Conflict Dynamics International Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Conflict Dynamics International is an independent, social-impact organization founded to prevent and resolve violent conflict between and within states, and to alleviate human suffering resulting from conflicts and other crises.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -18.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $298,226, president & clerk
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
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 731% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 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
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 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 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 (2)
- $719,814 spent. Conflict Dynamics' programs to prevent and resolve violent conflict are arranged in the Organization's Peace Action program area. This program area encompasses programs and projects on thematic issues related to peace (such as governance, dialogue processes and transitional justice) as well as context-specific programs. In this program area, Conflict Dynamics directly engaged in and supported approaches to preventing and resolving conflict in a number of contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. Conflict Dynamics' activities in this area included mediation, mediation support, conflict analysis, convening and facilitation, dialogue process design, technical support, capacity building etc. This work included development and support in use by parties to conflict, civil society constituencies and affected communities of frameworks and tools for conflict prevention and resolution.Conflict Dynamics worked with inter-governmental organizations to support mediation efforts and conflict prevention, and contributed to national and international dialogues and policy discourse on conflict prevention and resolution. Furthermore, Conflict Dynamics supported national capacities and approaches to building peace, which included collaborations with national partner organizations. Conflict Dynamics' work in this area has a particular focus on addressing exclusion and inequality as key drivers of conflict.Work in this program area directly benefited more than 68 million people affected by armed conflicts in specific contexts in Africa. This work also substantially benefited more than 7,500 peace practitioners working globally in many of the 61 state-based armed conflicts ongoing around the world in 2024.Relationship to organization's exempt purpose: Work in these areas contributed directly and substantively to Conflict Dynamics' mission to prevent and resolve violent conflict.
- $719,813 spent. Conflict Dynamics' programs to alleviate human suffering are arranged in the Organization's Humanitarian Action program area. This program area encompasses programs and projects on thematic issues related to humanitarian affairs (such as humanitarian access) as well as context-specific programs. In this program area, Conflict Dynamics developed and implemented approaches to improve the policy and practice of humanitarian assistance and protection, which contributed to alleviating human suffering in situations of armed conflict around the world. This work included humanitarian policy development and outreach in the areas of: (i) ensuring humanitarian access to and by populations in need during armed conflicts; (ii) improving humanitarian engagement with parties to armed conflict; and (iii) protection of children in situations of armed conflict. Conflict Dynamics' work in this program area is oriented to improving the lives and living conditions of the 305 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection worldwide. The work on humanitarian access and engagement contributed to improvements in humanitarian action which benefited 81.9 million persons in contexts across the African continent and in the Middle East. Conflict Dynamics also undertook exploratory work on use of emerging digital technologies to help people help themselves and others in times of crisis. This included digital technologies to improve access by people to the goods and services they need.Relationship to organization's exempt purpose: This work contributed directly and substantively to Conflict Dynamics' mission to alleviate human suffering arising from conflicts and other crises.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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