Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$670,100

Total expenses

$612,456

Contributions and grants received

$640,124

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$29,913

Investment income

$63

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$419,985

Total liabilities, end of year

$160,347

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$259,638

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$306,099

Management and general expenses

$219,887

Fundraising expenses

$86,470

Program service expenses (Part III)

$306,099

Program services were 50.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SUPPORTING LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS: WE SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES OF CONFLICT WHO ARE PREVENTING, RESPONDING TO, AND REBUILDING AFTER WAR. WE'VE WORKED WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS IN 16 COUNTRIES THROUGH LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS, NETWORKING, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, AND SHARED LEARNING. ALL PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT ARE DESIGNED BY OR CO-DESIGNED WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. EXAMPLES OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE REINTEGRATION OF CHILD SOLDIERS AND OTHER FORMER COMBATANTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE FIND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE AND BECOME LEADERS FOR PEACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN SOMALIA AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; EXPANDING THE WORK OF PEACE COMMITTEES TO MEDIATE CONFLICTS IN SUDAN; STRENGTHENING LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS TO PREVENT ATROCITIES AND PROMOTE PEACE IN MYANMAR; ADVANCING THE LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BUILDING PEACE IN PAKISTAN; AND, PROVIDE FLEXIBLE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS IN 5 PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER. IN DRC, OUR PARTNERS HAVE ALSO CREATED THE PEACE GOLD PROJECT, FORMING COOPERATIVES THAT ARE PRODUCING THE FIRST ETHICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND GOLD IN THE COUNTRY AND SECURING PEACE AND LIVELIHOODS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. WITH LOCAL ACTION FUND- EPD, ACTING AS HUB ORGANIZATION, WILL SUPPORT THE LOCAL CSOS, WROS AND NETWORKS IN FIVE PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN THAT ARE FOCUSING ON PEACE BUILDING INITIATIVES AND WILL MENTOR THEM FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR ACTION PLANS. THROUGH THE LOCAL ACTION FUND, OUR PARTNER IN AFGHANISTAN WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IMMEDIATELY WITH FLEXIBLE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING FOR THEIR SURVIVAL NEEDS AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PAY SALARIES AND STIPEND TO THEIR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. IN NEXT FEW MONTHS, EPD WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO THE SELECTED CSO FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AT THE GRASS ROOT LEVEL AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTION OF PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY CONTEXT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN 12 COUNTRIES, AND WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR SUPPORT FURTHER BY EXPLORING AND BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN THE AMERICAS, ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AMERICA, A REGION WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF VIOLENCE GLOBALLY AND A THRIVING CIVIL SOCIETY WITH WHICH TO PARTNER FOR PEACE. WE HAVE RECENTLY LAUNCHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN COLOMBIA, WHERE WE HAVE SPENT TIME DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS FOCUSED ON THE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF INDIGENOUS, AFRO-COLOMBIAN, AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PEACE PROCESSES AIMED AT ENDING AND ADDRESSING THE LONGEST RUNNING ARMED CONFLICT IN THE WORLD. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL ACTION FUND THAT IS ENSURING RESOURCES REACH CIVIL SOCIETY AND GRASSROOTS ACTORS WHO ARE TYPICALLY EXCLUDED FROM TRADITIONAL FUNDING AND PEACEBUILDING ECOSYSTEMS. WE INTEND TO DEEPEN AND SUSTAIN OUR SUPPORT FOR THEIR WORK AS FUNDING ALLOWS. HERE IN THE U.S., WE PARTNER WITH NETWORKS WORKING FOR RACIAL HEALING, JUSTICE, AND THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HOLD ONLINE PEACE EXCHANGES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, NETWORK, COLLABORATE, AND ACTIVATE PROJECTS TOGETHER. WE WILL BRING LESSONS FROM MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS AROUND THE WORLD TO BEAR ON OUR WORK HERE AT HOME AS WE LISTEN AND FOLLOW THE LEAD OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONTLINES IN THIS COUNTRY.

