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Speak Up EIN 32-0487626

Speak Up FY2021 filing

EIN  32-0487626 Membership association Los Angeles, CA
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Empowers parents to advocate for better public schools through education and action.
Leadership
Katie Braude · Executive Director · $131K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
-10% operating surplus

Empowers parents to advocate for better public schools through education and action. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $16K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$102K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Operating surplus
-10%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
2%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
56%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -23%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -18%
Total assets
$17K
FY2021▼ -86%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2021▼ -73%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$102K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$17K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $734K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Media and Communications

We wengage on social and traditional media to disseminate information & stories in order to foster a deeper connection with parents & decision makers.

$528Kprogram expense
02

Parent Leadership Trainings

We engage parents to develop & support parent leadership teams. Parent leaders participate in leadership training issued based workshop and regional assemblies

$136Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

We wengage our parents in advocacy work with their school board members

$71Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpeak Up
EINHdr · item D32-0487626
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.speakupparents.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Katie Braude
Executive Director
$131,250Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Landers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Austin Dragon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Braude’s $1K as Chair is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 144 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katie Braude$1,215$6,615$131,250$157,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 98%
Program service revenue$23K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$1.0M
Program service revenue2%$23K
Other revenue$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Program services87%$993K
Management & general11%$121K
Fundraising2%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$16K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $17K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $993K · Total expenses $1.1M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $121K · Total expenses $1.1M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $1.1M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.0M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.0M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $23K · Total revenue $1.0M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $23K · Total expenses $1.1M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $1.3M
-23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $16K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $1.1M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $17K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $16K · Total assets $17K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $17K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Katie Braude · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $131K · Total expenses $1.1M
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $635K · Total expenses $1.1M
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth -23%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Speak Up FoundationFY2021$900K
California Charter Schools Association AdvocatesFY2021$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$930K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $327K · 2020–2021
Speak Up FoundationCA · FY2021$239,845
Unitemized GrantFY2020$86,750

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2023 (Latest)$28K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$172K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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