Peaceworks Network Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE COMMITTED TO A JUST AND LASTING TWO-STATE SOLUTION THAT RESPECTS THE SECURITY AND RIGHTS OF BOTH ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS AND OPPOSES ALL FORMS OF TERROR AND VIOLENCE. WE CONDEMN CONTINUED OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENT EXPANSION, AND PUSH FOR EQUAL CIVIL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS AS KEY STEPS TO PEACE. PEACEWORKS PROMOTES LASTING PEACE FOR ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS BY ENGAGING WITH THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM OF PEACEMAKING. WE LOOK AT FRAMEWORKS FOR REAL PROGRESS, IDENTIFY AND AMPLIFY ESSENTIAL EFFORTS, AND ATTRACT MORE FUNDERS BY PROVIDING CLEAR DIRECTION.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 20.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $251,303, executive director
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 44% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 82% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.
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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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 (2)
- $1.9 million spent. PEACEWORKS PRIORITIZES COLLABORATION WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION TO EXPAND AND AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT. PEACEWORKS SUPPORTS GROWTH IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ZIMAM, THE LEADING PROGRESSIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT IN PALESTINE, WHICH EMPOWERS EMERGING MODERATE LEADERS AND TRANSFORMS PUBLIC THINKING. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ASSIST DARKENU, ISRAEL'S LARGEST NON-PARTISAN CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENT, DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING FOR DEMOCRACY, EQUALITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
- $305,619 spent. PEACEWORKS ON CAMPUSPEACEWORKS ALSO EMPOWERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN POLICYMAKERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS THROUGH ITS PEACEWORKS ON CAMPUS INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM STRATEGICALLY INTERVENES TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EQUIP FUTURE POLICY INFLUENCERS WITH A PRAGMATIC, SOLUTIONS-DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE.
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 November 6, 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 2003.
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 November 4, 2026.
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