Peace Through Commerce Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Peace Through Commerce is a strategic global and educational organization dedicated to creating a world where all people enjoy peace and prosperity. We use our proprietary Matrix of Peace Services for society building, peacebuilding, and problem-solving.
- Income
- $28,470
- Spending
- $23,107
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $561, treasurer, bookkeeper
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $19,250 spent. Matrix of Peace Services: education, training and implementation. This framework embodies our peacebuilding technology. It is a multi-sector, whole-systems, consciousness-raising framework for designing and actualizing peaceful societies. We have used it in our co-partnerships with the Norwegian Nobel Institute. We have also used it as our training model with incubators Shakti Leadership and Alumni and Donors Unite. The biggest activity this year has been the continued work on a three-volume treatise on the framework. Volumes 1,2 and 3 cover Matrix theory, model and technology, respectively. The books are slated for publication in Winter 2025-2026. The book has received a foreward by John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market and Love.Life, and an afterword by Dr. Timothy Fort, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Expenses for consulting fees and rent: noncash $191,000. Revenue: Noncash donation $191,000.
- $300 spent. Matrix of Peace Professional Consulting and Thought Leadership. Peace Through Commerce was co-nominated with Dr. Timothy Fort under the area of Peace Through Commerce for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. It was included for its thought leadership in the fields of society building, peacebuilding, and problem-solving. CEO Philomena Blees consulted with various partners and joint venturers, like Tec de Monterrey, in bringing Matrix of Peace Services to their outreach programs.
- $1,500 spent. Matrix of Peace Show: This is Peace Through Commerce's proprietary show produced by public broadcasting nonprofit ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc.. ThinkTech Hawaii, Inc. is dedicated to raising public awareness through civic engagement by citizen journalist hosts and guests on digital media platforms. Peace Through Commerce moved into its second year of the Matrix of Peace Show, completing 10 Matrix of Peace shows with distinguished guests having the following titles: The Matrix of Peace Whole Systems Model, Parts 1 and 2; Business Co-creating Peace in Africa, Parts 1 and 2; Reopening 9-11 Attack Cold Case; Applied Conscious Leadership Practices; Averting Another January 6 Catastrophe; and Terror, Violence and Impulse to Destroy, Parts 1 and 2.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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