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Impact Imagining Together Platform Arts Culture Conflict Transfrmtn I

EIN 45-2425532 · Watertown, MA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Advocate for arts and culture to transform conflict and build more creative, inclusive societies by supporting those on the ground delivering impactful work through capacity building, making connections and sharing their practice and learning, and learning from existing knowledge to develop advocacy tools, exploring cross-cutting issues, and connecting diverse thinkers from different disciplines.

Income
$58,294
Spending
$93,451
Reserves
3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$25,200, director

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

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 60% of income.

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

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
  1. $24,005 spent. Creating Hope Together Virtual Series -In 2025, IMPACT organized international arts-based dialogue and capacity-building programs addressing human rights, conflict transformation, and social justice. Through the Creating Hope Together virtual series, the organization hosted the Conflict Kaleidoscope virtual dialogue series, consisting of three global sessions featuring 13 presenters and facilitators and participants from 71 countries. Across the sessions, 228 individuals registered and 90 participated, engaging in facilitated discussions and breakout groups on systems thinking in artistic responses to authoritarianism, conflict, and social polarization.
  2. $30,255 spent. Hope Hive: Thinking Peace: IMPACT also piloted Hope Hive: Thinking Peace, a collaborative program pairing three artists with three international thinking partners for several months of dialogue and creative exchange. The program culminated in presentations at the Arts and Human Rights Festival in Belgrade (June 2025) where artists presented new works addressing themes including gender equality, migration, memory, and post-conflict resilience.
  3. $31,055 spent. AHA Program:In addition, the organization published seven AHA! Stories highlighting experiences of artists and cultural practitioners from the US, Pakistan, Israel, Georgia, Japan, Argentina, and Sudan working in conflict-affected contexts, contributing to global knowledge sharing in arts-based peacebuilding. The stories reached to global audiences of over 1600 people through the IMPACT newsletter and social media channels. Our newsletter readership has increased by 150 since January 2025, with a 50% open rate. IMPACT's social media channels have increased by 200% in the period January-December, 2025.

Source: Form 990EZ 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 June 2013.

    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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