Peace Brigades International

Analysis

Peace Brigades International is a registered charity in United States, based in Belgium. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Peace Brigades International reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.2m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Peace Brigades International sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Family Health International ($2.2m), Children to Love International ($2.2m) and Seed Effect ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $290k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $917k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $894k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.