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Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice

EIN 38-2528035 · Ann Arbor, MI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) empowers our communities, people of faith and congregations, mutual aid groups, network organizations, and individual volunteers, to make radical systemic change with love within Washtenaw County and across Michigan. We do this by building capacity to: * center racial, economic, and environmental justice; * create spaces for co-learning, healing, conflict resolution, connecting with others, and collaboration; and * move between work to educate, mobilize, and organize with a focus on coordinated systems-level change.

Income
$252,481
Spending
$221,759
Spent on programs
64%
Reserves
21.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
7
Volunteers
75
Highest pay
$70,610, co-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

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 21.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 23% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    64% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 12 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 (4)
  1. $29,285 spent. Environmental Sustainability Organizing: This program area included local community organizing meetings, hosting public educational forums related to the environmental sustainability, as well as developing new strategy related to community resiliency hubs.
  2. $80,376 spent. Shelter & Community Care: Organized educational and advocacy opportunities related to our community safety, emergency sheltering, and affordable housing. Supported development of local program to provide peer-counseling to unhoused and economically insecure community members. Developed project to amplify voices of those most impacted by community violence and homelessness. Convened community conversations and trainings to understand and participate in the county and local budgeting process. A key project has been Home for Healing, a space to co-create a central space of community safety, where community members gain tools for coping with the unimaginable alongside a network of love and empathy; a group of organizations who practice collective imagining, designing solutions and enacting them.
  3. $21,691 spent. Education & Community Building: Hosted films, panel discussions, community discussions, workshops about civic participation in local decision-making, e.g. how to provide public comment and get involved locally (regardless of issue or position on the issues).
  4. $11,554 spent. Human Rights Organizing: We organized faith communities in issues such as human rights, housing, religious understanding and respect. We provided support to community members in need to basic resources for health and food. We provided community trainings and workshops for nonviolence, violence de-escalation, and harm reduction.

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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Status was revoked on November 15, 2021 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2021.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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