Peace Action: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-3294748)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$987K
FY2021	$1.0M
FY2022	$1.1M
FY2023	$819K
FY2024	$836K
FY2025	$824K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$965K
FY2021	$1.0M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$857K
FY2024	$803K
FY2025	$734K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$161K
FY2021	$167K
FY2022	$218K
FY2023	$172K
FY2024	$205K
FY2025	$303K

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

19%

Program services 77% · $740K Management & general 4% · $38K Fundraising 19% · $186K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Rosalie Brooks

SR. Director of Finance

$43,542Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Rainwater

Executive Director

$42,435Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Martin

President

$28,604Pt VII · Sec A

Susie Allison-Litton

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Anderson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jean Athey

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judith Leblanc

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Burton

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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 · $740K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

See schedule o

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line

$393Kprogram expense

02

Organizational Development

Every other week conference calls are organized by peace action's national office to monitor progress and further communication and information sharing. The conference calls help coordinate near-term legislative and organizing strategy and share grassroots success stories around paef's nationally coordinated campaigns.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line

$280Kprogram expense

03

See schedule o

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3294748) · Dispute this line

$67Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$987K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K

Investment incomeLn 3$492

Money outPt IX

$965K

Ln 25

Programscol B$740K

Managementcol C$38K

Fundraisingcol D$186K

Owns and owesPt X

$161K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K

Total assetsLn 16$586K

LiabilitiesLn 26$425K

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K

Investment incomeLn 3$492

Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K

Total revenueLn 12$987K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$267K

SavingsLn 2$6K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K

Accounts receivableLn 4$14K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$718

InvestmentsLn 11–13$284K

Other assetsLn 15$11K

Total assetsLn 16$586K

LiabilitiesLn 26$425K

Net assetsLn 32$161K

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

Investment feesPt IX, Sch D

Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$1K

Share of the $41K endowmentSch D 1g3.7%

Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17
End of yearLn 1g	$41K	$31K	$20K	$11K
AddedLn 1b	$10K	$10K	$10K	$10K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$139K	$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$240K	$284K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$240	$718
Total assetsLn 16	$401K	$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$265K	$425K
Net assetsLn 32	$136K	$161K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$132K	$102K	$3K	$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$394K	$301K	$12K	$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$5K	$4K	$276	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$75K	$58K	$4K	$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$43K	$33K	$1K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$4K	$2K	$2K	$165
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K	$4K	$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$1K	$746	$746
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$44K	$37K	$475	$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$747	$493		$254
Office expensesLn 13	$79K	$61K	$2K	$16K
Information technologyLn 14	$43K	$35K	$452	$7K
OccupancyLn 16	$62K	$47K	$4K	$11K
TravelLn 17	$5K	$4K	$79	$757
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$53	$53
InterestLn 20	$1K	$641	$641
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$383	$286	$11	$86
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$6K	$383	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$58K	$42K	$3K	$12K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$2K	$57	$706
Total functional expensesLn 25	$965K	$740K	$38K	$186K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled 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
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 4, 2021	$987K	$965K	$22K	$161K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $987,033 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $875,284$990,959

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,169−$4,906

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$328$980

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $885,125$987,033

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 $660,363$648,579

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $309,514$316,181

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $969,877$964,760

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,752$22,273

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

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 $987,033 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$52,801

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$938,158

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$990,959

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $492$492

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $980$980

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,398−$5,398

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,926$987,033

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $964,760 across 20 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $101,910 · Management $3,326 · Fundraising $26,617$131,853

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $300,701 · Management $12,407 · Fundraising $80,739$393,847

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,775 · Management $276 · Fundraising $1,084$5,135

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,891 · Management $3,977 · Fundraising $12,821$74,689

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,750 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $8,968$43,055

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,415 · Management $1,619 · Fundraising $165$4,199

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,000 · Management $4,000$8,000

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $746 · Management $746$1,492

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,235 · Management $475 · Fundraising $5,919$43,629

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $493 · Fundraising $254$747

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,084 · Management $1,592 · Fundraising $15,886$78,562

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,167 · Management $452 · Fundraising $7,313$42,932

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,082 · Management $3,725 · Fundraising $11,074$61,881

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,881 · Management $79 · Fundraising $757$4,717

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $53$53

IX-20 InterestPrograms $641 · Management $641$1,282

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $286 · Management $11 · Fundraising $86$383

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,016 · Management $383 · Fundraising $1,281$7,680

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,287 · Management $3,392 · Fundraising $12,099$57,778

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,083 · Management $57 · Fundraising $706$2,846

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $740,496 · Management $38,495 · Fundraising $185,769$964,760

Part X · Balance sheet $586,018 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,084$267,475

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,043$6,048

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127$13,736

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,563$3,363

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $240$718

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $240,099$283,858

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,647$10,820

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $400,803$586,018

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $242,635$254,225

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $20,684$18,630

X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$148,362

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,345$3,647

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $264,664$424,864

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,139$121,154

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$40,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,139$161,154

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $400,803$586,018

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,154 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$987,033

XI-2 Total expenses$964,760

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,273

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,139

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,742

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,154

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Peace Action FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Peace Action

Organizational Development

Funders

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

Peace Action FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Peace Action

Organizational Development

Funders

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV