K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 $987K$965K$22K$161K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
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Part I · Summary $823,713 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $816,247$822,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,723$548
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $835,970$823,713
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $535,415$487,965
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,880$246,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,295$734,316
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,675$89,397
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $823,713 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$25,871
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$797,044
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$822,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $306$306
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $250$250
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $242$242
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $798$823,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $734,316 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $98,706 · Management $17,058 · Fundraising $7,019$122,783
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,755 · Management −$550 · Fundraising $61,906$270,111
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,960 · Management $103 · Fundraising $622$2,685
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,074 · Management $2,515 · Fundraising $10,257$57,846
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,677 · Management $1,464 · Fundraising $6,399$34,540
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,647 · Management $1,245 · Fundraising $658$7,550
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,695 · Management $6,695$13,390
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,048 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $4,289$22,723
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,914 · Management $932 · Fundraising $5,255$24,101
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,242 · Management $432 · Fundraising $14,291$55,965
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,419 · Management $803 · Fundraising $3,282$17,504
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,636 · Management $636 · Fundraising $659$4,931
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $644$644
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,793 · Management $1,792$3,585
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $432 · Management $15 · Fundraising $113$560
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,178 · Management $504 · Fundraising $1,284$7,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,744 · Management $2,307 · Fundraising $17,246$87,297
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80 · Management $95 · Fundraising −$40$135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $563,644 · Management $37,432 · Fundraising $133,240$734,316
Part X · Balance sheet $784,926 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,536$299,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,091$6,348
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,859$36,295
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,701$6,132
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,580$2,007
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $329,487$348,160
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $108,179$86,814
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $723,433$784,926
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $274,609$262,777
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $133,657$129,544
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $110,080$89,729
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $518,346$482,050
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,087$212,876
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $80,000$90,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $205,087$302,876
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $723,433$784,926
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,876 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$823,713
XI-2 Total expenses$734,316
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$205,087
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,392
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,876

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