  Expenses $47,489

• ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH: PEACE DIRECT IS COMMITTED TO HOLDING SPACE FOR LOCAL VOICES TO BE HEARD IN INTERNATIONAL POLICYMAKING, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING ALONGSIDE LOCAL PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS FOR THE NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THEY THEMSELVES IDENTIFY. HAVING RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED ECOSOC STATUS, OUR SEASONED ADVOCACY TEAM MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE NETWORKS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION, U.S. AND UK GOVERNMENTS, ENGAGING KEY DECISION-MAKERS REGULARLY TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICY. AS A LEADING VOICE WITHIN THE PEACE AND SECURITY FIELD FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING, WE HELP SHIFT U.S., UK, EU AND UN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TOWARD GREATER RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PEACEBUILDING. FOR EXAMPLE, PEACE DIRECT HELPED ADVOCATE FOR THE REFORM OF THE UN PEACEBUILDING ARCHITECTURE WITH GREATER INCLUSION OF AND SUPPORT FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED U.S. RECOGNITION, FUNDING, AND SUPPORT FOR YOUTH-LED PEACEBUILDING, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2021. OUR ADVOCACY IS INFORMED BY THE REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS FROM OUR RESEARCH TEAM AND PARTNERS BASED AND OPERATING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. THIS YEAR, THE TEAM IS WORKING WITH PEACE DIRECT'S PARTNERS AND GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A CORE GROUP OR PARTNERS TO INFORM OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY TO ENSURE IT IS PARTNER LED. OUR RESEARCH TEAM WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR LOCAL PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS AND EXPERTS TO UNDERTAKE CUTTING-EDGE, ACTION-ORIENTED STUDIES TO BUILD A STRONGER EVIDENCE-BASE FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING. WE HAVE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 20 REPORTS THAT VARY IN FOCUS OF COUNTRY AND THEMES, INCLUDING RECENT REPORTS: TIME TO DECOLONISE AID, RACE, POWER & PEACEBUILDING, COVID-19 AND THE IMPACTS ON LOCAL PEACEBUILDING, ESCAPING PERPETUAL BEGINNINGS: LOCALLY-LED ATROCITY PREVENTION IN EASTERN DRC, LOCAL PEACEBUILDING: WHAT WORKS AND WHY, AND RACIAL JUSTICE AND PEACEBUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES. OVERALL, OUR PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION REMAINS THE SAME: LOCAL ACTORS NEED TO LEAD, AND BE BETTER SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN PEACEBUILDING PROCESSES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER CONFLICT ERUPTS. PEACE DIRECT FURTHER PROMOTES THE WORK OF OUR PARTNERS PLUS 1,800 LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVES THROUGH PEACE INSIGHT, OUR COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL PLATFORM SHOWCASING LOCAL PEACEBUILDING GLOBALLY. PEACE INSIGHT IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ARTICLES AND STORIES FROM OUR NETWORK OF LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EXPERTS (LPES) BASED IN CONFLICT AREAS. OUR TRUSTED LPES PROVIDE UPDATES AND ANALYSIS ON COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS, NETWORK WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDING GROUPS AND SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS. AS THE UKRAINE WAR ERUPTED, PEACE DIRECT REACHED OUT TO OUR LPE BASED IN KYIV TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CONFLICT ZONE. STUDENTS, ACADEMICS, AND POLICY MAKERS HAVE REFERRED TO PEACE INSIGHT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING.IN ADDITION, WE ENGAGE WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH OUR ONLINE FORUM FOR PEACE PRACTITIONERS, PLATFORM4DIALOGUE. THIS PLATFORM ENABLES LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE GLOBE, BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND SHARING EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS. ADDITIONALLY, PLATFORM4DIALOGUE PROVIDES OTHERS IN THE PEACEBUILDING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO LOCAL PERSPECTIVES TO LEARN TOGETHER AND IMPROVE PRACTICE AND POLICY.

  Expenses $235,121 · Revenue $29,913

• PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: ALTHOUGH MORE GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND LARGE FUNDERS ARE BEGINNING TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING, PEACE DIRECT KNOWS THIS NEEDS PUBLIC SUPPORT TO GAIN MOMENTUM. ONE OF PEACE DIRECT'S OBJECTIVES IN THE U.S. IS TO BUILD A BROAD-BASED PUBLIC CONSTITUENCY WHO IS INFORMED, INSPIRED, AND ACTIVATED TO WORK FOR PEACE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OTHERS AROUND THE GLOBE. THROUGH OUR GROWING DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECT PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS, WE SHARE INSPIRING STORIES, DISSEMINATE RESEARCH AND POLICY INFORMATION, AND MOBILIZE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION WITH US IN SUPPORT OF LOCALLY LED PEACE. WE ARE USING CREATIVE WAYS TO SHARE OUR MESSAGE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING BEYOND THE USUAL CROWD WITH THE HOPES OF EMPOWERING ANYONE TO BE A PEACEBUILDER. IN THE U.S. THIS INCLUDES:#PEACETALKS: A SERIES OF EVENTS HOSTED BY PEACE DIRECT FEATURING LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS SHARING THEIR STORIES OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF VIOLENCE INSPIRING AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO BUILD PEACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. RECENTLY, WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS FROM THE U.S., PARTICULARLY AS THEY RESPOND TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND MILITARISM FELT IN THE COUNTRY.

  Expenses $23,489

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2022

Filed

12 July 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202301939349302000

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