2023-07-12T16:48:08-05:00 2022-12-31 203551532 SALTI & ASSOCIATES LLC 1310 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2022-01-01 274681063 PEACE DIRECT INC PEAC 2027348053 1203 K STREET NW 443 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ELANA AQUINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027348053 2023-07-12 ELANA AQUINO XXX-XX-XXXX 0 SALTI ASSOCIATES LLC P01482194 2027283312 2023-07-12 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ELANA AQUINO 1203 K STREET NW 443 WASHINGTON DC 20005 670100 0 X WWW.PEACEDIRECT.ORG X 2011 DC AT PEACE DIRECT, WE BELIEVETHAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE THE DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE PEACE. 6 6 8 0 0 0 596332 640124 37047 29913 93 63 12368 0 645840 670100 78605 0 0 0 333047 430705 0 0 86470 170550 181751 582202 612456 63638 57644 380881 419985 178887 160347 201994 259638 X PEACE DIRECT IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH LOCAL PEOPLE TO STOP VIOLENT CONFLICT AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE PEACE. WE BELIEVE THAT LOCAL PEOPLE SHOULD BE AT THE CENTER OF DEFINING AND DRIVING PEACEBUILDING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2002, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A CHAMPION OF LOCALLY LED EFFORTS TO PREVENT VIOLENT CONFLICT AND BUILD LASTING PEACE AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019, THE PORTICUS FOUNDATION REVIEWED PEACEBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE AND RANKED PEACE DIRECT NO. 2 IN REACH AND INFLUENCE GLOBALLY, SECOND ONLY BEHIND AN ORGANIZATION THAT FUNCTIONS AS A NETWORK FOR OTHER PEACEBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES PEACE DIRECT AS A MEMBER. PEACE DIRECT'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS THE SUBSTANTIAL SHIFT IN POWER AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL ACTORS WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES OF CONFLICT AROUND THE WORLD, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CONFLICT IN THOSE CONTEXTS AND A JUST, SUSTAINABLE PEACE. PEACE DIRECT'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSES ON EXPANDING OUR GLOBAL 0 0 47489 SUPPORTING LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS: WE SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES OF CONFLICT WHO ARE PREVENTING, RESPONDING TO, AND REBUILDING AFTER WAR. WE'VE WORKED WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS IN 16 COUNTRIES THROUGH LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS, NETWORKING, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, AND SHARED LEARNING. ALL PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT ARE DESIGNED BY OR CO-DESIGNED WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. EXAMPLES OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE REINTEGRATION OF CHILD SOLDIERS AND OTHER FORMER COMBATANTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE FIND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE AND BECOME LEADERS FOR PEACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN SOMALIA AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; EXPANDING THE WORK OF PEACE COMMITTEES TO MEDIATE CONFLICTS IN SUDAN; STRENGTHENING LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY NETWORKS TO PREVENT ATROCITIES AND PROMOTE PEACE IN MYANMAR; ADVANCING THE LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BUILDING PEACE IN PAKISTAN; AND, PROVIDE FLEXIBLE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS IN 5 PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER. IN DRC, OUR PARTNERS HAVE ALSO CREATED THE PEACE GOLD PROJECT, FORMING COOPERATIVES THAT ARE PRODUCING THE FIRST ETHICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND GOLD IN THE COUNTRY AND SECURING PEACE AND LIVELIHOODS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. WITH LOCAL ACTION FUND- EPD, ACTING AS HUB ORGANIZATION, WILL SUPPORT THE LOCAL CSOS, WROS AND NETWORKS IN FIVE PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN THAT ARE FOCUSING ON PEACE BUILDING INITIATIVES AND WILL MENTOR THEM FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR ACTION PLANS. THROUGH THE LOCAL ACTION FUND, OUR PARTNER IN AFGHANISTAN WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IMMEDIATELY WITH FLEXIBLE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING FOR THEIR SURVIVAL NEEDS AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PAY SALARIES AND STIPEND TO THEIR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. IN NEXT FEW MONTHS, EPD WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO THE SELECTED CSO FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AT THE GRASS ROOT LEVEL AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTION OF PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY CONTEXT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN 12 COUNTRIES, AND WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR SUPPORT FURTHER BY EXPLORING AND BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN THE AMERICAS, ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AMERICA, A REGION WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF VIOLENCE GLOBALLY AND A THRIVING CIVIL SOCIETY WITH WHICH TO PARTNER FOR PEACE. WE HAVE RECENTLY LAUNCHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN COLOMBIA, WHERE WE HAVE SPENT TIME DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS FOCUSED ON THE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF INDIGENOUS, AFRO-COLOMBIAN, AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN PEACE PROCESSES AIMED AT ENDING AND ADDRESSING THE LONGEST RUNNING ARMED CONFLICT IN THE WORLD. