Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) empowers our communities, people of faith and congregations, mutual aid groups, network organizations, and individual volunteers, to make radical systemic change with love within Washtenaw County and across Michigan. We do this by building capacity to: * center racial, economic, and environmental justice; * create spaces for co-learning, healing, conflict resolution, connecting with others, and collaboration; and * move between work to educate, mobilize, and organize with a focus on coordinated systems-level change.
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice at a glance
In short: Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,850 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -92.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $392,636
- +6.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $252,481
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,032
- -15.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $221,759
- -34.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice gives
- Giving grew 547% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $62K (2022). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary Ann Arbor, MI | Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS) is an interfaith coalition of congregations, and unaffiliated individuals, throughout Washtenaw County who have joined together to support immigrants and their families in our community. This grant money is fundraised specifically for WCS and is granted to WCS after expenses are approved by its steering committee and receipts have been submitted. | $19,642 |
| We Want Green Too Detroit, MI | The purpose of this grant is to support grassroots organization to increase local neighborhood capacity toward environmental sustainability, community resilience, and greater public awareness of the electoral process with nonpartisan voter education. | $8,000 |
| Cadillac Urban Gardens Detroit, MI | The purpose of this grant is to support grassroots organization to increase local neighborhood capacity toward environmental sustainability, community resilience, and greater public awareness of the electoral process with nonpartisan voter education. | $7,000 |
| Urban Core Collective Grand Rapids, MI | The purpose of this grant is to support grassroots organization to increase local neighborhood capacity toward environmental sustainability, community resilience, and greater public awareness of the electoral process with nonpartisan voter education. | $7,000 |
| The Strategic Coyote LLC Austin, TX | The purpose of this grant is to support grassroots organization to increase local neighborhood capacity toward environmental sustainability, community resilience, and greater public awareness of the electoral process with nonpartisan voter education. | $6,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $392,636 | $252,481 | $221,759 | $3,850 | Total only | $4,032 |
| 2024 | $367,549 | $326,823 | $337,078 | $48,142 | 5 | $4,762 |
| 2023 | $378,056 | $582,772 | $441,757 | $58,304 | 5 | $4,108 |
| 2022 | $235,680 | $470,923 | $352,154 | $62,019 | 6 | $2,886 |
| 2021 | $115,353 | $257,628 | $206,902 | $7,440 | 1 | $226 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
Based on IRS filings
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Ann Arbor, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $393K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice is led by Vickie Wellman, President on every filing since 2024; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vickie Wellman
President
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Desirae Simmons
Co-Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$54K (2021) → $71K (2025)
Eleanore Eveleth
Co-Director
On filings since 2021
39 hrs/week
$54K (2021) → $64K (2025)
Belinda Dulin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Gibbons
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Geiringer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Weinert
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Shaw
Secretary
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hagan Capnerhurst
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo Ella Coles
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Jackson
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie McGraw
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosanita Ratcliff
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Audrey Anderson (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Donna Mitchell (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Finn Bell (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Hillary Watson (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Ines Jimenez Llorente (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeannine LaPrad (2021–2023) — President & Treasurer
- Former: Kira Berman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Betchel (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Betsy McCabe (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bryan Foley (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Emmeline Weinert (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Kwame Hooker (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rabbi Josh Whinston (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Reverend Joe Summers (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Reverend Shonagh Taruza (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Bechtel (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Trische Duckworth (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Duaa Aljirafi (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa DeRosia (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $71K, to Desirae Simmons (Co-Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
How much does Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice give each year?
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $48K across 5 grants.
How large is Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice?
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice reported $393K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $252K.
What is Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice?
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It holds $393K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice operate?
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice has awarded grants in Michigan, Texas.
What is Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice's EIN?
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2528035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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