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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$165K 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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FY2021 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 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
$168K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$417K
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$403K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$417K
FY2021▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$409K
Expenses
$403K
FY2021▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$403K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$403K
Net assets
$90K
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$17K
FY2023−$15K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2021 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $360K Management & general 9% · $36K 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

5 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,872Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$81,758Pt 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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers community groups with expanded technology resources.

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3 programs · $360K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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…

$316Kprogram expense
02

Movement Development & Technology Leadership Programming

In partnership with other movement organizations such as may first movement technology, PTP works to educate and build skills within the social justice movement around the strategies and politics of secure, open-source and non-corporate technology. PTP provides technical and online security services to its partner groups.

$41Kprogram 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…

$3Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$424
Money outPt IX
$403K
Ln 25
Programscol B$360K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Other incomeLn 4–11$424
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
Net assetsLn 32$90K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$247K$258K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$168K
Net assetsLn 32$76K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$180K$16K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$64K$5K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$22$183
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$32K$3K$544
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K$378
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$13K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$14K$3K$206
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K$254$420
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$126$126
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$699$298
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273$273
Total functional expensesLn 25$403K$360K$36K$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 Viewing $417K$403K$14K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $417,129 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,175$50,515
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $358,060$366,158
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48$32
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $125$424
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $414,408$417,129
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 $322,175$326,477
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,357$76,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $405,532$403,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,876$13,663
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $417,129 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,515
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,515
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $366,158$366,158
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32$32
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $424$424
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $366,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $456$417,129
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $403,466 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,348 · Management $15,598 · Fundraising $3,999$199,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,826 · Management $5,065 · Fundraising $1,252$70,143
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,923 · Management $22 · Fundraising $183$2,128
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,521 · Management $3,291 · Fundraising $544$35,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,008 · Management $1,519 · Fundraising $378$18,905
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $13,350$13,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,027$4,027
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,692 · Management $2,612$15,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,400$5,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,884 · Management $2,820 · Fundraising $206$16,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,695 · Management $254 · Fundraising $420$9,369
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $126$126
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,579$4,579
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,654 · Management $699 · Fundraising $298$7,651
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $273$273
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,279 · Management $35,907 · Fundraising $7,280$403,466
Part X · Balance sheet $257,646 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,524$62,577
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $145,638$157,761
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,906$19,868
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,846$7,917
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,703$9,523
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,617$257,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,374$25,190
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,957$142,507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,331$167,697
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,286$89,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,286$89,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,617$257,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $89,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,129
XI-2 Total expenses$403,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$89,949

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