Provide peaceable rsolution to disputes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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FY2024 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$344K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$344K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$259K
Expenses
$325K
FY2024-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$302K
Net assets
$46K
FY2024▲ +72%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$2K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $311K Management & general 4% · $14K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,712Pt VII · Sec A
National Security Fellow Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Pro Tem
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Stanley’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marc Stanley$93,712$102,780$96,837$77,834

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

Helps people resolve disagreements without fighting.

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1 program · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided community dispute services pursuant to 1988 pa 260, as amended, according to policies and procedures published by the michigan state court administrative office.

$311Kprogram 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 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$344K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$311K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Government grantsLn 1e$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$344K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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$52K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$27K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$84K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$133K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K$286
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K$268
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$773$773
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$500$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$311K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $259K$302K−$43K$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $344K$325K$19K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$326K−$15K$27K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$307K$4K$42K 990 PDF
FY2021 $277K$267K$10K$31K 990 PDF
FY2020 $237K$234K$2K$21K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $343,767 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $184,304$192,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,857$138,210
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$13,106
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $311,161$343,767
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,353$283,585
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,612$41,583
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $325,965$325,168
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,804$18,599
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $343,767 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$192,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,210$138,210
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $13,106$13,106
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $151,316 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$343,767
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,168 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,341 · Management $9,371$93,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,707$132,707
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,507 · Management $286$6,793
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,086 · Management $268$32,354
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,269 · Management $750$18,019
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,789 · Management $2,500$6,289
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $773$773
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,121$2,121
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,696$3,696
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,292$4,292
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,828$3,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,180$2,180
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,637$1,637
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,267$16,267
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $500$500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $311,493 · Management $13,675 · Fundraising $0$325,168
Part X · Balance sheet $87,601 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,026$72,030
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,135$15,571
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,161$87,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,997$4,107
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,000$15,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $21,580$21,580
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $747$884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,324$41,571
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,837$46,030
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,837$46,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,161$87,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$343,767
XI-2 Total expenses$325,168
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,837
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$594
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,030

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