Cleveland Peacemakers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383989265
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2162437002
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$852,822
Expenses
$815,878
Assets
$252,964
Liabilities
$27,844

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MYESHA WATKINS (FRMR EXEC DI): $69,472 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN MCDANIEL (EXECUTIVE DI): $30,024 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cleveland peacemakers, inc. Is dedicated to saving lives and creating safer communities by directly engaging young people at the highest risk of gun violence. We offer court advocacy, hospital-based interventions, employment opportunities, and mental health services, while deploying credible messengers to mediate conflicts, respond to crises, and guide youth towards critical resources that promote long-term stability and a brighter future. Cleveland peacemakers alliance became an independent nonprofit organization effective july 1, 2024, following the termination of its prior affiliation with boys & girls clubs of northeast Ohio. The organization continues its exempt purpose of community-based peacebuilding, violence prevention, and youth engagement programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025 cleveland peacemakers conducted train the trainer sessions in 2 communities that have experienced gun violence. Community members received an introduction in community violence intervention, which includes conflict resolution (active listening, collaborative problem solving, effective negotiation strategies, conflict mediation techniques), community engagement/community event organization (community clean-ups, violence prevention seminars, community listening events, etc), developing partnerships (engaging local schools, faith community engagement, etc). Through community partnerships, in 2025, cleveland peacemakers provided case management/ mentorship support to over 90 young people at risk of committing or being victims of community violence. Our connection with these young people was initiated through a number valuable relationships. First, the cuyahoga county court has entrusted our organization with providing mentorship services to young people engaged in a number of their programs (vip, icase, vip. Youth). Second, we have become an essential partner with a various probation staff, that engage our mentors to assist in changing the lives of the people under their care. Lastly, through partnerships with local hospitals, cleveland peacemakers has provided trauma response/ case management to over 150 individuals, connecting these individuals to additional services from emotional/peer supports to practical supports associated with social determinants of health.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.2%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 76.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $623K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $69K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.