Bellwether International

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Our mission is to disrupt the cycle of genocide and create genocide-resistant societies.Our vision is to create a world where governments can prevent genocide top-down and individuals resist genocide bottom-up to create peaceful and plural societies. Our theory of change is centered on prioritizing our four impact areas: conflict transformation economic development policy and sustainability. Escaping the trap requires Bellwether to work with governments to adopt economic policy that moves incentives away from mass atrocity curtail economic exploitation and reduce systematic barriers that create unequal outcomes for different religious ethnic and racial groups. At the same time Bellwether works to empower communities to resist the incentives to carry out violence by healing intergenerational trauma and supporting economic empowerment and social cohesion projects.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-4027660) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.4 mo
of spending, in cash
0.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Revenue
$415K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$415K
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$415K
Expenses
$405K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$405K
Net assets
$123K
FY2024▲ ×35
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$3K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$123K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $304K Management & general 23% · $92K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board Founder
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Miner’s $75K as Chairman of the Board Founder is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Miner$75,000$73,630$46,523$25,000$14,583
Brenna Christen Server———$20,580—
Jenny Mehner———$17,673—

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

Works with governments and communities to prevent genocide and build peaceful societies.

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3 programs · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Iraq

Bellwethers work in Iraq aimed to uncover and interrupt the long term effects of intergenerational trauma. In 2023 we began cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions for Yazidi women and youth many of whom lived in camps and in poverty.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-4027660) · Dispute this line
$118Kprogram expense
02

The Bellwether International Ambassadors Programme is committed to genocide prevention education merging learning with social impact endeavors funded through micro-grants. This effort empowers global Bellwether ambassadors to create and execute community-based projects that tackle local requirements foster active knowledge dissemination…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-4027660) · Dispute this line
$66Kprogram expense
03

Nigeria

Bellwethers work in Nigeria sought to test how far protecting religious freedom could go in mass atrocity prevention. In 2021 we began interfaith dialogues between Christians and Muslims as well as between tribes IDPs and host communities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-4027660) · Dispute this line
$53Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $35K · 2020–2023
Irf SecretariatVA · FY2023$10,000
Panzi FoundationMD · FY2020$9,850

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$304K
Managementcol C$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
Other assetsLn 15$110K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$110K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4K$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4K$123K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$26K$26K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5K$5K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$75K$0$75K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$0$12K$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$35K$32K$3K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$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$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$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$238K$238K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$304K$92K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $415K$405K$10K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2024 $269K$269K$193$4K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 1, 2023 $285K$306K−$21K$3K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 16, 2022 $3K$100K−$97K$24K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Dec 13, 2021 $202K$81K$121K$121K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $414,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,841$414,863
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 $268,841$414,863
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $53,713$30,398
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,297$86,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,638$288,009
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,648$405,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $193$9,776
Part VI · Governance 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $414,863 across 16 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$414,863
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$414,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $405,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,672$25,672
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,726$4,726
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $75,000 · Fundraising $0$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $11,680 · Fundraising $0$11,680
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 $31,956 · Management $3,118 · Fundraising $0$35,074
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,413
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 $2,566 · Fundraising $0$2,566
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,061 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,061
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $237,895 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$237,895
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,310 · Management $92,364 · Fundraising $0$405,087
Part X · Balance sheet $123,349 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,573$13,349
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-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans 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-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$110,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,573$123,349
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
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-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,573$123,349
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,573$123,349
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,573$123,349
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,349 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$414,863
XI-2 Total expenses$405,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,573
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$110,000
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,349

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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