Conflict Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CONFLICT CENTER EQUIPS PEOPLE WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS TO NAVIGATE, TRANSFORM AND EMBRACE EVERYDAY CONFLICT.
- Income
- $917,551
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 41%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 274
- Highest pay
- $138,409, executive di
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: 73 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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 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)
- $282,024 spent. THROUGH YOUTH AND ADULT SKILL BUILDING CLASSES AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPOWERED TO SEE AND USE CONFLICT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW, LEARN, AND CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES. OUR SKILL BUILDING CLASSES, ADDRESSING CONFLICT AND ANGER EFFECTIVELY (ADULTS) AND RETHINKING CONFLICT (YOUTH), PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME EQUIPPED WITH NEW SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. OUR MIX OF UNDERSTANDING ANGER AND OTHER EMOTIONS ALONG WITH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS HELPS PARTICIPANTS WORK THROUGH DEFENSIVENESS AND BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHERS, ULTIMATELY FINDING MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS TO SOURCES OF CONFLICT. ALL OUR CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS RELATED TO TOPICS SUCH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND TEAM BUILDING, TRAINING OVER 900 PARTICIPANTS AT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS DENVER, AS WELL AS NATIONALLY. OUR BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CAMPAIGNS FOCUS ON THE SIX TYPES OF ABUSE: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, STALKING, FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC, AND DIGITAL. WE WORKED WITH YOUTH LEADERS FROM THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS TO DEVELOP RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS INCREASED BY 300% THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH THE SUPPORT OF GRANT-SPECIFIC FUNDING. THROUGH YOUTH AND ADULT SKILL BUILDING CLASSES AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPOWERED TO SEE AND USE CONFLICT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW, LEARN, AND CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES. OUR SKILL BUILDING CLASSES, ADDRESSING CONFLICT AND ANGER EFFECTIVELY (ADULTS) AND RETHINKING CONFLICT (YOUTH), PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME EQUIPPED WITH NEW SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. OUR MIX OF UNDERSTANDING ANGER AND OTHER EMOTIONS ALONG WITH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS HELPS PARTICIPANTS WORK THROUGH DEFENSIVENESS AND BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHERS, ULTIMATELY FINDING MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS TO SOURCES OF CONFLICT. ALL OUR CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS RELATED TO TOPICS SUCH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND TEAM BUILDING, TRAINING OVER 900 PARTICIPANTS AT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS DENVER, AS WELL AS NATIONALLY. OUR BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CAMPAIGNS FOCUS ON THE SIX TYPES OF ABUSE: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, STALKING, FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC, AND DIGITAL. WE WORKED WITH YOUTH LEADERS FROM THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS TO DEVELOP RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS. OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS INCREASED BY 300% THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH THE SUPPORT OF GRANT-SPECIFIC FUNDING.
- $282,024 spent. THROUGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INCLUSION, WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO BE THEMSELVES AND NURTURED TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO PUNITIVE DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS A PHILOSOPHY, NOT A CURRICULUM, THAT FOCUSES ON BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR WHILE REMAINING CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ARE ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, DIRECTLY DISRUPTING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON-PIPELINE. THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES WE UTILIZE TOOLS TO HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS WHILE KEEPING THEM IN SCHOOL AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL-TO- PRISON-PIPELINE. BY IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES THAT REDUCE THE DISPROPORTIONALITY HIGH DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS, SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS OF CHILDREN OF COLOR, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES REDUCE THE ODDS THAT STUDENTS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. TCC WORKED WITH SCHOOLS ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE METRO AREA THIS FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS. READING FOR PEACE IS A COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER-RUN, MULTIGENERATIONAL READING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DEVOTED TO READING AND DISCUSSING THE BOOKS WHICH TEACH AND REINFORCE THE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. READING FOR PEACE VOLUNTEERS READ IN-PERSON AT FIVE SCHOOLS, SERVING 964 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO SUPPORT OUR RELATED SUMMER EVENT, PEACE DAY, BY PACKING AND DISTRIBUTING 1,000 PEACE IN A BOX ACTIVITY BOOKS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. PEACE IN A BOX IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY AT OUR IN-PERSON PEACE DAY EVENT AND THROUGH SEVEN PARTNER AGENCIES. THROUGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INCLUSION, WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO BE THEMSELVES AND NURTURED TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO PUNITIVE DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS A PHILOSOPHY, NOT A CURRICULUM, THAT FOCUSES ON BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR WHILE REMAINING CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ARE ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, DIRECTLY DISRUPTING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON-PIPELINE. THROUGH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES WE UTILIZE TOOLS TO HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS WHILE KEEPING THEM IN SCHOOL AND OUT OF THE SCHOOL-TO- PRISON-PIPELINE. BY IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES THAT REDUCE THE DISPROPORTIONALITY HIGH DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS, SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS OF CHILDREN OF COLOR, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES REDUCE THE ODDS THAT STUDENTS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. TCC WORKED WITH SCHOOLS ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE METRO AREA THIS FISCAL YEAR AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS. READING FOR PEACE IS A COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER-RUN, MULTIGENERATIONAL READING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DEVOTED TO READING AND DISCUSSING THE BOOKS WHICH TEACH AND REINFORCE THE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. READING FOR PEACE VOLUNTEERS READ IN-PERSON AT FIVE SCHOOLS, SERVING 964 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO SUPPORT OUR RELATED SUMMER EVENT, PEACE DAY, BY PACKING AND DISTRIBUTING 1,000 PEACE IN A BOX ACTIVITY BOOKS TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. PEACE IN A BOX IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY AT OUR IN-PERSON PEACE DAY EVENT AND THROUGH SEVEN PARTNER AGENCIES.
- $282,024 spent. RESTORATIVE DENVER TAKES THESE PRINCIPLES AND APPLIES THEM TO THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DENVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, 120 CASES WERE REFERRED TO RESTORATIVE DENVER, PROVIDING AN "OFF RAMP" FROM THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, A THEMATIC PROGRAM, RESTORING RESPONSIBLE GUN USE, PROVIDES AN EQUITABLE REFERRAL PROCESS FOR DEFENDANTS WITH THE SAME CHARGES. WE HANDLE UP TO SIX CASES PER MONTH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
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 August 1988.
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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