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Abrahamic Reunion Inc
United States
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Sarasota, FL
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International
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Stichting Project of Love
Netherlands
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Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, South Holland
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Arts & Culture
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Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau
United Kingdom
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Social Services
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St John Scotland
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Health
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Govan Community Project
United Kingdom
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Community Development
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Scottish Refugee Council
United Kingdom
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Social Services
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The Rangers Charity Foundation SCIO
United Kingdom
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Education
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Moredun Foundation
United Kingdom
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Midlothian, Scotland
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Animal Welfare
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Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e.V.
Germany
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Berlin, Berlin
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International
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ADIC - Associação de Defesa do Idoso e da Criança de Vilarinho, Lousã
Portugal
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Lousã, Coimbra
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Community Development
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Asociacion Mexicana Para Las Naciones Unidas De Jovenes Amnu Jovenes, Ac
Mexico
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Ciudad de México
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Social Services
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Avance-Analisis, Investigacion Y Estudios Para El Desarrollo, Ac
Mexico
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Ciudad de México
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Science & Technology
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Fundação Salesianos
Portugal
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Lisboa
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Education
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New Zealand Sri Lanka Buddhist Trust
New Zealand
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Auckland
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Arts & Culture
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Dunedin Returned and Services Association Incorporated
New Zealand
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Dunedin, Otago
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Social Services
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mirno more - Friedensflotte
Austria
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Kritzendorf, Vienna
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Social Services
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NEUSTART
Austria
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Wien
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Social Services
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Hindu Seva Pratishthana
India
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Bull Temple Road, Karnataka
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Religion
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Empower Future Initiative
Nigeria
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Karu, Nasarawa
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Animal Welfare
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Stichting Educate International
Netherlands
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Amsterdam
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International
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What is a peace charity?
Peace organizations work to prevent, reduce, and recover from violent conflict: the directory above lists peace charities from local mediation groups to international peacebuilding NGOs and world peace organizations, and you can filter them by country and size. GiveRadar decides which organizations carry the Peace tag, using each one's name, stated mission, and registry classification as the evidence; a charity cannot pick the tag or pay for it.
A peace charity is a nonprofit whose core purpose is preventing, reducing, or ending violent conflict: through mediation, reconciliation, peace education, and advocacy for nonviolent solutions. That distinguishes it from organizations that respond to the consequences of conflict, such as humanitarian relief or refugee support: a peace charity works on the conflict itself. The field ranges from international peace organizations that mediate between armed groups to small community nonprofits running dialogue programs between divided neighbors. Peacebuilding also sits under UN SDG 16, alongside justice and strong institutions.
What do peace charities do?
Peace charities work before, during, and after violent conflict: preventing it where possible and rebuilding relationships where it has already happened. Typical work includes:
- Mediation and dialogue between communities, factions, or armed groups in conflict
- Reconciliation programs after war: bringing former adversaries into shared projects and truth-telling processes
- Peace education: teaching conflict resolution and nonviolence in schools, camps, and community centers
- Early warning and violence prevention: monitoring local tensions and intervening before disputes escalate
- Support for reintegrating ex-combatants into civilian life
- Interfaith and intercommunal bridge-building in divided societies
- Advocacy for disarmament, arms control, and diplomatic solutions to conflict
Organizations whose main work is documenting abuses and defending fundamental freedoms are listed under human rights, a related but distinct cause.
How to check a peace organization before you donate
Peace is a hard outcome to measure, which makes disclosure the most useful thing a peace organization can show you. Two checks matter more for this cause than for most. First, concreteness: because success is slow and diffuse, vague mission language is common in this field, so read the profile and the organization's own reporting for specifics: where it works, with which communities, and through which activities (mediation, education, reintegration, advocacy). An organization that names its programs is easier to evaluate than one that only names its ideals. Second, match the entity to the profile: international peacebuilding networks often have national affiliates, and the affiliate that solicits your gift files its own accounts, so make sure the profile you are reading belongs to the entity named on the donation page. Registration details, financials where filed, and the integrity assessment appear on every profile; keep in mind that the assessment tracks how much an organization is willing to disclose, not the impact or effectiveness of its peace work. Our guide for donors walks through the whole five-step check, and the charity checker looks up any specific name.
Common questions
What is a peace charity?
A peace charity is a nonprofit whose core purpose is preventing, reducing, or recovering from violent conflict: through mediation, reconciliation, peace education, early warning, and advocacy for nonviolent solutions. It works on the conflict itself rather than on its humanitarian consequences. Peace charities range from international peacebuilding organizations to local groups running dialogue programs between divided communities.
How can I donate to support peace?
Give to a registered organization whose approach you understand: mediation, reconciliation, peace education, and advocacy are different kinds of work, and an organization that describes its programs concretely is easier to evaluate than one that only invokes peace as an ideal. Peacebuilding is long-horizon work, so steady support tends to be more useful than one-off reactions to headlines. As with any long-horizon cause, review an organization's registration and filings on its profile here before you commit.
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