Peace for DC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 88-4223372)

Marcus Ellis’s $180K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Marcus Ellis	$180,000	$135,000

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

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

Programs and updates

Ending gun violence and building a peaceful city through community intervention and trauma healing.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Heal DC

Peace for DC'S heal DC program is a neighborhood-based life transformation program that provides long-term wraparound care and healing for a cohort of individuals most at risk of involvement in gun violence, in DC'S most impacted communities.

$689Kprogram expense

02

DC Peace Academy

This is a classroom-based training program for DC'S violence intervention professionals. It includes approximately 120 hours of classroom learning on topics such as conflict resolution, restorative justice, how to use a tourniquet, how to use narcan, cognitive behavioral theory, how to be a life coach, healthy masculinity and femininity…

$428Kprogram expense

03

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Cognitive behavioral interventions (cbis) have been proven as the gold standard for healing trauma and an essential element to reduce gun violence in cities across the country. Peace for DC teaches roca's rewire cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) to address trauma, PTSD, and hypervigilance of people impacted by gun violence.

$132Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Houston Family FoundationFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $363K · 2023–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$97,913

Community Wellness VenturesFY2024$69,525

Alliance of Concerned MenDC · FY2024$40,150

Unitemized GrantFY2023$155,874

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K

Other incomeLn 4–11$17K

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$415K

Fundraisingcol D$21K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$159K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$459K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$98K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K

Investment incomeLn 3$14K

Other incomeLn 4–11$17K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$858

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$129K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$515K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$159K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 67

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$176K	$129K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$55K	$515K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$122K	$159K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.3M	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$111K	$111K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$98K	$98K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$180K	$142K	$35K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$635K	$501K	$122K	$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$67K	$60K	$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$44K	$30K	$13K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$137K		$137K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$70K		$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$385K	$369K	$13K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$71K	$71K	$65	$39
Information technologyLn 14	$12K	$11K	$849
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$16K	$395
TravelLn 17	$36K	$33K	$4K	$297
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$170	$75	$95
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$18K	$7K	$11K	$27
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.4M	$415K	$21K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.5M	$1.9M	−$341K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.3M	$988K	$1.3M	$1.3M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,543,570 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,313,405$1,425,764

I-9 Program service revenue$86,390

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,516$14,430

I-11 Other revenue$16,986

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,322,921$1,543,570

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $155,874$208,588

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $528,791$926,315

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $303,193$749,545

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $987,858$1,884,448

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,335,063−$340,878

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,543,570 across 14 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$459,133

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$966,631

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$98,300

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,425,764

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,390 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,390

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,288$15,288

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$858 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$858

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,986 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,986

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,518 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,288$1,543,570

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,884,448 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $110,675$110,675

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $97,913$97,913

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,819 · Management $34,510 · Fundraising $3,671$180,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $500,526 · Management $121,796 · Fundraising $12,958$635,280

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,133 · Management $7,196$67,329

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,598 · Management $12,673 · Fundraising $1,435$43,706

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $137,129$137,129

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,195$70,195

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $369,350 · Management $12,639 · Fundraising $2,869$384,858

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,092 · Management $65 · Fundraising $39$71,196

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,753 · Management $849$11,602

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,417 · Management $395$16,812

IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,514 · Management $3,678 · Fundraising $297$36,489

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $75 · Management $95$170

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,288$3,288

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,933 · Management $10,846 · Fundraising $27$17,806

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,447,798 · Management $415,354 · Fundraising $21,296$1,884,448

Part X · Balance sheet $1,287,916 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175,975$129,392

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $857,166$643,330

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,410$515,194

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,462,481$1,287,916

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,127$84,207

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $100,000$75,000

X-25 Other liabilities$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,127$159,207

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $483,687$376,306

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $856,667$752,403

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,340,354$1,128,709

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,462,481$1,287,916

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,128,709 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,543,570

XI-2 Total expenses$1,884,448

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$340,878

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,340,354

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$463

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$128,770

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$1,128,709

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

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