Peace Action Education Fund

Analysis

Peace Action Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 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 Action Education Fund reported income of $1.3m and spending of $583k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $476k to $1.3m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Peace Action Education Fund sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Inc ($1.3m), Junior Achievement of Central Virginia ($1.3m) and Living Waters for the World ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $176k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 14 employees.