The Parenting Network INC

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Since 1977, the Parenting Network (tpn) has served families throughout the greater milwaukee community with its mission to strengthen families and to prevent child abuse. Agency services are provided:"individually: home visiting and case management services:-welcome, baby! The Parenting Network offers individualized coaching as a part of the welcome, baby! Series of classes. -triple p (positive Parenting program) offers an opportunity for parents of children (ages 2-12) to have one-on-one attention from a trained Parenting coach. "in schools: healthy relationship education, teen pregnancy prevention, comprehensive sexual health education, and life skills education:-lifeskills education-making proud choices + relate, healthy relationship education"in the community: a confidential parent helpline and a wide range of Parenting education and support classes developed for specific Parenting populations and implemented at sites throughout the county.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-1312225) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.6 mo
of spending, in cash
1.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $595K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
7% of total assets
Liabilities are 7% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.4M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$682K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$682K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$629K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$739K
FY2024$678K
FY2025$682K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1977.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.2M Management & general 17% · $238K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$135,029Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Felker’s $135K as Executive Dir. is at the 53rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce Felker$135,029$135,071$131,517$99,077$96,570$94,100

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

Strengthens families and prevents child abuse by providing support and resources for parents and youth.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Parenting Education and Support

To strengthen parenting and to prevent child abuse has been the mission of the parenting network since our founding in 1976. We believe that every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable & nurturing environment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-1312225) · Dispute this line
$879Kprogram expense
02

Youth Services

Provides evidence-based programs that empower youth in schools or other group settings to make healthy choices.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-1312225) · Dispute this line
$304Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$595K
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2023 · $827K federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through Community Advocates and 1 more$379K
Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance AbuseDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.959 · Through Community Advocates$166K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Children's Wisconsin$122K
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.590 · Through Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Board$82K
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Through Community Advocates$36K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$682K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$187K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$60K
Accounts receivableLn 4$265K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$17K
Other assetsLn 15$205K
Total assetsLn 16$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$682K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$212K$187K
Total assetsLn 16$746K$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$678K$682K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$148K$122K$26K$135
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$871K$719K$150K$792
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$51K$11K$57
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$66K$14K$69
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$38K$20K$33
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$115K$3K$40
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$2K$286
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$24$156
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$5
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$44K$1K$39
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$425
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$238K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 $1.4M$1.4M$5K$682K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2025 $1.5M$1.6M−$62K$678K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2024 $1.7M$1.5M$208K$739K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$97K$532K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2022 $1.4M$1.3M$119K$629K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$62K$509K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,426,985 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,426,703$1,345,954
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,129$60,471
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,846$10,192
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,014$10,368
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,502,692$1,426,985
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,238,562$1,160,524
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $325,792$261,809
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,564,354$1,422,333
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,662$4,652
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,426,985 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$136,615
VIII-1e Government grants$1,052,932
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$156,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,345,954
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,471$60,471
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,192$10,192
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,554$8,554
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,814$1,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,471 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,560$1,426,985
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,422,333 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $122,431 · Management $25,696 · Fundraising $135$148,262
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $719,356 · Management $150,441 · Fundraising $792$870,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,256 · Management $11,156 · Fundraising $57$62,469
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,593 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $69$79,204
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $38,476 · Management $20,490 · Fundraising $33$58,999
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,711 · Management $3,414 · Fundraising $40$118,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,952 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $286$13,798
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,459 · Management $24 · Fundraising $156$6,639
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,495 · Management $2,312 · Fundraising $5$8,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,695 · Management $1,383 · Fundraising $39$45,117
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,654 · Management $425$3,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,183,078 · Management $237,643 · Fundraising $1,612$1,422,333
Part X · Balance sheet $733,461 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,704$83,786
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,194$103,212
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$60,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $251,064$264,947
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,515$16,641
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $269,709$204,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $746,186$733,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,453$51,076
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,453$51,076
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $607,222$496,579
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,511$185,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $677,733$682,385
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $746,186$733,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $682,385 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,426,985
XI-2 Total expenses$1,422,333
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$677,733
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$682,385

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

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