Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 101 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,063,320 to it, the largest being PENELOPE AND ED PESKOWITZ EOLP INC ($4,625,000). 55 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.9M
- Funders on record
- 101
- Grants received
- $15M
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What Peaceplayers International does
Mission
Peaceplayers International unites divided communities through sports and a program modeled to bridge divides, change perceptions and develop leaders in conflict and post-conflict communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Peaceplayers International - cyprus (ppi-cy) was a locally led, independently registered charity in cyprus that used the game of basketball to allow 10-to-16-year-old greek-cypriot and turkish- cypriot boys and girls to play together, learn together and build positive relationships that overcome generations of mistrust and formidable physical barriers to interaction. The cyprus program was terminated in june 2025.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
United states: in the u.s., historical divides driven by race and geography have created an inequitable society. Peaceplayers is working to develop a network of young leaders who come together across community divides and become catalysts in building a more peaceful and equitable society.
$2,043,890 spentof which $35,187 as grants$40,503 earned by the program52% of program spendingMiddle east: in the middle east, peaceplayers offers youth a safe space to challenge prevailing hostilities, build friendships across conflict lines, and serve as leaders and advocates for peace in their communities.
$892,323 spent$839 earned by the program23% of program spendingNorthern ireland: in northern ireland, peaceplayers uses sport, particularly the game of basketball, to create opportunities for young leaders to promote respect and mutual understanding between the historically divided community of northern ireland.peaceplayers northern ireland engages over 1200 catholic and protestant youth each year, ages 9-25, in year-round and multi-year basketball training, conflict resolution education and leadership development activities in northern ireland.
$653,068 spent$19,829 earned by the program17% of program spendingSouth africa: in south africa, peaceplayers engages children and youth from different ethnic groups to participate in impactful and long-term skills through basketball programs, by providing access to shared spaces to collaborate, develop leadership skills and friendships.
$365,428 spent$389 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,954,709.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $1.2M to $5.3M (+326%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 16% · 2018 22% · 2019 9% · 2020 2% · 2021 28% · 2022 12% · 2023 12% · 2024 27% · 2025 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Brian Kriftcher
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 41 funders, grant income rose $287k → $2.8M.
23 of 101 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 101 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
53% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 65% · 2019 19% · 2020 36% · 2021 54% · 2022 46% · 2023 36% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
45% of PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 17 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,064 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,064 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $4.3M on record.
- Agency for International Development$4.3M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 9 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Peaceplayers International - Middle East · disregarded
- Peaceplayers International - Northern Ireland · disregarded
- Peaceplayers International - South Africa · disregarded
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL?
- PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 101 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,063,320 to it, the largest being PENELOPE AND ED PESKOWITZ EOLP INC ($4,625,000). 55 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL have?
- IRS filings report 101 organizations giving $15,063,320 in grants to PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL, 55 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL?
- PENELOPE AND ED PESKOWITZ EOLP INC is the largest funder on record, with $4,625,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 101 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing