Nonviolent Peaceforce
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Complaints
Nonviolent Peaceforce meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to protect civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies, build peace side-by-side with local communities, and advocate for the wider adoption of these approaches to safeguard human lives and dignity."
Year, State Incorporated:
2002, MN
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) works internationally to prevent violence, protect civilians, and promote peace through the use of unarmed civilian protection (UCP). Based in humanitarian and international human rights law, the organization works to solve conflicts within and between communities and countries through nonviolent means. Together, NP and local communities identify risks to safety and create plans for increasing safety and decreasing violence. This can include safety patrols, ceasefire monitoring, fostering relationships across conflict, facilitating humanitarian work, accompanying civilians to safety, training former combatants to use nonviolence and de-escalation, and other protection and peacebuilding tactics. NP currently operates in Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Iraq, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sudan, Thailand, the United States, and Ukraine.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, Nonviolent Peaceforce's program expenses were:
| Program services | $3,330,080 |
| Total Program Expenses | $3,330,080 |
Chief Executive
Anna Zaros, Interim Director of Nonviolent Peaceforce United States and Director of Organizational Advancement
Chair of the Board
Deepa Sureka
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Operating Officer, Rakuten
Board Size
14
Paid Staff Size
20
*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Current compensation information not available for Ms. Zaros. Former Director of Nonviolent Peaceforce United States Office and Development, Marna Anderson, received $135,485 in compensation during 2023.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events
Fundraising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,575,949, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Nonviolent Peaceforce's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Other revenue | $3,500 |
| Contracts | $55,930 |
| Investment return, net | $143,763 |
| Government grants | $624,723 |
| Individual contributions | $1,314,835 |
| Foundation and corporate grants and contributions | $1,636,391 |
| Total Income | $3,779,142 |
Programs: 81% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 5%
| Total Income | $3,779,142 |
| Total expenses: | $4,087,357 |
| Program expenses | $3,330,080 |
| Fundraising expenses | $548,795 |
| Administrative expenses | $208,482 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-308,215 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $3,917,222 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $3,609,007 |
| Total Liabilities | $751,344 |
| Total Assets | $4,360,351 |
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