PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
Be Peace. Choose Peace. Create Peace.
PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
EIN: 47-5665023
as of December 2022
as of December 12, 2022
Mission
Peace Through Action USA is missioned to achieve peace between people and within communities in the United States of America by promoting caring action. We activate and equip Americans to implement practical peaceful solutions to aggression and violence in their communities and our country.
Ruling year
2016
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Reeg
Main address
PO Box 73466
Washington, DC 20056 USA
EIN
47-5665023
Crime prevention
Abuse prevention
Civics for youth
Human services
Population served
Adolescents
Adults
NTEE code
Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
The United States of America has a peace deficit. We are a nation with too many hurting people due to negative behaviors among us ranging from coarse civil discourse to microaggression to violent crime. Aggression and violence inflict a heavy toll on their victims, persecutors, and society overall. There are great economic burdens that aggression and violence place on the nation. Ultimately, our Republic is weakened. Aggression and violence are preventable. Moreover, there is a wide array of practical solutions--we call them peaceful practices--available for people to resist aggression and violence and instead choose peace. Peaceful practices are people practices. They work only when people understand, choose, implement, and sustain them. Unfortunately, too few of us regularly and consistently put peaceful practices into practice. Essentially then, we have a peaceful people deficit.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Peace Agents
Peace Through Action USA’s Peace Agents program supplies compensated servant leaders—peace agents—to U.S. communities experiencing interpersonal and intergroup aggression and violence. We serve as an intermediary—recruiting, screening, and matching people who wish to dedicate a service term focused on peacebuilding to organizations that seek to increase peace between people and groups in their communities. Peace Through Action USA raises funds for and supervises our peace agents to lower barriers to human resources that community organizations face. Our peace agents lead community peace projects with their project sponsors.
Peace Advisors
Peace Through Action USA’s Peace Advisors program matches skills-based volunteers—peace advisors—with U.S. communities experiencing interpersonal and intergroup aggression and violence. We identify people with expertise in peaceful practices, community organizing, or organization management who wish to donate a portion of their talent and time to peacebuilding. We place our peace advisors into training and technical assistance positions with our community peace projects. Some of our peace advisors coach or mentor Peace Through Action USA’s peace agents, who lead community peace projects with an organization sponsor.
Peace Promoters
Peace Through Action USA’s Peace Promoters program offers volunteer opportunities for peace-seeking people—peace promoters—to encourage peaceful behavior and reject aggression and violence between people and groups. We offer tools for peace promoters to champion peace within their social and professional networks. We make available platforms for peace promoters to disseminate messages about interpersonal peace. And, we place peace promoters into communications positions with our community peace projects.
Peace Uplifters
Peace Through Action USA’s Peace Uplifters program offers volunteer opportunities for people with faith beliefs and/or with healing capabilities—peace uplifters—to direct prayer, meditation, and healing energy and support toward the achievement of interpersonal peace. We offer tools for peace uplifters to pray for and meditate on peace. And, we place peace uplifters into spiritual or healing support positions with our community peace projects.
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Peace Through Action USA is missioned to achieve peace between people and within communities in the United States of America by promoting caring action. We activate and equip Americans to implement practical peaceful solutions to aggression and violence in their communities and our country. We strive toward a nation abundant with peaceful people applying peaceful practices and creating peaceful places.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Peace Through Action USA reduces the peaceful people deficit by activating Americans to reject aggression and violence and equipping them with practical solutions to establish peace between people and groups where we live, learn, work, play, and pray. Volunteers and servant leaders who choose Peace Through Action USA as their vehicle for inspiring and facilitating peaceful practices among their fellow Americans self-select into one or more of our four peacebuilding programs. Our uncompensated volunteers and compensated servant leaders deliver capacity-building services and direct services to U.S. communities desirous of greater interpersonal and intergroup peace.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Peace Through Action USA has completed hundreds of tasks required to start a new national-scope charitable organization. Among our milestones, we have completed our first organization plan, secured status as a tax-exempt public charity, and put in place a system for receiving and accounting for financial gifts. We have designed our four peacebuilding programs, described our volunteering and service opportunities, and established the systems and tools for recruiting, placing, and supporting our volunteer and service force for peace.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Peace Through Action USA is delivering its signature peace agents program. Through that program we are supporting our first community peace project, in Calvert County, Maryland. The project has civic engagement, peaceful practices skills-building, and volunteering components. We are documenting the project and project activities with an eye toward developing a model community peace project for replication in communities nationwide.
Also, generally, through our website, enews, and social media, we promote opportunities for all Americans to do something to address the many forms of aggression and violence we encounter.
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2020 info
0.50
Months of cash in 2020 info
12.7
Fringe rate in 2020 info
0%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
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Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $0 | $596 | $3,505 | $229 | -$3,318 |
| As % of expenses | 0.0% | 14.0% | 116.0% | 4.4% | -66.0% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $0 | $596 | $3,505 | $229 | -$3,318 |
| As % of expenses | 0.0% | 14.0% | 116.0% | 4.4% | -66.0% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $3,676 | $5,576 | $6,526 | $2,350 | $3,900 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 51.7% | 17.0% | -64.0% | 66.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $3,676 | $4,249 | $3,021 | $5,237 | $5,025 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 15.6% | -28.9% | 73.4% | -4.0% |
| Personnel | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Professional fees | 0.0% | 23.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Occupancy | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 12.7% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 74.7% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 93.3% | 87.3% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $3,676 | $4,249 | $3,021 | $5,237 | $5,025 |
| One month of savings | $306 | $354 | $252 | $436 | $419 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $3,982 | $4,603 | $3,273 | $5,673 | $5,444 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 0.0 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 12.7 |
| Months of cash and investments | 0.0 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 12.7 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 0.0 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 8.6 | -12.8 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $0 | $595 | $3,504 | $3,733 | $5,305 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 | $732 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 200.9% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $0 | $596 | $3,505 | $3,733 | -$5,355 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $732 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $732 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $0 | $1,327 | $3,505 | $3,733 | -$5,355 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Reeg
Bob Reeg is an accomplished nonprofit organization program director, faithful servant leader, and active community volunteer. Bob has held positions in public policy, program development, and national service project management with organizations such as the American Legion Auxiliary, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, National Network for Youth, National Coalition for the Homeless, and American Public Human Services Association. Bob holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University. He is a Certified Nonprofit Professional and Certified Volunteer Administrator. He is an alumnus of the American Express Leadership Academy and Starting Bloc. Bob is an active regular volunteer at his church and various theater arts organizations. He is the recipient of a Daily Point of Light Award in recognition for his service to military servicemembers, veterans, and their families.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
PEACE THROUGH ACTION USA
Board of directorsas of 05/16/2022
Board of directors data
Pamela Zeutenhorst
Robert Reeg
Peace Through Action USA
Pamela Zeutenhorst
Tracy Doyle
Jessica DeStefano
Karen Jernigan
Danielle Haack
Michael Olaiya
Nitin Kumar
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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