Conflict Dynamics International INC

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Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Since 2004InternationalEIN 56-2460366Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRScdint.org1 Broadway Ste 14, 02142-1187 · Cambridge, MATax-exempt since Sep 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Conflict Dynamics International is an independent, social-impact organization founded to prevent and resolve violent conflict between and within states, and to alleviate human suffering resulting from conflicts and other crises.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 2 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $524K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$400K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
731% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 731% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
−$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$514K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
−$2.6M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$129K
FY2022−$2.1M
FY2023−$2.4M
FY2024−$2.5M
FY2025−$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.4M Management & general 12% · $210K Fundraising 2% · $30K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $400K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Clerk
$295,148Pt VII · Sec A
Snr. Program Manager
$104,612Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gerard Mc Hugh’s $295K as President & Clerk is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gerard Mc Hugh$295,148$260,948$81,983$81,983$81,565$185,937
Arlan Fuller————$127,518$137,790
Mohamed Abdirizak—————$105,272
Henry Karanja$104,612—————

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

Preventing violent conflict and alleviating human suffering worldwide.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conflict Dynamics' programs to prevent and resolve violent conflict are arranged in the Organization's Peace Action program area. This program area encompasses programs and projects on thematic issues related to peace (such as governance, dialogue processes and transitional justice) as well as context-specific programs.

$720Kprogram expense
02

Conflict Dynamics' programs to alleviate human suffering are arranged in the Organization's Humanitarian Action program area. This program area encompasses programs and projects on thematic issues related to humanitarian affairs (such as humanitarian access) as well as context-specific programs.

$720Kprogram 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 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$210K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$420K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$420K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$141K$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$567K$420K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.5M−$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$298K$282K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$268K$9K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$13K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$772$772
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$70K$37K$189
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$556K$532K$8K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$9K$346
Information technologyLn 14$48K$35K$13K$49
OccupancyLn 16$46K$8K$39K
TravelLn 17$145K$130K$8K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K$51K$800
InterestLn 20$50K$50K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$2K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K$433
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$210K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.7M−$181K−$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.1M−$34K−$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $995K$1.3M−$292K−$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $514K$2.8M−$2.2M−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M$18K$129K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$3.3M−$406K$111K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,497,877 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,104,352$1,497,877
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 $2,104,352$1,497,877
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 $589,633$613,280
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,548,924$1,065,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,138,557$1,678,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,205−$180,978
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,497,877 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,492,277
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,497,877
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,497,877
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,678,855 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $281,796 · Management $16,430$298,226
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,539 · Management $8,511 · Fundraising $6,060$282,110
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,394 · Management $1,520$14,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,142 · Management $1,888$18,030
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $772$772
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $69,646 · Management $36,576 · Fundraising $189$106,411
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $531,848 · Management $7,970 · Fundraising $15,856$555,674
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,015$2,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,661 · Management $9,125 · Fundraising $346$19,132
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,994 · Management $12,782 · Fundraising $49$47,825
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,567 · Management $38,508$46,075
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129,823 · Management $8,276 · Fundraising $7,075$145,174
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,410 · Management $800$52,210
IX-20 InterestManagement $50,056$50,056
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,252 · Management $14,763$17,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,783 · Management $433$23,216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,439,627 · Management $209,653 · Fundraising $29,575$1,678,855
Part X · Balance sheet $419,503 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,318$1,025
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $139,355$19,607
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $422,304$395,231
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $310$290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,350$3,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,637$419,503
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,051,137$970,431
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $153,757$274,808
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $603,793$603,793
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,034,348$3,068,192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,467,711−$2,648,689
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,467,711−$2,648,689
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,637$419,503
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,648,689 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,497,877
XI-2 Total expenses$1,678,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$180,978
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,467,711
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,648,689

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