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Your gift pays the people who teach and run our courses, and the materials students read. It also keeps our sliding scale sustainable, so a family’s ability to pay never decides whether their teenager gets a seat.
Your gift is doubled
An anonymous donor is matching Year Two gifts one for one, up to $20,000. Every dollar you give today becomes two.
$25,801 of $122,100 raised for Year Two
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Svet Peace Education Initiative Inc is a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the State of New Mexico. Your gift is tax-deductible under IRS Code § 170. EIN 39-3453880.
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Other ways to give
By check
Made out to Svet Peace Education Initiative Inc, mailed to: 6001 Menaul Blvd NE #1169, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States.
Through a donor-advised fund
Recommend a grant to Svet Peace Education Initiative Inc, EIN 39-3453880, mailed to the address above. Most sponsors can also transfer electronically. For anything else your sponsor needs, write to info@svetpeace.org.
Stock, a gift in a will, or in-kind support
These are arranged one gift at a time: books, space, anything that is not cash. Tell us what you have in mind at info@svetpeace.org.
Through your employer
Many employers match charitable gifts. Their form usually asks only for our EIN, which is given above.
How the model works.
Families pay what they can, on a sliding scale. We want those fees to grow, so that we rely less on gifts over time. They will never cover everything, because we keep every course open to any student, whatever their family can pay.
- 50%could pay nothing
- 34%could pay something, less than the standard rate
- 16%could pay the standard rate or more
Fees and gifts go into the same budget. Gifts pay for the seats of students who cannot pay.
What the money pays for.
Founding phase, FundedDecember 2023 to May 2026Dec 2023 to May 2026
Funded
- $10,000Projects for Peace grantAwarded through Middlebury College in 2024. It ran our first course and paid the teachers, and what was left helped with the second.
- $0Paid to the foundersAll the other work was unpaid.
Year One, FundedJune 2026 to May 2027Jun 2026 to May 2027
Funded
- 6 weeksTo fund Year OneMore than twenty donors gave within six weeks of the year starting, before either of us had ever run a fundraising campaign.
So far, course fees have brought in $2,900, from our June and August 2026 courses. More courses with fees are planned.
| Category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| StaffOperations Director (full-time) and Academic Lead (part-time). | $50,112 | 77% |
| Teachers and facilitatorsPaid per session or by the hour. | $5,000 | 8% |
| ContractorsDesign and social media, and a small buffer. | $2,500 | 4% |
| Running costsTools, payroll service, registered agent and in-person session materials. | $3,400 | 5% |
| TravelDomestic trips for program delivery and partnerships. | $2,000 | 3% |
| ContingencyA buffer for unexpected costs. | $1,988 | 3% |
| Total | $65,000 |
Year Two, In progressJune 2027 to May 2028Jun 2027 to May 2028
In progress
We plan to earn part of this ourselves, through course fees. Gifts and grants cover the rest.
| Category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| StaffExecutive Director, Academic Lead (part-time) and a part-time facilitator. | $90,000 | 74% |
| ContractorsDesign and social media, website, a part-time grant researcher, and a small buffer. | $10,000 | 8% |
| TravelTrips to Santa Fe and other U.S. program work, and partner trips to Europe and Armenia. Partners cover part of the accommodation. | $9,800 | 8% |
| Running costsZoom and Google Workspace, in-person session materials, bookkeeping, payroll service and filing fees. | $7,300 | 6% |
| ContingencyA buffer for unexpected costs. | $5,000 | 4% |
| Total | $122,100 |
Where the money comes from.
More than twenty private donors made our first year possible. Grants and course fees add a smaller part.
Private donors
More than twenty people gave in our first year. Some gave once, and some give every month.
Grants
$10,000 from Projects for Peace in 2024, which funded our first courses. Other foundations have supported our work too, some of which prefer not to be listed.
Course fees
Families pay what they can, on a sliding scale. We expect fees to become a larger part of our income as we run more courses.
Documents.
Everything a grantmaker asks for during due diligence is published here, so nobody has to ask.
- IRS Determination LetterThe IRS letter recognizing Svet Peace Education Initiative Inc as a 501(c)(3) public charity. (opens in a new tab)
- EIN Confirmation LetterThe IRS confirmation of EIN 39-3453880. (opens in a new tab)
- Certificate of IncorporationSvet’s registration as a nonprofit corporation in the State of New Mexico. (opens in a new tab)
- Form 990-NOur annual information return to the IRS. (opens in a new tab)
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