The Peace and Justice Studies Association

Analysis

The Peace and Justice Studies Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 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 Peace and Justice Studies Association reported income of $177k and spending of $181k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $119k to $177k (+49%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Peace and Justice Studies Association sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 28th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Legal Resources Centre of South Africa ($177k), Association for Canadian Studies in the United States ($177k) and Compassion Way Inc ($177k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $72k against liabilities of $2,486, net assets of $69k.