Peace Through Action USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Peace Through Action USA inspires and equips everyday people to increase safety, belonging, and peace in their relationships and communities by cultivating their compassion and increasing their constructive communication and conflict resolution skills. We accomplish our mission by producing events and resources for exploring civic and social concerns, promoting examples of inspiring community peacebuilders, encouraging spiritual self-care and anchoring, teaching practical peace skills, supporting personal and small group action planning for peace, bolstering community peacebuilding efforts, and advocating for a socially just society. The breadth of our mission activities situates us in the peacebuilding, public health, public safety, social health, youth development, adult learning, volunteerism and service, civic engagement, and civil and human rights fields of the U.S. social sector.
- Income
- $455,633
- Spending
- $221,695
- Spent on programs
- 54%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $49,692, director, secretary, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 91% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 51% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 104% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1554% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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)
- $14,991 spent. Peace Explorers -- Peace Through Action USA supported individuals in increasing peace by pointing them to practical solutions they can take within their relationships and communities to decrease social distress and increase compassion, constructive communication, and constructive conflict resolution. We suggested peace practices to individuals through a regular electronic newsletter that reached over 1900 people; by posting messages and calls for practical action on our social media channels reaching the public at large; by posting subject-specific information pages to our website, which reaches the public at large; and by offering virtual learning events available to the public at large.
- $42,759 spent. Peace Agents -- Peace Through Action USA continued its peace agents program, which provides servant leaders to geographic communities to bolster their capacity to deliver peacebuilding activities. Peace agents lead community peace projects, which are collective impact alliances through which community members, guided by a Peace Through Action peace agent, select, organize, and deliver peacebuilding activities in their geographic areas. In 2025, we continued to demonstrate our community peace projects concept with a project in Calvert County, Maryland.
- $56,132 spent. Peace Accelerators -- We commenced our Peace Accelerators program, which strengthens people's ability to increase peace in their relationships and communities by building peace skills together, making action plans for change, and discovering resources that support social well-being. This program includes three activities: Essential Peace Skills Trainings-intensive learning experiences focused on core communication and conflict resolution skills that people can apply across many social contexts. Participants learn, practice, and reflect through realistic scenarios; Practical Peace Solutions Sessions-brief workshops that demonstrate how constructive communication and conflict resolution skills work in real-life situations. Participants learn core techniques and practice them through structured role-plays and scenarios; and Peace Through Action Meet-Ups-small-group gatherings that guide participants through action planning and discovery of social well-being resources. Participants leave with concrete steps to increase peace in their relationships and communities.
- $217 spent. Lobbying -- Peace Through Action advocated for appropriations for gun safety research. We advocated for continuity of operations of and appropriations for the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.
- $5,719 spent. Miscellaneous Other Programs Expenses -- Miscellaneous staff duties that advanced our overall programmatic activities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
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 December 2016.
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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