The Parenteach Institute was incorporated in illinois on july 26, 2023. At Parenteach, our primary goal is to de-stigmatize, normalize, and build awareness of parenting education in order to create a healthier, safer and more productive society. We DO this by providing access to a variety of positive parenting education courses for people of all ages and backgrounds, both in-person and online.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $138K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$588K
-38% vs prior year
Spent
$688K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$380K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$588K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$953K
FY2025$588K
Expenses
$688K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$577K
FY2025$688K
Net assets
$380K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$376K
FY2025$380K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 2024.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $557K Management & general 15% · $104K Fundraising 4% · $27K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $110K 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
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katharine Bensinger’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers parenting education courses to normalize and improve family well-being.

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1 program · $557K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing access to a variety of positive parenting education courses for people of all ages and backgrounds, both in-person and online

$557Kprogram expense

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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$588K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$688K
Ln 25
Programscol B$557K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$380K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Government grantsLn 1e$350K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$588K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$380K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K$308K
Total assetsLn 16$487K$404K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$380K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$95K$12K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$60K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$16K$2K$563
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$451$135
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$12K$1K$399
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$361K$290K$54K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$811$249
Information technologyLn 14$22K$19K$2K$672
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$1K$387
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$894$255
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$478$22K$27
Total functional expensesLn 25$688K$557K$104K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $588K$688K−$100K$380K 990 PDF
FY2024 $953K$577K$376K$376K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $587,844 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $952,866$477,914
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$100,825
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$9,105
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,897$587,844
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 $115,068$198,783
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $462,237$489,424
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $577,305$688,207
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $375,592−$100,363
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $587,844 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,578
VIII-1e Government grants$350,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$477,914
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,825$100,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,105$9,105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,105$587,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $688,207 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,600 · Management $11,550 · Fundraising $3,850$110,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,200 · Management $7,350 · Fundraising $2,450$70,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,342 · Management $1,878 · Fundraising $563$18,783
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,924 · Management $451 · Fundraising $135$4,510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,575 · Management $1,331 · Fundraising $399$13,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $289,513 · Management $53,993 · Fundraising $17,983$361,489
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,843$15,843
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,913 · Management $811 · Fundraising $249$8,973
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,488 · Management $2,240 · Fundraising $672$22,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,593 · Management $1,353 · Fundraising $387$19,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,616 · Management $894 · Fundraising $255$12,765
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,060$8,060
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $478 · Management $22,241 · Fundraising $27$22,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $557,145 · Management $104,092 · Fundraising $26,970$688,207
Part X · Balance sheet $403,827 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,519$49,569
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $384,217$258,758
X-4 Accounts receivable$95,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $486,736$403,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,144$23,697
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,144$23,697
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $375,592$380,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $375,592$380,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $486,736$403,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $380,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$587,844
XI-2 Total expenses$688,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$100,363
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$375,592
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$104,900
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$380,130

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