The organization conducts participatory research and evaluation in partnership with communities affected by conflict.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $113K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$364
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$710K
+135% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$479K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$710K
FY2023▲ +135%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$120K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$710K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$407K
FY2023▲ +105%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$198K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$479K
FY2023▲ +173%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$72K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$503K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 2018.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $311K Management & general 23% · $95K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamina Firchow’s $12K as President / Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Partners with communities affected by conflict to conduct research and evaluation.

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1 program · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The organization conducts participatory research and evaluation in partnership with communities affected by conflict and builds bridges between diverse actors working on peace and conflict issues to inform peacebuilding practice, policy, and scholarship.

$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 · FY2024
Humanity UnitedFY2024$113K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$113K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$710K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$709K
Other incomeLn 4–11$737
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$311K
Managementcol C$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$479K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$364
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200
Fees for servicesLn 2g$709K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Other incomeLn 4–11$737
Total revenueLn 12$710K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$197K
SavingsLn 2$283K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135
Total assetsLn 16$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$364
Net assetsLn 32$479K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135
Total assetsLn 16$176K$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$364
Net assetsLn 32$176K$479K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$71K$71K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$239K$239K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$308$308
Office expensesLn 13$954$51$903
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$223$223
TravelLn 17$29K$29K$33
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$581$530$51
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$929$929
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$19K$549
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$311K$95K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $231K$198K$33K$503K 990 PDF
FY2024 $495K$505K−$9K$470K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $710K$407K$304K$479K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$198K$104K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 $120K$72K 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
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Part I · Summary $710,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $301,151$709,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$92
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $810$737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,997$710,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,600$20,352
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,896$76,899
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,902$309,632
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $198,398$406,883
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,599$303,567
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $710,450 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $709,421$709,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $92$92
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $737$737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $709,421 · Excluded from tax $829$710,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $406,883 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $20,352$20,352
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $71,064$71,064
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,835$5,835
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,548$2,548
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,122$12,122
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $238,742$238,742
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $308$308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51 · Management $903$954
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,251 · Management $1,386$4,637
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $223$223
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,512 · Management $33$28,545
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $530 · Management $51$581
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $929$929
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,494 · Management $549$20,043
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $311,463 · Management $95,420 · Fundraising $0$406,883
Part X · Balance sheet $479,679 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,370$196,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $157,766$282,636
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $229$86
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$135
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $175,748$479,679
X-25 Other liabilities$364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$364
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,748$479,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $175,748$479,315
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $175,748$479,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $479,315 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$710,450
XI-2 Total expenses$406,883
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$303,567
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$175,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$479,315

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