Americans for Peace and Tolerance
Organization·ngo·AI Enriched
Relationships:3
Events:0
Library:3
Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Organization
Sector
ngo
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Founded
1/1/2007
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
APT
Tags
nonprofitadvocacy groupcounter-jihad
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
About
Americans for Peace and Tolerance is a Boston-based nonprofit organization co-founded by Charles Jacobs that focuses on exposing and countering alleged radical Islamic influence in American institutions, particularly in educational institutions and mosques. The organization shares ideological and operational ties with the counter-jihad movement.
Key Relationships
Tom Trento
merged_with
Tom Trento and The United West collaborated with Americans for Peace and Tolerance on joint projects, including investigations into Islamic organizations and public campaigns. While not a formal merger, the organizations operated in close coordination, sharing resources, personnel, and strategic goals during overlapping periods.
Since 2013
Charles Jacobs
founded
Jacobs founded this organization to pivot his advocacy toward investigating the influence of Islamist groups in the Boston area and across the U.S.
Since 2008
Steven A. Cohen
co_founder
Co-founded predecessor CPT in 2004 which became APT in 2008; serves as Executive Producer producing documentaries on Islamist networks and campus antisemitism (relationship to Steven A. Cohen)