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL ACTION FUND THAT IS ENSURING RESOURCES REACH CIVIL SOCIETY AND GRASSROOTS ACTORS WHO ARE TYPICALLY EXCLUDED FROM TRADITIONAL FUNDING AND PEACEBUILDING ECOSYSTEMS. WE INTEND TO DEEPEN AND SUSTAIN OUR SUPPORT FOR THEIR WORK AS FUNDING ALLOWS. HERE IN THE U.S., WE PARTNER WITH NETWORKS WORKING FOR RACIAL HEALING, JUSTICE, AND THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HOLD ONLINE PEACE EXCHANGES TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, NETWORK, COLLABORATE, AND ACTIVATE PROJECTS TOGETHER. WE WILL BRING LESSONS FROM MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS AROUND THE WORLD TO BEAR ON OUR WORK HERE AT HOME AS WE LISTEN AND FOLLOW THE LEAD OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONTLINES IN THIS COUNTRY. 235121 29913 ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH: PEACE DIRECT IS COMMITTED TO HOLDING SPACE FOR LOCAL VOICES TO BE HEARD IN INTERNATIONAL POLICYMAKING, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING ALONGSIDE LOCAL PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS FOR THE NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THEY THEMSELVES IDENTIFY. HAVING RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED ECOSOC STATUS, OUR SEASONED ADVOCACY TEAM MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE NETWORKS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION, U.S. AND UK GOVERNMENTS, ENGAGING KEY DECISION-MAKERS REGULARLY TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE POLICY. AS A LEADING VOICE WITHIN THE PEACE AND SECURITY FIELD FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING, WE HELP SHIFT U.S., UK, EU AND UN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TOWARD GREATER RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PEACEBUILDING. FOR EXAMPLE, PEACE DIRECT HELPED ADVOCATE FOR THE REFORM OF THE UN PEACEBUILDING ARCHITECTURE WITH GREATER INCLUSION OF AND SUPPORT FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED U.S. RECOGNITION, FUNDING, AND SUPPORT FOR YOUTH-LED PEACEBUILDING, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2021. OUR ADVOCACY IS INFORMED BY THE REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS FROM OUR RESEARCH TEAM AND PARTNERS BASED AND OPERATING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. THIS YEAR, THE TEAM IS WORKING WITH PEACE DIRECT'S PARTNERS AND GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A CORE GROUP OR PARTNERS TO INFORM OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY TO ENSURE IT IS PARTNER LED. OUR RESEARCH TEAM WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR LOCAL PEACEBUILDING PARTNERS AND EXPERTS TO UNDERTAKE CUTTING-EDGE, ACTION-ORIENTED STUDIES TO BUILD A STRONGER EVIDENCE-BASE FOR LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING. WE HAVE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 20 REPORTS THAT VARY IN FOCUS OF COUNTRY AND THEMES, INCLUDING RECENT REPORTS: TIME TO DECOLONISE AID, RACE, POWER & PEACEBUILDING, COVID-19 AND THE IMPACTS ON LOCAL PEACEBUILDING, ESCAPING PERPETUAL BEGINNINGS: LOCALLY-LED ATROCITY PREVENTION IN EASTERN DRC, LOCAL PEACEBUILDING: WHAT WORKS AND WHY, AND RACIAL JUSTICE AND PEACEBUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES. OVERALL, OUR PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION REMAINS THE SAME: LOCAL ACTORS NEED TO LEAD, AND BE BETTER SUPPORTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, IN PEACEBUILDING PROCESSES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER CONFLICT ERUPTS. PEACE DIRECT FURTHER PROMOTES THE WORK OF OUR PARTNERS PLUS 1,800 LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVES THROUGH PEACE INSIGHT, OUR COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL PLATFORM SHOWCASING LOCAL PEACEBUILDING GLOBALLY. PEACE INSIGHT IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ARTICLES AND STORIES FROM OUR NETWORK OF LOCAL PEACEBUILDING EXPERTS (LPES) BASED IN CONFLICT AREAS. OUR TRUSTED LPES PROVIDE UPDATES AND ANALYSIS ON COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS, NETWORK WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDING GROUPS AND SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS. AS THE UKRAINE WAR ERUPTED, PEACE DIRECT REACHED OUT TO OUR LPE BASED IN KYIV TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CONFLICT ZONE. STUDENTS, ACADEMICS, AND POLICY MAKERS HAVE REFERRED TO PEACE INSIGHT TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING.IN ADDITION, WE ENGAGE WITH LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS WORLDWIDE THROUGH OUR ONLINE FORUM FOR PEACE PRACTITIONERS, PLATFORM4DIALOGUE. THIS PLATFORM ENABLES LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE GLOBE, BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND SHARING EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS. ADDITIONALLY, PLATFORM4DIALOGUE PROVIDES OTHERS IN THE PEACEBUILDING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO LOCAL PERSPECTIVES TO LEARN TOGETHER AND IMPROVE PRACTICE AND POLICY. 