INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC (EIN 04-3235656)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202303199349303380
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T08:31:46-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	134260189	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	48 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374	AddressLine1Txt
City	HADLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01035	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043235656	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4136875444	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 PULPIT HILL RD UNIT 8	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JERRY KOCH-GONZALEZ	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER & CLERK	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4136875444	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JERRY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KOCH-GONZALEZ	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOSEPH P WOLKOWICZ CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00734754	PTIN
Phone	4135870099	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-14	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RHONDA BAIRD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 PULPIT HILL RD UNIT 8	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$480,854	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	PEACEABLECOMMUNITIES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1994	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SHARING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF EFFECTIVE EGALITARIAN SELF-GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	253	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$147,152	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$148,345	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$282,715	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$331,626	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$11	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$18	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,019	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$865	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$430,897	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$480,854	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$25,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$25,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$170,597	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$185,187	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$31,054	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$226,259	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$294,822	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$421,856	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$505,009	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,041	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$24,155	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$191,924	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$166,722	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,410	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$14,363	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$176,514	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$152,359	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SHARING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF EFFECTIVE EGALITARIAN SELF-GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$340,099	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$309,011	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS CORE WORK OF SUPPORTING EGALITARIAN SELF-GOVERNMENT THROUGH TRAINING, CONSULTING, AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR SOCIOCRACY FOR ALL (SOFA) MEMBERS CONSULTED WITH ABOUT 150 ORGANIZATIONS. THE ACADEMY, OUR YEAR LONG ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM HAD 56 PARTICIPANTS. THE SOCIOCRACY LEADERSHIP TRAINING, OUR 10 WEEK INTERMEDIATE TRAINING PROGRAM, RAN THREE TIMES WITH A TOTAL OF 44 PARTICIPANTS. WEBINARS: 1028 PEOPLE REACHED IN 19 WEBINARS. CLASSES: 328 PEOPLE IN 11 CLASSES. WE HOSTED 4 ONLINE CONFERENCES WITH A TOTAL OF 671 ATTENDEES. OUR VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE WERE WATCHED 36,204 TIMES AND OUR WEBSITE HAD 309,509 PAGE VIEWS. SOFA DISTRIBUTED ABOUT 600 PRINT BOOKS AND 200 E-BOOKS. A VARIETY OF ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED IN SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAD 253 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING IN ABOUT 45 TEAMS. ABOUT 20 OF VOLUNTEERS ALSO WERE PAID PART TIME FROM A FEW HOURS A WEEK UP TO 30+ HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 2023, SOFA HAS CERTIFIED THE FOLLOWING TOTAL NUMBERS: 6 CONSULTANTS; 16 TRAINERS; 55 FACILITATORS, 69 PRACTITIONERS. INTEREST IN EGALITARIAN SELF-GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO GROW IN MANY FIELDS, INCLUDING WORKER COOPERATIVES, INTNETIOANL COMMUNITIES, NONPROFITS, AND TECH CONSULTING GROUPS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$363	RevenueAmt
Desc	CAMBRIDGE BETHLEHEM (CBPPP) WE DESIGNED A NEW HOUR-LONG VIRTUAL PROGRAM VOICES FROM PALESTINE FEATURING PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS, CULTURAL WORKERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, EDUCATORS, AND HEALTH WORKERS SPEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM PALESTINE: TIMELY INTERVIEWS WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. OUR FIRST PROGRAM IN APRIL 2023 FEATURED EXPRESSIVE ARTS FOUNDER/ACTIVIST KHITAM EDELBI AND WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 75 PARTICIPANTS. SUCCESSFULLY SOLICITED GRANT SUPPORT FOR KHITAM'S EXPRESSIVE ART THERAPY WORKWE AGREED TO PLACE 2 EXHIBITS AT THE PALESTINE MUSEUM IN CONNECTICUT: VIEWS OF BETHLEHEM, THEN AND NOW AND PALESTINIANS IN CAMBRIDGE: STORIES FROM THE DIASPORA. HAVING THEM AT THE PALESTINE MUSEUM ENSURES THAT THEY WILL BE SAFELY STORED AND ALSO EXHIBITED. WE ALSO RESPONDED TO HUMAN RIGHTS REQUESTS THROUGH LETTER SIGNING, STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PUBLICITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$10,507	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$21,378	RevenueAmt
Desc	CAMBRIDGE PEACE SAN JUAN LAS FLORES (SJLF) SISTER CITY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, THE CAMBRIDGE PEACE SAN JUAN LAS FLORES (SJLF) SISTER CITY PROJECT HOSTED 2 WOMEN RURAL COMMUNITIY LEADERS FROM EL SALVADOR. THEY VISITED WITH UNIVERSITY CLASSES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, CITY OFFICIALS AND LOCAL CAMBRIDGE SALVADORAN LEADERS. WE ALSO OFFERED A WELL ATTENDED PUBLIC HYBRID EVENT WITH MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ENTITLED HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE POPULAR MOVEMENTS IN THIS MOMENT IN EL SALVADOR. IN APRIL 2023 WE SENT TO SJLF A DELEGATION INCLUDED 3 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, A YOUNG SALVADORAN ACTIVIST, 2 BILINGUAL EDUCATORS FROM SOMERVILLE, A CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCILOR AND 4 LONG TIME SISTER CITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DELEGATES MET WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CAPITOL AND IN LAS FLORES SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY. WE CAME BACK ENERGIZED FROM OUR TRIP MOTIVATED BY THE DESIRE AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE OUR LEARNINGS AND EXPAND THE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT. OUR REPORT-BACK INVOLVED MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE. A LARGE AND GENEROUS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED OUR DELEGATION ENABLED US TO BRING FUNDS FOR THE SJLF ELDERS PROJECT, THE WATER DEFENDERS AND THE SISTER CITY ORGANIZING. WE ARE INTENT ON ADDING THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE TO THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE'S LONG-STANDING SISTER CITY HISTORY. WE CONTINUE TO BUILD STRONGER TIES AT HOME BETWEEN SOLIDARITY EFFORTS AND LOCAL SALVADORAN AND IMMIGRANT ORGANIZING. MAY 5TH , 2023 WE ORGANIZED AN IN PERSON AND ZOOM EVENT WITH 75 PEOPLE ENTITLED MUJERES EN LA RESISTENCIA- FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT WITH UMASS GLOBAL FEMINIST PROFESSOR AND ACTIVIST DIANA BECERRA AND LOCAL ORGANIZERS IRMA FLORES AND GABRIELA CARTAGENA. DIANA BECERRA SPOKE FROM HER RESEARCH ON HISTORIC REVOLUTIONARY SALVADORAN WOMEN ORGANIZERS AS WELL AS HER OWN IMMIGRANT ORGANIZING WORK IN WESTERN MASS. SOMERVILLE AND CAMBRIDGE SALVADORANS IRMA FLORES AND GABRIELA CARTAGENA TALKED ABOUT HOUSING CAMPAIGNS AND THE STRUGGLES FACING YOUNG SALVADORANS. THE EVENT WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH WITH IN PERSON AND ZOOM INTERPRETERS. HOSTED A VISIT FROM PROFESSOR MOLLY TODD TO SHARE LOCAL MATERIALS FOR THE ARCHIVING SHE IS DOING FOR THE NATIONAL SISTER CITIES NETWORK AND PARTICIPATED AS AN OFFICIAL PROJECT IN A SERIES OF SOLIDARITY ALERTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,622	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$874	RevenueAmt
Desc	1) $5,000 PEACEABLE SCHOOLS DONATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE CARE, INC. IN SUPPORT OF CAMBRIDGE HEART AND ALTERNATIVES TO POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM2) INTERNATIONAL SOCIOCRACY CERTIFICATION BOARD - MAINTAINED THE CERTIFICATION BOARD AND ITS WEBSITE PRESENCE WHICH SUPPORTS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROCESS WITH SHARED STANDARDS FOR PUBLICLY CERTIFYING CONSULTANTS QUALIFIED TO ASSIST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIOCRACY IN ORGANIZATIONS; THERE ARE 25 CERTIFIED CONSULTANTS AS OF JUNE 30 2023, UP FROM 19 AS OF JUNE 30. 2022; HELD AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CERTIFIED CONSULTANTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,622	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$874	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$381,228	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JERRY KOCH-GONZALEZ	PersonNm
Phone	4136875444	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 PULPIT HILL ROAD UNIT 8	AddressLine1Txt
City	AMHERST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
PAMELA CARMONA ARELLANO
DIRECTOR	17.00	Yes (X)	$17,760	$0	$0
ANA CAROLINA DA CRUZ NERA THIMOTEO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HENNY FREITAS
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PASCALE MOMPOINT-GAILLARD
DIRECTOR	0.75	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEBASTIAN ZULUETA
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RHONDA BAIRD
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIR.	8.00	Yes (X)	$6,219	$0	$0	Yes (X)
THEODOR RAU
CURRENT DIRECTOR & PAST EXEC. DIR.	40.00	Yes (X)	$41,600	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JERRY KOCH-GONZALEZ
TREASURER/CLERK & PROGRAM OFFICER	35.00	Yes (X)	$27,300	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$92,879	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$15,956	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$132,389	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$148,345	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS	900099	$303,349	$303,349
SALE OF BOOKS	900099	$28,277	$28,277

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$331,626	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$18	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC. INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$865	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$865	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$865	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$480,854	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$331,626	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$883	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,235	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,225	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,991	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,105	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,392	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$588	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$218,616	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,421	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,433	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM SUPPORT	$26,027	$22,060	$3,695	$272
LICENSES AND FEES	$12,474		$12,474
COST OF BOOKS SOLD	$6,104	$6,104
BAD DEBT	$6,000		$6,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$505,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$381,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,054	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$170,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$140,487	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,948	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,968	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,287	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$166,722	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,363	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,363	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$132,712	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,647	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,359	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$166,722	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$24,155	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$147,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$148,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$468,151	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$147,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$148,345	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$468,151	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$468,151	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$64	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$468,215	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$989,293	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOSTON COMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	55 JAMAICA ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	JAMAICA PLAIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02130	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	043562295	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$25,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS OF WATER RESTRICTIONS IN WEST BANK	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE AND INQUIRES OF GRANT SPENDING ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREED ON $15/HR RATE AS IT IS A STANDARD COMMONLY HELD AS A MINIMUM LIVABLE WAGE. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREED TO $20/HR RATE FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 167,256. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,939. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 22,421. TOTAL EXPENSES 218,616.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS OF REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING WORK AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD.