Our primary activities are: peace institutes, secondary school instruction, and educational travel.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$429K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$431K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$325K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$429K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$785K
FY2024$680K
Expenses
$431K
FY2021▲ +83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$564K
Net assets
$325K
FY2021▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$572K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $355K Management & general 16% · $67K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Programs Director
$32,750Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Dir, President, Execu
$17,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Canon Nicholas T Porter’s $30K as Executive Director, Presid is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Deacon Jack Karn———$32,750—
Rev Canon Nicholas T Porter$30,001————
Rev Canon Nicolas T Porter—$25,000$25,000$17,500—
Revcanon Nicolas T Porter————$12,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes peace through institutes, secondary education, and educational travel.

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3 programs · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Jerusalem Schools Initiative

JPB conducts a unique leadership and peace studies course for high school students in israel, the west bank, and the us utilizing both traditional and experiential learning techniques to explore topics around leadership, peace building, conflict transformation, and social justice.

$246Kprogram expense
02

Summer Peace Institutes

Summer peace institutes bring together american, israeli, and palestinian students and young adults with the focus of creating a new generation of peacebuilders and leaders. The program challenges participants to consider different perspectives around the israeli-palestinian conflict.

$74Kprogram expense
03

Excel Institute

Excel institute inspired by the internationally famous conflict transformation across cultures program (contact), JPB hosted the inaugural excel: exploring conflict, education, and leadership institute for adults at acer farm in brattleboro, vermont.

$26Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $25K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$429K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$283
Money outPt IX
$431K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$325K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$283
Gains on assetsLn 7$14
Total revenueLn 12$429K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$357K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$325K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$346K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$327K$325K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$187K$187K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$77K$77K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$156$156
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$7K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$12K$9K
TravelLn 17$5K$1K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$77K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$431K$355K$67K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $680K$564K$116K$572K 990 PDF
FY2023 $785K$637K$148K$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $754K$771K−$17K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $429K$431K−$2K$325K 990 PDF
FY2020 $372K$235K$136K$327K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $428,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $359,970$405,651
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,405$22,626
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $483$283
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,858$428,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $58,544$188,642
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,842$97,885
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,931$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,144$144,484
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,461$431,011
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,397−$2,451
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $428,560 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393,451
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,045
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,376$22,376
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $269$269
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,376 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $533$428,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,011 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,531$1,531
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $187,111$187,111
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $76,509$76,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,526 · Management $1,350$3,876
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $156$156
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,482 · Management $25,836$33,318
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,635 · Fundraising $9,017$20,652
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,017 · Management $4,445$5,462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,097$2,097
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,966$4,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,517 · Management $1,316$77,833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,790 · Management $67,204 · Fundraising $9,017$431,011
Part X · Balance sheet $388,949 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,707$356,510
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $584$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$11,479
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,365$20,960
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $345,656$388,949
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,534$378
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,790$63,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,524$64,268
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $327,132$324,681
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $345,656$388,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,681 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$428,560
XI-2 Total expenses$431,011
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,451
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$327,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,681

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