Plowshare Center INC

Tax-deductible

Waukesha, WI501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 39-1964675

To make peace relevant through educational programs and consultation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 7 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)(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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$143K
-0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$145K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$168K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$143K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$143K
Expenses
$145K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$109K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$145K
Net assets
$168K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$168K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $127K Management & general 9% · $13K Fundraising 4% · $5K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates and consults to make peace a relevant and practical concept.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $127K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Education of the importance of supporting fair trade and education of third world countries.

$127Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$143K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$140K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$168K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$140K
Total revenueLn 12$143K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$168K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$174K$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$169K$168K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$85K$10K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$765$382
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$400$360$40
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$447$447
Office expensesLn 13$409$368$41
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$14K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$404
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$544
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$127K$13K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $143K$145K−$2K$168K 990 PDF
FY2024 $144K$134K$10K$169K 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$120K$165$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$110K$19K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 $125K$109K$16K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 $75K$129K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $143,035 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $93,053 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,899
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,899
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$46,960
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $123$123
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56$143,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,326 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,834 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $5,000$99,834
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,490 · Management $765 · Fundraising $382$7,637
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $360 · Management $40$400
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $447$447
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $368 · Management $41$409
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,561 · Management $1,507$15,068
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,631 · Management $404$4,035
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,406 · Management $544$11,950
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,546$5,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,643 · Management $13,301 · Fundraising $5,382$145,326
Part X · Balance sheet $173,484 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,342$62,972
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,142$13,914
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,290$47,216
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,208$11,990
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $23,811$37,392
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $173,793$173,484
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,776$5,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,776$5,492
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,017$167,992
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $169,017$167,992
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $173,793$173,484
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $167,992 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$143,035
XI-2 Total expenses$145,326
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,291
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$169,017
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,266
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$167,992

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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