Peggy Browning Fund

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 23-2887086Revenue $857K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpeggybrowningfund.org100 S Broad St, 19110-1024 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Oct 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 411 volunteers and 4 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $206K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $156K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$857K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$514K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$857K
FY2025▲ +52%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2023$609K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$857K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$739K
FY2021$829K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$514K
FY2025▼ -45%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$928K
FY2025$514K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $814K Management & general 19% · $222K Fundraising 12% · $138K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $124K 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
Executive Director (p)
$123,876Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors (p)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors (p)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Del Rossi’s $124K as Executive Director (p) is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Rachel Del Rossi$123,876$120,291$110,000—
Rhonda L Kelley——$105,071—
Mary Anne Moffa———$104,322

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.

See Peggy Browning Fund executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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

Provides services and support to those in need.

Questions for Peggy Browning Fund

Tap to ask. Peggy Browning Fund sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Peggy Browning Fund answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $814K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fellowship program see attachment to schedule o for description of program services.

$814Kprogram expense
02

Networking Meetings, Events, and Related Activities

The organization holds various networking meetings and events throughout the year for its students and for others in the labor movement. These meetings provide important opportunities for students to be exposed to the broader labor community and for members of that community to network with each other and to learn about their respective…

Pt IX · col B
03

Annual national law students workers rights' conference see attachment to schedule o for description of program services.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
See all 13 funders →
Grants paid · 4 grants · $926K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$258,072
Unitemized GrantFY2022$251,251
Unitemized GrantFY2021$189,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$226,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$857K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Investment incomeLn 3$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$814K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$514K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$391K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$158K
Gains on assetsLn 7$136K
Total revenueLn 12$857K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$936
SavingsLn 2$122K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$185K
Total assetsLn 16$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$514K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6411
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$169K$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$833K$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$928K$514K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$203K$203K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$89K$64K$645
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$191K$52K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$44K$21K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$21K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$96K$70K$20K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$21K$7K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$25K$8K$4K
TravelLn 17$46K$40K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$100K$96K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$1K$618
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$10K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$814K$222K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $857K$1.2M−$317K$514K 990 PDF
FY2024 $562K$1.1M−$574K$928K 990 PDF
FY2023 $609K$1.2M−$547K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.2M$829K$348K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $797K$739K$58K$1.8M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $857,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $608,078$749,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,180$57,028
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,077$158,064
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$79,956−$107,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $562,225$857,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $258,072$203,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $386,204$558,202
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $491,561$413,080
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,135,837$1,174,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$573,612−$317,058
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $857,224 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$391,082
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$749,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,028$57,028
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,450$22,450
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $135,614$135,614
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$109,444−$109,444
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,644$1,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,672 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,620$857,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,174,282 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $203,000$203,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,261 · Management $63,648 · Fundraising $645$153,554
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,701 · Management $52,411 · Fundraising $52,422$295,534
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,056 · Management $20,864 · Fundraising $12,230$77,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,544 · Management $7,280 · Fundraising $4,140$31,964
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,338$11,338
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,201$7,201
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,868$6,868
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $69,766 · Management $20,398 · Fundraising $5,414$95,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,663 · Management $6,939 · Fundraising $3,242$30,844
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,255 · Management $8,483 · Fundraising $3,962$37,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,500 · Management $5,861$46,361
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $96,405 · Management $3,281$99,686
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,940 · Management $1,323 · Fundraising $618$5,881
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,109$6,109
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,236 · Fundraising $55,278$65,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $814,327 · Management $222,004 · Fundraising $137,951$1,174,282
Part X · Balance sheet $667,713 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,719$936
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $167,038$121,971
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,331$4,619
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,004$9,018
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $832,716$272,626
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $102,527$73,611
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $166,895$184,932
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,293,230$667,713
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,715$74,415
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $108,736$79,179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $365,201$153,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $796,648$377,438
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $131,381$136,681
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $928,029$514,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,293,230$667,713
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $514,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$857,224
XI-2 Total expenses$1,174,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$317,058
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$928,029
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$96,852
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$930,272
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$930,272
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$514,119

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.