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Cease for Peace

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 87-0831443

Organization committed to empowering marginalized communities with employment readiness, mentoring, job placement for the formerly incarcerated at-risk youth, and adults that struggle with employment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$25K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$404K
Spent
$309K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$236K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $296K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$58,300Pt VII · Sec A
Erris Dolberry
Program Administrator
$54,947Pt VII · Sec A
Jana Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald Williams’s $58K as President is at the 47th 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.

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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

Helps formerly incarcerated youth and adults find jobs through training and mentoring.

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2 program services account for $406K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Amity award

$291Kprogram expense
02

Amity award 07/2024

$114Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$404K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Total revenueLn 12$404K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$300
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$185K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$113K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$411
Office expensesLn 13$5
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$296K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $404K$309K$95K$236K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $403,612 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,664
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$403,612
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$403,612
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,674 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,247$113,247
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,766$10,766
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,884$9,884
IX-11a Management fees$10,000
IX-11b Legal fees$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,727$38,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$411
IX-13 Office expenses$5
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,510$16,510
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,144$17,144
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,643$84,643
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,921 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$308,674
Part X · Balance sheet $260,884 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,322$106,489
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,334
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $150,761$150,761
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,083$260,884
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,667$16,667
X-25 Other liabilities$8,294
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,667$24,961
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $185,416$235,923
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,083$260,884
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $235,923 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$403,612
XI-2 Total expenses$308,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$185,416
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$235,923

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

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