Period Equity INC FY2023 filing

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To provide a strategic combination of legal advocacy, social activism, communications expertise and media outreach, and thought leadership to further initiate and advance issues of menstrual access, education, and safety within the meaning of section 501(c)(3).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $330K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$328K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$328K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$336K
Expenses
$337K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$283K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$220K
Net assets
$28K
FY2023▲ +113%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$12K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$144K

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $228K Management & general 14% · $49K Fundraising 18% · $60K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Strausfeld’s $50K as Executive Director/President is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Laura Strausfeld$50,000$75,000$100,002$57,225
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf———$18,750

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for menstrual access, education, and safety through legal action and public outreach.

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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We have worked over the past year to support advocates and organizations seeking to end the sales tax on menstrual products, seeking to have governments provide free menstrual products in schools, prisons and jails, and shelters, and seeking to challenge manufacturers to provide safer menstrual products with accurate ingredient labelling.

$228Kprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$330K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2022–2022
Period INCOR · FY2022$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$328K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$328K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$14K$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305$5K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$38K$11K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$37K$11K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$444$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$6K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$820$820
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$533$533
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$88K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$666
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$228K$49K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 $336K$220K$116K$144K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $328K$337K−$9K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $288K$283K$5K$13K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2022 $178K−$12K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $328,327 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,832$326,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,890
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,833$328,327
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,365$162,944
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,000$533
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,889$173,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $283,254$337,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,579−$8,798
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,327 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,890 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$326,435
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$326,435
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,892$328,327
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,125 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,500 · Management $11,250 · Fundraising $26,250$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,538 · Management $10,962 · Fundraising $25,577$73,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,481 · Management $444 · Fundraising $1,036$2,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,953 · Management $1,786 · Fundraising $4,167$11,906
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $820$820
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $533$533
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $87,516 · Management $10,652$98,168
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,569$39,569
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,067$6,067
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,650 · Fundraising $2,650$5,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,000 · Management $666$14,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,140$3,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,918$2,918
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,347 · Management $48,565 · Fundraising $60,213$337,125
Part X · Balance sheet $33,532 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,420$31,407
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,123$2,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,543$33,532
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $305$5,288
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $305$5,288
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,238$28,244
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,238$28,244
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,543$33,532
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,244 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,327
XI-2 Total expenses$337,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,798
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,238
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$23,804
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,244

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

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