[2] The mission of the prize is "to inspire other Americans to speak out against war and to work for peace.

[4] Nominees are selected from those listed in the US Peace Registry and must have documented antiwar activities within the 16-month period leading up to April 30 of the nomination year.

[2] Nominations for the prize are submitted by honorees and founding members of the US Peace Memorial Foundation.

The US Peace Memorial Foundation’s Board of Directors chooses the winner.

The 2024 Peace Prize nominees were: Community Peacemaker Teams, Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, Louis H. Pumphrey, and Ellen Thomas.