Effective Peacebuilding Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Effective Peace Initiatives mission is to support research to develop evidence of what is or is not effective in reducing the human and economic costs of various kinds of warfare most cost-effectively, making the evidence available to peacemakers, and encouraging them to use it.
- Income
- $558,000
- Spending
- $558,844
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $120,000, executive director
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: 68 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes -1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 178% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% 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 6 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 (3)
- $177,689 spent. Supporting Critical Partners - EPI enhances the capacity of key organizations to implement evidence-based approaches and measure their impact. This includes developing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) frameworks for peacebuilding organizations, creating practical toolkits and resources for practitioners, providing technical support to organizations implementing evidence-based interventions, and building networks that connect researchers, practitioners, and funders.
- $135,172 spent. Gathering Evidence Program - EPIs Gathering Evidence Program funds and conducts rigorous research to identify what works in conflict prevention and resolution across different contexts. This includes a comprehensive collection of successful peace interventions and their outcomes (the Peace Activities Dataset) and Conflict-Intervention Mapping to analyze which interventions are most effective for specific types of conflicts. It also includes partner-led research by supporting organzations like ACLED to produce essential data on conflict and peacebuilding.
- $106,111 spent. Making the Case Program: Effective Peacebuilding Initiative advocates for the adoption of evidence-based interventions among decision-makers and funders by bringing together and promoting the voices of influential stake-holders to share findings and best practices, publishing accessible reports and policy briefs, recognizing and amplifying successful peace initiatives, and building a movement for evidence-based peacebuilding.
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 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 December 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 2024.
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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