A Better Balance (ABB) is a legal advocacy organization using a range of legal strategies to promote equality and expand choices in the workplace for men and women at all income levels so they may care for their families without sacrificing their economic security.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 27 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$822K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$151K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.0M Management & general 11% · $413K Fundraising 9% · $352K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $822K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$161,975Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$151,503Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$144,274Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Attorney
$113,325Pt VII · Sec A
$90,517Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeri
$80,865Pt VII · Sec A
President Emeri
$79,426Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven a Toledo’s $162K as COO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steven a Toledo$161,975————
Elizabeth M Gedmark$151,503$133,424$123,101$124,185$107,976
Jared Make$144,274$122,987———
Sherry Leiwant$80,865$139,889$143,160$139,231$113,556
Dina Bakst$79,426$121,590$116,268$114,737$94,324
Jared B Make——$112,530$114,246—
Marcella M Kocolatos$113,325————
Marcella Kokalatos—$106,520———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for workplace equality and family care options for all workers.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave: Millions of U.S. workers lack paid leave for personal or family health needs, with workers in low-wage jobs much less likely to have paid leave than higher-income earners.

$3.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$250K
New Venture FundFY2024$150K
Hopewell FundFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 17 funders$1.4M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$413K
Fundraisingcol D$352K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K$151K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$548K$439K$66K$44K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.4M$212K$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$325K$260K$39K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$208K$166K$25K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$320K$256K$38K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$258K$238K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$52K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$54K$43K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$25K$23K$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$72K$6K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$1K$751
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.0M$413K$352K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.7M−$718K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.3M$348K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$3.0M−$727K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.9M$220K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$2.5M$1.7M$5.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,015,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,532,909$2,912,699
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,435$29,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66,041$98,259
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,883−$24,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,647,268$3,015,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,793,846$2,846,204
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $505,829$887,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,299,675$3,733,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $347,593−$718,095
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,015,414 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,274
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,876,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,912,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,000$29,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98,259$98,259
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$31,109
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,565$6,565
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,565 · Excluded from tax $98,259$3,015,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,733,509 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $438,616 · Management $65,792 · Fundraising $43,862$548,270
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,412,328 · Management $211,850 · Fundraising $141,232$1,765,410
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $259,605 · Management $38,941 · Fundraising $25,960$324,506
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $166,414 · Management $24,962 · Fundraising $16,642$208,018
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $256,460 · Management $38,137 · Fundraising $25,425$320,022
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $237,676 · Fundraising $20,667$258,343
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,278 · Management $7,842 · Fundraising $5,228$65,348
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,855 · Management $6,428 · Fundraising $4,286$53,569
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,802 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $1,267$25,336
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,825$10,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,062 · Management $5,980 · Fundraising $66,428$144,470
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,514 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $751$9,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,968,610 · Management $413,151 · Fundraising $351,748$3,733,509
Part X · Balance sheet $4,358,842 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $843,283$1,015,607
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,002,906$2,400,660
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,315,988$923,780
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $428$11,928
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,970$6,867
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,178,575$4,358,842
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $242,216$149,294
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,207$1,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $252,423$150,785
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,739,485$2,278,985
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,186,667$1,929,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,926,152$4,208,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,178,575$4,358,842
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,208,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,015,414
XI-2 Total expenses$3,733,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$718,095
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,926,152
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,208,057

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