Raise the scope and scale of Technology resources available to grassroots community-led groups

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$171K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$171K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $135K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$170K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$414K
Spent
$406K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$414K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$409K
Expenses
$406K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$403K
Net assets
$76K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$17K
FY2023−$15K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $328K Management & general 17% · $70K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $171K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,060Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$84,903Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Aguilar’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alice Aguilar$85,359$84,307$82,872$82,872$86,060
Natalie Brenner$84,211$83,173$81,758$81,758$84,903

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 15aNo

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Empowers community groups with expanded technology resources.

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3 programs · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Powerbase

With more than 140 social JUSTICE/ORGANIZING groups using it, powerbase, based on the open-source platform civicrm, is the holistic database program that PTP developed specifically for community-based organizations to manage online and on-the-ground organizing, communications, grassroots fundraising, voter engagement and advocacy…

$284Kprogram expense
02

PTP provides technical and online security services to its partner groups. Through our partner level support we provide leadership skills building and development to create 'power users' with advanced skills within dozens of organizations.

$37Kprogram expense
03

Civicrm Development

PTP participates in the development and improvement of the open source software civicrm upon which the database, powerbase, is built. Through this work, the organization serves all of the community based organizing groups that use powerbase by regularly improving the tool, providing timely updates and upgrades, and working with the…

$7Kprogram 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$135K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$414K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$125
Money outPt IX
$406K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$358K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Other incomeLn 4–11$125
Total revenueLn 12$414K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K$212K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$67K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$155K$41K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$60K$8K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K$273$27
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$27K$6K$657
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$4K$391
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$27K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$1K$187
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K$584
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K$473
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$449$449
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$722$80
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$864$58
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$406K$328K$70K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $409K$403K$6K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2023 $378K$410K−$32K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$407K−$73K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $417K$403K$14K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $414K$406K$9K$76K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $414,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,390$56,175
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $349,300$358,060
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95$48
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $528$125
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $408,313$414,408
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 $314,562$322,175
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,992$83,357
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $424,554$405,532
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,241$8,876
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $414,408 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,175
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $358,060$358,060
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $48$48
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $125$125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $358,060 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $173$414,408
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $405,532 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,833 · Management $40,730 · Fundraising $3,991$199,554
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,088 · Management $8,273 · Fundraising $1,367$69,728
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,066 · Management $273 · Fundraising $27$1,366
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,711 · Management $5,500 · Fundraising $657$32,868
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,732 · Management $3,536 · Fundraising $391$18,659
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,942$3,942
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,222 · Management $2,914$30,136
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,700$5,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,245 · Management $1,029 · Fundraising $187$11,461
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,745 · Management $584$7,329
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,999 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $473$10,047
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $449$449
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,207 · Management $722 · Fundraising $80$4,009
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,251 · Management $864 · Fundraising $58$9,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,111$1,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $328,359 · Management $69,942 · Fundraising $7,231$405,532
Part X · Balance sheet $246,617 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,001$66,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $119,638$145,638
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,325$14,906
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,451$6,846
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,818$12,703
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $238,233$246,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,975$25,374
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $147,848$144,957
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,823$170,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,410$76,286
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,410$76,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $238,233$246,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $76,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$414,408
XI-2 Total expenses$405,532
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,410
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$76,286

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