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← CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$852,822
Total expenses
$815,878
Contributions and grants received
$718,822
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$133,974
Investment income
$26
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$252,964
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,844
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$225,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$622,618
Management and general expenses
$156,406
Fundraising expenses
$36,854
Program service expenses (Part III)
$622,618

Program services were 76.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $435,160

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $283,662

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $133,974 · related or exempt $133,974

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26 · excluded $26

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,259 · program services $74,012 · management and general $9,026 · fundraising $7,221

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $259,132 · program services $212,489 · management and general $25,913 · fundraising $20,730

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,015 · program services $35,272 · management and general $4,302 · fundraising $3,441

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,791 · program services $32,629 · management and general $3,979 · fundraising $3,183

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,371 · management and general $49,371

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $60,075 · management and general $60,075

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,849 · program services $1,516 · management and general $185 · fundraising $148

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,717 · program services $3,868 · management and general $472 · fundraising $377

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,560 · program services $3,739 · management and general $456 · fundraising $365

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,068 · program services $1,696 · management and general $207 · fundraising $165

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,687 · program services $4,663 · management and general $569 · fundraising $455

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $242,644 · program services $242,644

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $2,825 · program services $2,316 · management and general $283 · fundraising $226

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,504 · program services $2,054 · management and general $250 · fundraising $200

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE

    total $2,223 · program services $1,823 · management and general $222 · fundraising $178

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,158 · program services $3,897 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $165

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $140,245 · end of year $160,571

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $92,048 · end of year $90,900

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,493

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,117 · end of year $27,844

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $188,176 · end of year $225,120

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS, INC. IS DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES AND CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES BY DIRECTLY ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE. WE OFFER COURT ADVOCACY, HOSPITAL-BASED INTERVENTIONS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHILE DEPLOYING CREDIBLE MESSENGERS TO MEDIATE CONFLICTS, RESPOND TO CRISES, AND GUIDE YOUTH TOWARDS CRITICAL RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM STABILITY AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE. CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS ALLIANCE BECAME AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024, FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF ITS PRIOR AFFILIATION WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST OHIO. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY-BASED PEACEBUILDING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

  • IN 2025 CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS CONDUCTED TRAIN THE TRAINER SESSIONS IN 2 COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED GUN VIOLENCE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED AN INTRODUCTION IN COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, WHICH INCLUDES CONFLICT RESOLUTION (ACTIVE LISTENING, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES, CONFLICT MEDIATION TECHNIQUES), COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANIZATION (COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION SEMINARS, COMMUNITY LISTENING EVENTS, ETC), DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS (ENGAGING LOCAL SCHOOLS, FAITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ETC). THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, IN 2025, CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT/ MENTORSHIP SUPPORT TO OVER 90 YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF COMMITTING OR BEING VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. OUR CONNECTION WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WAS INITIATED THROUGH A NUMBER VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS. FIRST, THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURT HAS ENTRUSTED OUR ORGANIZATION WITH PROVIDING MENTORSHIP SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN A NUMBER OF THEIR PROGRAMS (VIP, ICASE, VIP. YOUTH). SECOND, WE HAVE BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PARTNER WITH A VARIOUS PROBATION STAFF, THAT ENGAGE OUR MENTORS TO ASSIST IN CHANGING THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THEIR CARE. LASTLY, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS, CLEVELAND PEACEMAKERS HAS PROVIDED TRAUMA RESPONSE/ CASE MANAGEMENT TO OVER 150 INDIVIDUALS, CONNECTING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES FROM EMOTIONAL/PEER SUPPORTS TO PRACTICAL SUPPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

    Expenses $622,618 · Revenue $133,974

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kevin McDaniel

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $30,024
    From this org
    $30,024
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Myesha Watkins

    FRMR EXEC DI

    Total calculated
    $69,472
    From this org
    $61,343
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,129
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rita Andolsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Fishman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Gibson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roderick Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norman L Kerr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Illie Massey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timmeka Perkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marvin Simms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
9 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632249349300703

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