Parentstogether Action FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2016Public & Societal Benefit EIN 81-2699957Revenue $903K in FY2021

On file with the IRSparentstogetheraction.org1629 K St Nw Ste 300, 20006-1631 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jun 2023

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ParentsTogether Action creates media families love, helps parents engage in our democracy, and brings parents together to build a world where all families can thrive.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$33K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$291K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$903K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$940K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$697K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$903K
FY2021▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$903K
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$828K
Expenses
$940K
FY2021▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$940K
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$697K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$733K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$923K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Jun 2023.

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% · $835K Management & general 11% · $103K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

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 $30K as Executive Director is at the 5th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ailen Arreaza$29,872$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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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

Empowers parents with resources and civic engagement to build thriving families.

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2 programs · $835K · in their 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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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$903K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Other incomeLn 4–11$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$73
Money outPt IX
$940K
Ln 25
Programscol B$835K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$697K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$918K
Total assetsLn 16$988K
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Investment incomeLn 3$73
Other incomeLn 4–11$311K
Total revenueLn 12$903K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$918K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$918K
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$988K
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
Net assetsLn 32$697K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K$918K
Total assetsLn 16$751K$988K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$291K
Net assetsLn 32$733K$697K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$28K$9K$197
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$113K$37K$788
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$486$10
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$4K$82
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$4K$77
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$532K$520K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93K$93K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$45K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$482$482
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$0$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$940K$835K$103K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $828K$1.2M−$352K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$4.4M$663K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$237K$923K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.6M$463K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $903K$940K−$37K$697K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.3M$316K$733K 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 $902,873 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,575,153$592,237
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,198$73
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$310,563
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,576,351$902,873
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 $422,673$220,255
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $837,852$719,258
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,260,525$939,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $315,826−$36,640
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $902,873 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$592,237
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$592,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73$73
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $310,563$310,563
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $310,636$902,873
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $939,513 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,129 · Management $9,249 · Fundraising $197$37,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,632 · Management $37,036 · Fundraising $788$150,456
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,475 · Management $486 · Fundraising $10$1,971
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,612 · Management $3,818 · Fundraising $82$15,512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,035 · Management $3,629 · Fundraising $77$14,741
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,177$30,177
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $520,156 · Management $11,373$531,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92,588$92,588
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,837 · Management $2,897$8,734
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,829 · Management $1,253$46,082
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $482$482
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,605$6,605
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,876$1,876
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,185$1,185
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $834,898 · Management $103,461 · Fundraising $1,154$939,513
Part X · Balance sheet $988,072 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $616,785$918,403
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,394$1,445
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $132,390$68,224
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $750,569$988,072
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,215$59,148
X-19 Deferred revenue$232,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,215$291,358
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $733,354$696,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $733,354$696,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $750,569$988,072
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $696,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$902,873
XI-2 Total expenses$939,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,640
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$733,354
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$696,714

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