INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014
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- Organization
- INSTITUTE FOR PEACEABLE COMMUNITIES INC (EIN 04-3235656)
- Tax period
- 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
- Filed
- 2015-11-16
- IRS object ID
- 201543209349202764
- Schema version
- 2014v5.0
- 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 | 2015-11-16T09:34:10-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2014-07-01 | 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 | 4135491747 | 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 | 4135491747 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2015-11-15 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2014 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z | 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 | $51,207 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $41,728 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $9,455 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $24 | 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 | $51,207 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $24,639 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $11,481 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $545 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,692 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $19,031 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $57,388 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$6,181 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $79,868 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $73,687 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $79,868 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $73,330 | 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 | $357 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $79,868 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $73,687 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $79,868 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $73,687 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Nonformal education | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Foreign GrantsForeignGrantsInd | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East Peace Education: Put on a major exhibit at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center of text and photos of Palestinians in Cambridge. Continuing support for a Kindergarten project in Bethlehem. support for the Al-Awad Foundation for nonviolence work. Have an active committee of a dozen. | $24,639 | Yes (X) | $28,490 |
| International Understanding Programs, General/Other: Supported a sister city exchange and education program between Cambridge MA and San Jose Las Flores (SJLF) in El Salvador. Sister city organized 2 major touring events. In October hosted San José Las Flores Mayor Felipe Tobar and Council President Douglas Serrano. The Sister city project organized visits to elementary schools, CRLS high school; held formal receptions with the city council and school committee; organized collaborations with Chelsea collaborative on immigration at Boston College and Cambridge city-wide event; held briefing with Congressman Capuano's office; set up a month-long city hall photo display; raised awareness and funds for elders. Organized a 9-person April delegation to San Jose Las Flores with high school students, teachers, community organizers and sister city founders. Participated in community events and political discussions. Held 2 report backs and a salsa evening. On-going monthly meetings and sustaining core group. | $0 | $14,757 | |
| Restorative Justice The Cambridge RJ Working group organized a large school to prison pipeline event at the library with more than 150 people. We followed up with a plan for community circles which is still in the works. We cosponsored an evening with the movie The Grey Area about women in prison followed with circles. We also participated in several workshops on peacemaking circles and made the new CRJ book available. Members of the group co-led circles for 7th graders at the Vassal Lane Upper School on respect and school climate and co-led a restorative practices group with middle schoolers at the Dever McCormack. The Mass RJ Collaborative offered a series of monthly meetings on topics of RJ including the police, the role of indigenous practices with non-indigenous communities/practitioners and re-entry. | $0 | $6,600 | |
| Leadership Development Programs: Provided workshops, coaching, literature and online information in the skills and consciousness of compassionate communication (nonviolent communication) and dynamic self-governance (sociocracy). About 6 workshops reaching about 150 people. | $0 | $6,115 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $55,962 | 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 | $3,560 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Wyon | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Burkes | ||||
| Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Hoffman | ||||
| President | 0.5 | $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 | 4135491747 | 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 | $25,667 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $5,553 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $18,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,079 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $41,728 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $100,792 | 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 | $25,667 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $5,553 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $18,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,079 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $41,728 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $100,792 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $10,034 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $90,758 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $169 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $77 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $39 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $36 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $24 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $345 | 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 | $101,137 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $9,455 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.89738 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.84702 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | 1. Samer Jaber Bethlehem Kindergarten project Heaters and supplies 2. Nazareth Children's Center art bus 3. Al-Rowwad Cultural Center (Bethlehem) for Freedom Summer project |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | program support, educational travel, , education & workshops, sponsor programs, membership dues & other support |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | accounts receivable |