Peacejam Foundation

Analysis

Peacejam Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Peacejam Foundation reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Peacejam Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morgan County Partnership Inc ($2.2m), Legal Assistance for Seniors Inc ($2.2m) and Project on Predatory Student Lending Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (8.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $785k against liabilities of $316k, net assets of $469k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.