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← PUBLIC WISE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PUBLIC WISE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,539,493
Total expenses
$4,338,658
Contributions and grants received
$3,369,104
Grants paid
$1,377,552
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$31
Other revenue
$170,358
Total assets, end of year
$3,256,951
Total liabilities, end of year
$93,756
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,163,195
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,775,305
Management and general expenses
$419,767
Fundraising expenses
$143,586
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,775,305

Program services were 87.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,369,104

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $31

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $170,358 · related or exempt $170,358 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $170,358

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,377,552 · program services $1,377,552

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $835,890 · program services $762,741 · management and general $46,823 · fundraising $26,326

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $839,368 · program services $721,203 · management and general $75,638 · fundraising $42,527

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $390,304 · program services $345,731 · management and general $28,531 · fundraising $16,042

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $97,179 · program services $86,081 · management and general $7,104 · fundraising $3,994

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,195 · program services $0 · management and general $58,195 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,119 · program services $1,177 · management and general $1,887 · fundraising $55

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,455 · program services $20,776 · management and general $1,715 · fundraising $964

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,576 · program services $103,263 · management and general $8,522 · fundraising $4,791

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,377 · program services $54,368 · management and general $4,487 · fundraising $2,522

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,192 · program services $0 · management and general $4,192 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,329 · program services $0 · management and general $4,329 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $379,132 · program services $207,618 · management and general $171,514 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,854 · program services $1,642 · management and general $136 · fundraising $76

  • 24c · Other expenses: RESEARCH

    total $8,500 · program services $8,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: DIGITAL EXPENSES

    total $3,543 · program services $3,543 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $134,093 · program services $81,110 · management and general $6,694 · fundraising $46,289

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,896,984 · end of year $3,039,215

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $2,155

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $88,174 · end of year $123,496

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,186 · end of year $2,444

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $32,612

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $28,081

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,392 · end of year $4,531

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $245,521 · end of year $85,110

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,266 · end of year $33,507

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $232,631 · end of year $60,249

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $187,360 · end of year $37,601

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,775,000 · end of year $3,125,594

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SECURE A GOVERNMENT THAT REFLECTS THE WILL AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.

  • TO SECURE A GOVERNMENT THAT REFLECTS THE WILL AND PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.

    Expenses $3,775,305 · Grants $1,377,552

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christina Baal-Owens

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $328,953
    From this org
    $236,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $92,394
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $92,394
    Filer's total
    $328,953
  • Jessica Church

    POLITICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,767
    From this org
    $141,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mark E Cruz

    DATA STEWARD

    Total calculated
    $185,673
    From this org
    $141,858
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,815
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,858
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,815
    Filer's total
    $185,673
  • Jessica Hall

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,045
    From this org
    $157,858
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,187
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,858
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,187
    Filer's total
    $169,045
  • Katelyn Israelski

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $208,709
    From this org
    $208,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $208,709
  • Maria Javier

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $216,195
    From this org
    $181,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,848
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,848
    Filer's total
    $216,195
  • Christina Martin Kenny

    DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $201,352
    From this org
    $171,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,337
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,015
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,337
    Filer's total
    $201,352
  • Emilomo Mwendapole

    PARTNERSHIP MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $159,416
    From this org
    $128,924
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,492
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,924
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,492
    Filer's total
    $159,416
  • Gabriela Rivera

    PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $211,432
    From this org
    $158,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,157
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,275
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,157
    Filer's total
    $211,432
  • Stephanie Miliano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $4,000
    From this org
    $4,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Laufer

    DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Bernstein

    DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Dart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Reginald Bolding

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clara Perlmutter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

None.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503229349301780

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