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Institute for Peaceable Communities Inc

EIN 04-3235656 · Amherst, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak48 out of 100GovernanceGood71 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SHARING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF EFFECTIVE EGALITARIAN SELF-GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING

Income
$320,233
Spending
$439,638
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 80%
Employees
6
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$35,633, treasurer/clerk/director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 37% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 39% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 38 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    2 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $284,845 spent. Sociocracy For All continued its core work of supporting egalitarian self-government through training, consulting, and materials development and distribution. The Academy Levels 1 & 2 are our advanced training programs. We had 69 participants in three cohorts of Level 1 and 32 in two cohorts of Level 2. We held multiple classes and webinars reaching about 550 people across 21 offerings. We hosted two day-long online conferences reaching about 200 participants. We had 282,334 website views, and our videos on YouTube were watched 26,457 times. We have 7 books in print plus some translated editions, and distributed about 520 print books and 320 ebooks. Interest in egalitarian self-government continues to grow in many fields, including worker cooperatives, intentional communities, nonprofits, and tech consulting groups. We have added additional support programs for people practicing and teaching sociocracy as more people complete training, begin implementing sociocracy, and start their own professional work. In addition, we've created new offerings across multiple languages that help to make common sociocracy concepts more readily available.
  2. $25,000 spent. Cambridge Bethlehem People to People Project (CBPPP) CBPPP participated in a series of forums and public events for the people in Bethlehem and humanitarian awareness for the conditions in the Palestinian territories.
  3. $5,518 spent. Cambridge El Salvador Sister City May 2025- 40 Years of Solidarity with El Salvador: A Cultural Cabaret with Music, Stories, Poetry, and Spoken Word attended by more than 75 people at the Cambridge Senior Center to highlight 2025 delegates. November 2024 intergenerational potluck to gather and share for community, for support, for winter sustenance. September 2024 Whole 2024 delegation report-back in person and Zoom co-sponsored by Community Church of Boston September 2024 Tabling and outreach at the Celebremos El Salvador event at the Harvard Museum July 2024 2 report backs from 2024 delegation, one on Zoom and one in person in East Boston led by the youth delegates from the 2024 delegation.
  4. $1,300 spent. International Sociocracy Certification Board (ISCB) - The ISCB supports an internationally recognized process with shared standards for publicly certifying consultants qualified to assist the implementation of sociocracy in organizations. There are 33 certified consultants as of June 30, 2025, up from 31 as of June 30. 2024. ISCB held two international online conferences for these certified consultants.
  5. International Sociocracy Certification Board (ISCB) - The ISCB supports an internationally recognized process with shared standards for publicly certifying consultants qualified to assist the implementation of sociocracy in organizations. There are 33 certified consultants as of June 30, 2025, up from 31 as of June 30. 2024. ISCB held two international online conferences for these certified consultants.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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