Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1973.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
20 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Dr Lisa Pion-Berlin’s $395K as President & CEO is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Lisa Pion-Berlin | $395,417 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dr Lisa Pion Berlin | — | $346,625 | $392,700 | $272,666 | $337,500 | — |
| Dr Lisa Pion Berlin PHD | — | $346,625 | $300,000 | $272,666 | $250,000 | — |
| Lisa Pion Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | $243,750 |
| Lisa Pion Berlin PHD | — | — | — | — | — | $243,750 |
| Janice Rooths | — | — | $222,036 | $113,538 | — | — |
| Dr Rehana Peires-Baker | $221,458 | $205,776 | $204,965 | — | — | — |
| Dr Jared Chapman | $196,983 | $185,193 | $170,052 | — | — | — |
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 Parents Anonymous INC executive salaries →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
Empowers families to build strengths and create positive life changes through proven programs.
Questions for Parents Anonymous INC
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Parents anonymous inc provides training and technical assistance, develops publications, and conducts research on meaningful parent and shared leadership system reform and effective community-based strategies to strengthen families.
Parents anonymous inc provides training and technical assistance, develops publications, and conducts research on meaningful parent and shared leadership system reform and effective community-based strategies to strengthen families.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2026 | $10.4M | $9.7M | $712K | $5.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2026 | $8.3M | $7.2M | $1.1M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 | $4.6M | $4.1M | $521K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 | $3.8M | $2.9M | $925K | $3.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 | $3.5M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $74K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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