The Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship

Analysis

The Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 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, The Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship reported income of $118k and spending of $541k, spending 459% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $292k to $118k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 21st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empower Nepali Girls Inc ($118k), Tomorrow Come Foundation ($118k) and American Friends of Ilan Inc ($118k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $299k. At year end it held assets of $654k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $639k. It reported 14 employees.