Peace Direct Inc

Analysis

Peace Direct Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Peace Direct Inc reported income of $906k and spending of $842k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $906k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Peace Direct Inc 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 78th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Inc ($905k), St George and St Abraam Coptic Relief Organization ($907k) and Haiti Partners Inc ($905k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $367k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $324k. It reported 7 employees.