Irish Peace Foundation INC

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Educate the american public on the situation in northern ireland and to comprehensively, with fairness and logic, teach the need to work for justice and Peace in the area. To educate americans on the discrimination prevalent in various areas of northern ireland and the necessity to end all forms of discrimination and injustices that exist in the area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 106% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 106% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $24K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
534% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 534% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$69K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$23K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$23K
Expenses
$69K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$99K
FY2025$69K
Net assets
−$84K
FY2025▼ -121%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$53K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$16K
FY2024−$38K
FY2025−$84K

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 Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $55K Management & general 10% · $7K Fundraising 10% · $7K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Director
$66,350Pt VII · Sec A
$6,350Pt VII · Sec A

Fr Sean McManus’s $66K as President/Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fr Sean McManus$66,350$10,200$39,700$56,000$21,600$45,100
Barbara Flaherty$6,350$10,200$39,700$56,000$21,600$45,100

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates the public on Northern Ireland, promoting justice and peace there.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Mail information, telephone advisories & speaking engagements to inform irish americans on issues affecting ireland & its citizens & their efforts to gain peace.

$55Kprogram 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 · FY2022
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Money outPt IX
$69K
Ln 25
Programscol B$55K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
−$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Total revenueLn 12$23K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$991
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32−$84K
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$991
Total assetsLn 16$40K$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$104K
Net assetsLn 32−$38K−$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$10K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$132$132
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$286$286
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$319$319
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$524$524
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$660$528$66$66
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$207$207
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$32K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$69K$55K$7K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 $23K$69K−$46K−$84K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $45K$99K−$54K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 16, 2024 $84K$139K−$55K$16K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 3, 2023 $237K$219K$18K$71K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2022 $76K$107K−$31K$53K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $235K$195K$40K$84K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $22,595 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,791$22,595
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 $44,791$22,595
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 $22,103$14,024
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,785$54,624
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,888$68,648
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,097−$46,053
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $22,595 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,595
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,595
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,595
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $68,648 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,160 · Management $1,270 · Fundraising $1,270$12,700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,060 · Management $132 · Fundraising $132$1,324
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,290 · Management $286 · Fundraising $286$2,862
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,553 · Management $319 · Fundraising $319$3,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,197 · Management $524 · Fundraising $524$5,245
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $528 · Management $66 · Fundraising $66$660
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,656 · Management $207 · Fundraising $207$2,070
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,476 · Management $4,060 · Fundraising $4,060$40,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,920 · Management $6,864 · Fundraising $6,864$68,648
Part X · Balance sheet $19,406 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,809$18,415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,651$991
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,460$19,406
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,609$28,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,609$103,609
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$38,149−$84,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$38,149−$84,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,460$19,406
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$84,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,595
XI-2 Total expenses$68,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$38,149
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$84,203

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

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