Peace in Schools

Analysis

Peace in Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Peace in Schools reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $838k to $1.4m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Peace in Schools sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guiding Light Foster Care & Adoption ($1.4m), San Francisco & Bay Area Korea Center ($1.4m) and Garden City Harvest Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $558k. At year end it held assets of $659k against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $557k. It reported 16 employees.