Witness for Peace

Analysis

Witness for Peace is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Witness for Peace reported income of $357k and spending of $387k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $520k to $357k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Witness for Peace sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concern for the Girl Child North America ($357k), Armenian Relief Corps Inc ($357k) and Hope & New Life Health Care Inc ($357k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $85k. It reported 1 employees.