Peace Through Action USA inspires and equips everyday people to increase safety, belonging, and peace in their relationships and communities by cultivating their compassion and increasing their constructive communication and conflict resolution skills. We accomplish our mission by producing events and resources for exploring civic and social concerns, promoting examples of inspiring community peacebuilders, encouraging spiritual self-care and anchoring, teaching practical peace skills, supporting personal and small group action planning for peace, bolstering community peacebuilding efforts, and advocating for a socially just society. The breadth of our mission activities situates us in the peacebuilding, public health, public safety, social health, youth development, adult learning, volunteerism and service, civic engagement, and civil and human rights fields of the U.S. social sector.

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48¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 surplus $48K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
48%
of spending
Concern: 48% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
201% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 201% of assets; over 80%.
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
$4K
Spent
$5K
To programs
48%
Net assets
−$5K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$224K
FY2025$456K
Expenses
$5K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
−$5K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$33K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$47K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 2016.

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Where the money goes

48 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 48% · $2K Management & general 39% · $2K Fundraising 13% · $675

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Secretary, Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Reeg’s $50K as Director, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer is at the 37th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert Reeg$49,692$50,000$48,500$46,000$21,365

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches practical skills to build safer, more connected communities through compassion and better communication.

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1 program · $2K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Peace Promotion -- Peace Through Action USA supported individuals in creating peace in their communities by pointing them to practical solutions they can take within their families, neighborhoods, and networks to decrease aggression and violence and increase care and compassion.

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$5K
Ln 25
Programscol B$2K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$675
Owns and owesPt X
−$5K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$4K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32−$5K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$4K$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$11K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K−$5K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$225$0$225$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$1K$675
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$100$100$0$0
InterestLn 20$640$0$640$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113$33$80$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5K$2K$2K$675

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $456K$222K$234K$47K 990 PDF
FY2024 $224K$202K$22K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$231K$0$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $79K$129K−$50K$33K 990 PDF
FY2021 $151K$66K$85K$83K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4K$5K−$1K−$5K 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
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Part I · Summary $3,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,350$3,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,350$3,900
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,237$5,025
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,237$5,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,887−$1,125
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,900 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,900
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,025 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $225 · Fundraising $0$225
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,211 · Management $1,011 · Fundraising $675$3,897
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $640 · Fundraising $0$640
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33 · Management $80 · Fundraising $0$113
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,394 · Management $1,956 · Fundraising $675$5,025
Part X · Balance sheet $5,305 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,733$5,305
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,733$5,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,770$10,660
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,770$10,660
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,037−$5,355
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,037−$5,355
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,733$5,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$5,355 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,900
XI-2 Total expenses$5,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,037
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$5,355

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