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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PEACE IN SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,020,725
Total expenses
$1,564,082
Contributions and grants received
$1,867,878
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$152,354
Investment income
$493
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,114,928
Total liabilities, end of year
$100,961
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,013,967
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,184,541
Management and general expenses
$177,767
Fundraising expenses
$201,774
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,184,541

Program services were 75.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,867,878

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,330

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $151,324 · related or exempt $151,324

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $1,030 · related or exempt $1,030

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $493 · excluded $493

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $226,913 · program services $187,286 · management and general $21,071 · fundraising $18,556

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $706,250 · program services $582,916 · management and general $65,581 · fundraising $57,753

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,939 · program services $21,257 · management and general $2,508 · fundraising $2,174

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $86,595 · program services $72,064 · management and general $7,633 · fundraising $6,898

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $77,626 · program services $63,498 · management and general $7,603 · fundraising $6,525

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,542 · program services $1,310 · management and general $23,151 · fundraising $81

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $177,114 · program services $100,640 · management and general $40,801 · fundraising $35,673

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,793 · program services $33,049 · management and general $4,538 · fundraising $4,206

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,507 · program services $30,375 · management and general $3,005 · fundraising $3,127

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,591 · program services $4,615 · management and general $519 · fundraising $457

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,115 · program services $5,872 · management and general $661 · fundraising $582

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $68,550 · program services $68,277 · management and general $145 · fundraising $128

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $62,373 · fundraising $62,373

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEETINGS AND TRAVEL

    total $15,686 · program services $13,240 · management and general $551 · fundraising $1,895

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,488 · program services $142 · fundraising $1,346

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $172,646 · end of year $59,811

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $102,691 · end of year $48,021

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $282,317 · end of year $946,183

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,623 · end of year $11,013

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $37,342

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $26,915

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,935 · end of year $10,427

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $68,251 · end of year $39,473

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,724 · end of year $57,960

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $73,415 · end of year $43,001

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $557,324 · end of year $85,134

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $928,833

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PEACE IN SCHOOLS SUPPORTS THE WELL BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS BY OFFERING TRAUMA-INFORMED MINDFULNESS INSTRUCTION, GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP. WE BELIEVE MINDFULNESS LEADS TO PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE LIBERATION, SAFER SCHOOLS, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, AND A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD.

  • TEEN PROGRAM YEAR-END OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS FOR 2023-24: 8 PORTLAND PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED OUR DIRECT SERVICE TEEN PROGRAMMING: ALLIANCE AT MEEK, CLEVELAND, GRANT, IDA B. WELLS (IBW), LINCOLN, MCDANIEL, METROPOLITAN LEARNING CENTER (MLC), AND ROOSEVELT. AT COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, THIS CLASS IS EITHER A SEMESTER LONG OR YEAR-LONG COURSE, DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL. AT ALLIANCE AT MEEK, PINS PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED AS AN ELECTIVE COURSE AND A SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT FOR INCOMING STUDENTS IN THEIR ORIENTATION PROGRAM. 318 STUDENTS COMPLETED OUR MINDFUL STUDIES ELECTIVE CLASS, THE MOST IN- DEPTH, MINDFULNESS-BASED COURSE IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS NATIONALLY. OUR LATEST 2023-24 COURSE-END SURVEYS SHOW THAT MINDFUL STUDIES IMPROVES: SELF COMPASSION 93% OF STUDENTS AGREE: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I HAVE MORE COMPASSION FOR MYSELF." 90% OF STUDENTS REPORT: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM BETTER ABLE TO ACCEPT MYSELF." EMOTIONAL REGULATION 94% OF STUDENTS REPORT: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM BETTER ABLE TO CALM MYSELF DOWN WHEN STRONG EMOTIONS SHOW UP." 92% OF STUDENTS SAY: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM ABLE TO RESPOND AND NOT REACT TO TOUGH SITUATIONS." 89% OF STUDENTS SAY: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM BETTER ABLE TO DEAL WITH MY STRESS." BELONGING & RELATIONAL SKILLS 92% OF STUDENTS AGREE: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I FEEL LIKE I BELONG MORE AROUND MY PEERS." 93% OF STUDENTS AGREE: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM BETTER ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND CARE ABOUT THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS." 86% OF STUDENTS REPORT: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I HAVE BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS." RESILIENCE 92% OF STUDENTS REPORT: "BECAUSE OF MINDFUL STUDIES, I AM BETTER ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK FROM CHALLENGES." SEE FULL REPORT HERE: HTTPS://STATIC1.SQUARESPACE.COM/STATIC/62D6CDA90352313C39CB720E/T/66C8A2809 481B661E24 1D50E/1724424833240/PEACE+IN+SCHOOLS+23%3A24+YEAR+END+REPORT +.PDF MINDFUL STUDIES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (MSPP) INAUGURAL COHORT IN SEPTEMBER 2023, PINS LAUNCHED THE INAUGURAL COHORT OF THE MINDFUL STUDIES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO OFFER PEACE IN SCHOOLS MINDFUL STUDIES. AS AN INTEGRATED FOR-CREDIT COURSE FOR 10TH-12TH GRADERS. THIS 3 YEAR PARTNERSHIP CENTERS TEENS AND ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY. IN 2023-24, PINS: PARTNERED WITH 6 NEW SCHOOLS IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA EL CERRITO HS, CA FIR RIDGE HS, OR GRESHAM HS, OR NW ACADEMY, OR WEST LINN HS, OR WILSONVILLE HS, OR INTRODUCED MINDFULNESS TO 347 STAFF INTRODUCED MINDFULNESS 530 STUDENTS TAUGHT 14 DEMONSTRATION CLASSES AT NEW SCHOOLS 9 NEWLY CERTIFIED MINDFUL STUDIES TEACHERS (150 HOURS OF IN-DEPTH VIRTUA AND IN-PERSON TRAINING) RESULTING IN: 448 STUDENTS FORECASTING ENROLLMENT IN MINDFUL STUDIES FALL 2024 CURRICULUM APPROVAL IN 5 NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS 100% OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WOULD RECOMMEND MSPP TO OTHER SCHOOLS 100% OF TEACHERS WOULD RECOMMEND THE MINDFUL STUDIES TEACHER CERTIFICATION AFTER 8 MONTHS OF TRAINING, OUR TEACHER TRAINEES SHOWED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THEIR MINDFULNESS IN TEACHING (P=0.00002) AND SELF-COMPASSION (P=0.0002) COMPARED TO AVERAGE PRE-TRAINING BASELINE ASSESSMENTS, DEMONSTRATING THAT OUR TRAINING WORKS TO IMPROVE TEACHER EMBODIMENT OF MINDFULNESS AND SELF COMPASSION. ADULT PROGRAMS: PEACE IN SCHOOLS OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS. SOME OFFERINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL, OTHERS ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO EDUCATORS. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN 2023-24: 248 REGISTERED FOR OUR FREE ONLINE WEBINARS AND EVENTS: FINDING REFUGE IN CHAOS MEDITATION FOR DEEP REST MEDITATION FOR PAIN & PEACE CONNECTION OVER CONTROL WEBINAR VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE PAUSE FOR PEACE TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FORUM

    Expenses $1,184,541 · Revenue $152,354

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • CAVERLY MORGAN

    FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $129,000
    From this org
    $129,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JANICE MARTELLUCCI

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $109,650
    From this org
    $97,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,737
    Hours/week
    40
  • TARA DENUCCIO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ABHINAV DEV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CINDY EWERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • COLIN MCLEAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • MAURA MILDER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
19 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510809349301216

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