Parentstogether Action EIN 81-2699957

Parentstogether Action FY2021 filing

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Empowers parents with resources and civic engagement to build thriving families. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $903K in revenue, $940K in expenses, and $697K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Washington, DC
Website
parentstogetheraction.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$903KFY2021
Expenses
$940K
Net assets
$697K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-2699957 Membership association Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers parents with resources and civic engagement to build thriving families.
Leadership
Justin Ruben - Board · President, Co-Director-Founder · $22K
Money in and out
$903K revenue, $940K expenses
Bottom line
-4% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$903K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$940K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$697K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.00
Operating surplus
-4%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
23%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$903K
FY2021▼ -43%
Expenses
$940K
FY2021▼ -25%
Total assets
$988K
FY2021▲ +32%
Total liabilities
$291K
FY2021▲ ×17
Total revenue
$903K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$940K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$697K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$988K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $835K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Advocating for Family-Friendly Policies

ParentsTogether helps parents raise their voices together to encourage our leaders to adopt policies that help families thrive: support for public education, paid family leave, affordable childcare, health care, family economic and food security, humane immigration policies, common-sense measures to curb gun violence, and more.

$793Kprogram expense
02

Supporting Family Civic Engagement

ParentsTogether helps parents engage in our democracy, to ensure that our elected representatives take the concerns of families into account, and so that parents can be role models who help their children develop lifelong habits of democratic participation.

$42Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CParentstogether Action
EINHdr · item D81-2699957
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jparentstogetheraction.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
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
President, Co-Director-Founder
$21,832Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Co Director-Founder
$11,523Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ailen Arreaza’s $123K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ailen Arreaza$123,232$24,525$74,850
Ellen Carmichael$101,611
Bethany Robertson- Board$77,265$11,523$29,987
Justin Ruben - Board$32,199$21,832$74,043

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$592K · 66%
Other revenue$311K · 34%
Contributions & grants66%$592K
Other revenue34%$311K
Investment income$73
Total revenueLn 12$903K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.00
Program services89%$835K
Management & general11%$103K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$940K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$918K
Total assetsLn 16$988K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$291K
Total net assetsLn 32$697K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $918K · Operating expenses/yr $940K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $835K · Total expenses $940K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $940K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $940K
0.1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $592K · Total revenue $903K
66%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $903K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $903K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $73 · Total revenue $903K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $940K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $903K · Prior year $1.6M
-43%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $697K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $903K · Expenses $940K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $988K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $697K · Total assets $988K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $988K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justin Ruben - Board · Reported title President, Co-Director-Founder · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $940K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $220K · Total expenses $940K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Revenue growth -43%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$1.6M
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $125K · 2024–2024
Parentstogether FoundationDC · FY2024$125,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$903K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.6M 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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