Parent Engagement Academy

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Whittier, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-2352048

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To promote lifelong learning and a pathway to success by transforming the mindset of our families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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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FY2025 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $130K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$775K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$724K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$709K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$775K
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$790K
FY2025$775K
Expenses
$724K
FY2025▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$724K
Net assets
$709K
FY2025▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$709K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $651K Management & general 5% · $36K Fundraising 5% · $36K

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; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & Prog Offi
$122,083Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Elena Meraz’s $122K as CEO & Prog Offi is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Elena Meraz$122,083$109,792$81,250$56,667$48,396$43,643

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

Transforms family mindsets to promote lifelong learning and success.

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1 program service account for $651K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Parent Engagement Academy's vision is to transform parents into agents of positive change and advocates for their children's educational opportunities and wellbeing. Parent Engagement Academy values integrity, diversity, excellence and impact.

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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 2 funders$130K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Money outPt IX
$724K
Ln 25
Programscol B$651K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$709K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$647K
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$775K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$647K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$709K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K$647K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$647$122
Total assetsLn 16$667K$719K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$657K$709K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$110K$6K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$434K$391K$22K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$42K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$135$135
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$36K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$391$390
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$334$334
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$276$248$14$14
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$100$100
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$312$312
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$35K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$14K$804$799
Total functional expensesLn 25$724K$651K$36K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $775K$724K$52K$709K 990 PDF
FY2024 $790K$622K$168K$657K 990 PDF
FY2023 $668K$556K$112K$489K 990 PDF
FY2022 $503K$314K$189K$377K 990 PDF
FY2021 $331K$214K$117K$188K 990 PDF
FY2020 $205K$169K$36K$71K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $775,192 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$775,192
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,192
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$775,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $723,669 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,875 · Management $6,104 · Fundraising $6,104$122,083
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,711 · Management $21,706 · Fundraising $21,706$434,123
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,359 · Management $2,354 · Fundraising $2,353$47,066
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,430 · Management $135 · Fundraising $135$2,700
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,896 · Management $1,994 · Fundraising $1,994$39,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,026 · Management $391 · Fundraising $390$7,807
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,011 · Management $334 · Fundraising $334$6,679
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $248 · Management $14 · Fundraising $14$276
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,805 · Management $100 · Fundraising $100$2,005
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,613 · Management $312 · Fundraising $312$6,237
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,893 · Management $1,940 · Fundraising $1,937$38,770
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,436 · Management $804 · Fundraising $799$16,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $651,303 · Management $36,188 · Fundraising $36,178$723,669
Part X · Balance sheet $718,704 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,500; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $634,022$646,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,000$70,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $647$122
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,040$560
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,710$718,704
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,105$7,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,284$9,755
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $657,426$708,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $657,426$708,949
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,710$718,704
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $708,949 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$775,192
XI-2 Total expenses$723,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$657,426
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$708,949

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