23489 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: ALTHOUGH MORE GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND LARGE FUNDERS ARE BEGINNING TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING, PEACE DIRECT KNOWS THIS NEEDS PUBLIC SUPPORT TO GAIN MOMENTUM. ONE OF PEACE DIRECT'S OBJECTIVES IN THE U.S. IS TO BUILD A BROAD-BASED PUBLIC CONSTITUENCY WHO IS INFORMED, INSPIRED, AND ACTIVATED TO WORK FOR PEACE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, AND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OTHERS AROUND THE GLOBE. THROUGH OUR GROWING DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECT PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS, WE SHARE INSPIRING STORIES, DISSEMINATE RESEARCH AND POLICY INFORMATION, AND MOBILIZE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION WITH US IN SUPPORT OF LOCALLY LED PEACE. WE ARE USING CREATIVE WAYS TO SHARE OUR MESSAGE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF LOCALLY LED PEACEBUILDING BEYOND THE USUAL CROWD WITH THE HOPES OF EMPOWERING ANYONE TO BE A PEACEBUILDER. IN THE U.S. THIS INCLUDES:#PEACETALKS: A SERIES OF EVENTS HOSTED BY PEACE DIRECT FEATURING LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS SHARING THEIR STORIES OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF VIOLENCE INSPIRING AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO BUILD PEACE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. RECENTLY, WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS FROM THE U.S., PARTICULARLY AS THEY RESPOND TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND MILITARISM FELT IN THE COUNTRY. 306099 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X PEACE DIRECT 2027348053 1203 K STREET NW 443 WASHINGTON DC 20005 QUSCONDY ABDULSHAFI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY HAEFELE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 VIQ PERVAAZ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY SMITH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN SMITH TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EVELYN THORNTON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELANA AQUINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 115835 0 797 115835 0 797 1 0 0 0 0 640124 640124 BOOKS, T-SHIRTS OTHER 900099 29913 29913 29913 63 63 670100 29913 0 63 X 115835 55570 46623 13642 314870 151053 126735 37082 7343 3523 2955 865 46 46 98683 60683 12000 26000 7706 3200 4106 400 4791 237 1908 2646 28211 13534 11355 3322 15630 9552 5281 797 10096 3233 5566 1297 28 28 726 348 292 86 2240 1075 902 263 PARTNER'S VISITS 3272 3272 EQUIPMENT R&M 1740 1670 70 BANK FEES 1239 1239 ALLOCATED OVERHEAD 0 819 -819 612456 306099 219887 86470 252020 402577 123552 5443 2100 3660 11210 4905 1209 6305 2000 2000 380881 419985 24679 19851 150000 134610 4208 5886 178887 160347 X 196994 103321 5000 156317 201994 259638 380881 419985 57644 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1113766 1570694 654312 633379 640124 4612275 13215 13215 1113766 1570694 654312 633379 653339 4625490 23600 84108 107708 0 23600 84108 107708 4517782 174 318 275 93 63 923 174 318 275 93 63 923 14 1193 12972 12368 16698 43245 1113954 1572205 667559 645840 670100 4669658 0.96750 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11210 4905 6305 6305 ACCRUED VACATION 5877 PD UK CONTROL ACCOUNT 9 5886 X 670100 0 670100 0 670100 612456 0 612456 0 612456 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, OEACE DIRECT HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 AND SHARED WITH THE BOARD BEFORE FILING THE RETURN ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY - ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLYAT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR AND MUST AGREE TO ITS TERMS IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, AN ANALYSIS OF SALARIES/COMPENSATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD. CURRENT SALARY OF THE DIRECTOR IS BENCHMARKED TO THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EXCUTIVES IN THE REGION, CITY AND BY ANNUAL BUDGET AND INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PEACE DIRECT MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS & PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,683. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 26,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 98,683.