Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,381,980
Total expenses: $1,892,605
Contributions and grants received: $2,997,988
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $319,785
Investment income: $41,138
Other revenue: $23,069
Total assets, end of year: $4,031,293
Total liabilities, end of year: $213,962
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,817,331
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,395,490
Management and general expenses: $280,751
Fundraising expenses: $216,364
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,395,490

Program services were 73.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$439,654
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$2,558,334
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

total $319,785 · related or exempt $319,785
3 · Investment income

total $41,138 · excluded $41,138
6a · Gross rents

real property $23,069
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $23,069
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $23,069 · excluded $23,069

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $238,400 · program services $47,680 · management and general $95,360 · fundraising $95,360
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $626,924 · program services $549,631 · management and general $50,271 · fundraising $27,022
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $50,681 · program services $35,856 · management and general $8,631 · fundraising $6,194
9 · Other employee benefits

total $50,188 · program services $36,312 · management and general $8,183 · fundraising $5,693
10 · Payroll taxes

total $63,339 · program services $42,878 · management and general $11,662 · fundraising $8,799
11c · Fees: accounting

total $79,066 · program services $54,556 · management and general $13,441 · fundraising $11,069
11g · Fees: other

total $409,204 · program services $352,817 · management and general $31,059 · fundraising $25,328
13 · Office expenses

total $99,051 · program services $66,497 · management and general $20,680 · fundraising $11,874
16 · Occupancy

total $152,665 · program services $105,557 · management and general $25,825 · fundraising $21,283
17 · Travel

total $40,925 · program services $40,925
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $43,898 · program services $38,154 · management and general $5,591 · fundraising $153
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $6,891 · program services $5,270 · management and general $405 · fundraising $1,216
23 · Insurance

total $11,572 · program services $7,522 · management and general $2,314 · fundraising $1,736
24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $7,781 · program services $2,316 · management and general $5,465
24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

total $7,511 · program services $5,064 · management and general $1,810 · fundraising $637
24c · Other expenses: INSTRUCTION MATERIALS

total $4,509 · program services $4,455 · management and general $54

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,416,352 · end of year $864,345
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $458,138 · end of year $1,298,815
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $344,254 · end of year $1,424,616
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $7,749 · end of year $7,768
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$122,898
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$115,567
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $15,440 · end of year $7,331
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $47,874 · end of year $249,603
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $104,945 · end of year $112,030
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $173,973 · end of year $66,785
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $89,599 · end of year $158,444
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $163,948 · end of year $55,518
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $2,115,178 · end of year $2,779,831
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $1,037,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS BY BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND SYSTEM LEADERS, AND THROUGH PARENT-LED ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS BY BUILDING AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND SYSTEMS, THROUGH PARENT-LED ADVOCACY.

TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDINGAS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE (CEI), FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS WORKED WITH 23 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ENGAGING OVER 400 EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA IN LEARNING SESSIONS THAT CENTERED AUTHENTIC AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEAR UP 4 LA, WE ENGAGED OVER 250 FAMILIES IN A TRANSITION TO COLLEGE WORKSHOP AT THE GU4LA CONFERENCE, EQUIPPING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS AS THEY TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. FURTHER, WE ENGAGED OVER 80 FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN MULTIPLE ONLINE WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE CURRICULUM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL2HOME, FIS PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TWO SCHOOLS IN THE MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THREE SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITH MORE THAN 150 FAMILIES PARTICIPATING, THIS INITIATIVE EMPOWERED FAMILIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS' DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, ENHANCE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONTRIBUTE TO CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

Expenses $535,250 · Revenue $319,785
ADVOCACY FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS LAUNCHED READ LA! A CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE LITERACY CRISIS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA. AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, FIS FORMED THE READ LA! COALITION, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING LITERACY IN LOS ANGELES; LAUNCHED THE LITERACY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, EMPOWERING COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CHAMPION LITERACY ADVOCACY; AND BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARLY LITERACY INTERACTIVE APP, A CURATED RESOURCE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES. FURTHER, FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS RELEASED ITS FIRST LITERACY REPORT THE LITERACY CRISIS IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE EARLY LITERACY CRISIS AND MOBILIZE ACTION AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.

Expenses $483,244
ELEVATING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY VOICE FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS ENTERED ITS FIFTH YEAR AS CO-LEAD OF CEI, A STATEWIDE EFFORT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN IMPLEMENTING HIGH-IMPACT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, FIS LAUNCHED READ LA! A CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THAT LOS ANGELES STUDENTS CAN READ AND THRIVE. AS PART OF ITS LAUNCH, FIS PARTNERED WITH THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST COMMUNITY LEARNING SESSIONS ACROSS THE REGION, EQUIPPING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN TO READ SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME AND HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND INFORMATION TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AT SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR SCHOOL2HOME PARTNERSHIP, WE HELPED TITLE I MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING AND BUILT CAPACITY AROUND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

Expenses $376,996

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Tommy ChangTOMMY CHANG

BOARD CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Virgil RobertsVIRGIL ROBERTS

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mike MoultrieMIKE MOULTRIE

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Manny AcevesMANNY ACEVES

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jeimee Estrada-MillerJEIMEE ESTRADA-MILLER

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nadia Diaz FunnNADIA DIAZ FUNN

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jorge GarridoJORGE GARRIDO

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Alejandro RomeroALEJANDRO ROMERO

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Yolie FloresYOLIE FLORES

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$238,502

From this org

$230,257

From related orgs

$0

Other

$8,245

Hours/week

80

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$230,257

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$8,245

Filer's total

$238,502

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Compensation committee
3 · Written employment contract
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 13 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202541339349309429

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