Peace Haven

Analysis

Peace Haven is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 August 2023, Peace Haven reported income of $4.4m and spending of $5.2m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $18.9m to $4.4m (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Peace Haven sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armenian Church Endowment Fund Inc ($4.4m), Hopeful Horizons ($4.4m) and Christ Citadel International Church ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $19.2m against liabilities of $315k, net assets of $18.9m. It reported 89 employees.