INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC (EIN 04-3235656)
- Tax period
- 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
- Filed
- 2017-11-26
- IRS object ID
- 201743319349200254
- Schema version
- 2016v3.0
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-11-26T17:17:34-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2016-07-01 | 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 |
| Business Name Line2 | aka New England NVC and Sociocracy For All | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| 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 | PO Box 390325 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Cambridge | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 021390004 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry Koch-Gonzalez | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer/Clerk | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4136875444 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2017-11-16 | SignatureDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 24.34.21.117 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2016 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | peaceablecommunities.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $55,443 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $31,663 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $23,017 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $750 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $13 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $55,443 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $20,000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $2,722 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $13,088 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $0 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $932 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $17,463 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $54,205 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $1,238 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $73,797 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $75,035 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $73,797 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $75,497 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,571 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $73,797 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $77,068 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,033 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $73,797 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $75,035 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Nonformal education | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (5 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bethlehem People to People Project sponsored a series of events in conjunction with the re-exhibition of Palestinian Voices in Cambridge at Harvard Gutman Library. The opening was attended by more than 100 and hundreds more (students, community people, faculty) visited the exhibition over its 6 week installation. Several hundred attended a film evening "Scenes from a Bethlehem Refugee Camp" with Amahl Bishara and an intergenerational panel of Cambridge Palestinians ranging in age from 12 to 80. The Project hosted an afternoon with comedian Jimmy Tingle collaborating with the Water Alliance to support service projects on contaminated and restricted water in Bethlehem. | $20,000 | $4,785 |
| International Understanding Programs: Support a sister city exchange and education program between Cambridge MA and San Jose Las Flores (SJLF) in El Salvador. On-going monthly meetings and sustaining core group. The ES Sister City Project has been developing a proposal for a popular education workshop in the spring of 2018 with Equipo Maiz from El Salvador reaching a cross section of the local activists community. Rachel Wyon traveled to El Salvador in July to plan this event and visit our sister city. We organized a potluck with historian Molly Todd who is designing a website with the history of sister city communities. The Committee actively worked with the City of Cambridge to reestablish its sanctuary status and held a reception for the 30th anniversary of San Jose Las Flores. Met with Amigos retiring teacher Linda Schwetz to brainstorm exchange ideas with Amigos. | $0 | $9,311 |
| Leadership Development Programs: Provided workshops, coaching, literature, videos, and online information in the skills and consciousness of compassionate communication (nonviolent communication) | $0 | $5,083 |
| Leadership Development Programs: Provided workshops, coaching, literature, videos, and online information on the theory and practice of sociocracy, an egalitarian approach to governance. Four cycles of 9-week training for cohorts of 14-24 each. Videos posted publicly and seen by thousands. | $0 | $12,269 |
| Presenting and supporting workshops and theater presentations on race and racism. | $0 | $1,504 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $32,952 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry KochGonzalez | ||||
| Treasurer/Clerk | 0.5 | $10,028 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Wyon | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Burkes | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Hoffman | ||||
| President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | MA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry Koch-Gonzalez | PersonNm |
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 | 010024013 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4136875444 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
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 | $18,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $9,079 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $41,728 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $26,455 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $31,663 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $127,690 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $9,079 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $41,728 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $26,455 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $31,663 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $127,690 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $544 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $127,146 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $39 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $36 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $24 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $13 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $13 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $125 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $127,815 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $57,086 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.99477 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.96140 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Pass from the MacMillan Famioly Foundation to support the Boston Committee on the Middle East |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^advertsing;25|bank charges;334|fees;54|lodging;100|membership dues and other support;3800|office supplies;199|employer share of payroll taxes;204|program support;9047|educational travel;700|support events and programs;3000^Total;17463^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Accounts Receivable $1 rounding |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 | accounts payable |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | Treasurer injury and sickness. | ExplanationTxt |