Parent Encouragement Program INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Kensington, MD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 52-1379642

The mission of the parent encouragement program (pep) is to help children become confident, capable and resilient by providing guidance and support to their parents and caregivers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$136K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $179K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $145K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$724K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +30%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$878K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$724K
FY2023▲ +42%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Oct 1985.

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% · $947K Management & general 5% · $60K Fundraising 12% · $133K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$129,438Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$6,835Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Finance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Hedge’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Hedge$148,989$139,659$129,438$113,481——
Kathy Hedge————$102,756$101,268
Pascale Brady$7,240$5,690$6,835$9,673$9,673$6,323

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

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

Programs and updates

Guides parents to build confident, capable, and resilient children.

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1 program service account for $947K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Pep offers a wide variety of classes and programs to help parents provide support and guidance to their children at different ages and stages of life and with different behavioral needs. In FY23, nearly 6,000 parents and caregivers registered for pep parenting programs, including: pep's free series of webinars and podcasts on critical…

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$145K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$947K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$724K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$654K
Total assetsLn 16$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$270K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$654K
SavingsLn 2$164
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$724K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$654K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$551K$789K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$512K$724K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$107K$20K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$413K$322K$1K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$31K$2K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$3K$3K$263
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$11K$11K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$232K$219K$11K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$114$768
Office expensesLn 13$26K$15K$4K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$25K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$503$646
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$912$912
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$507$650
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$175K$643$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$6K$2K$739
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$947K$60K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$1.9M$754K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.3M−$180K$544K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$211K$724K 990 PDF
FY2022 $942K$878K$64K$512K 990 PDF
FY2021 $772K$643K$129K$448K 990 PDF
FY2020 $567K$470K$96K$318K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,350,496 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$270,420
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$743,787
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,014,207
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $336,289$336,289
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $336,289 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,350,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,139,831 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,241 · Management $20,081 · Fundraising $13,387$140,709
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $321,569 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $90,095$413,002
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,183 · Management $1,583 · Fundraising $7,646$40,412
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,693 · Management $2,662 · Fundraising $263$5,618
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,422 · Management $11,288 · Fundraising $1,116$23,826
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $219,449 · Management $11,470 · Fundraising $1,569$232,488
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,004 · Management $114 · Fundraising $768$10,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,792 · Management $3,524 · Fundraising $7,986$26,302
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,040 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $2,401$28,708
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,934 · Management $1,534 · Fundraising $1,971$17,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,710 · Management $503 · Fundraising $646$5,859
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $912$912
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,600 · Management $507 · Fundraising $650$5,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $175,141 · Management $643 · Fundraising $3,757$179,541
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,528 · Management $2,105 · Fundraising $739$8,372
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $947,306 · Management $59,531 · Fundraising $132,994$1,139,831
Part X · Balance sheet $789,045 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $480,792$654,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,164$164
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$5,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,721$99,502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,009$8,864
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,818$21,326
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,504$789,045
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,908$64,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,908$64,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,098$540,199
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $297,498$183,962
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $511,596$724,161
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,504$789,045
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $724,161 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,350,496
XI-2 Total expenses$1,139,831
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$210,665
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$511,596
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,900
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$724,161

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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