Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,015,414
- Total expenses
- $3,733,509
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,912,699
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $29,000
- Investment income
- $98,259
- Other revenue
- -$24,544
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,358,842
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $150,785
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,208,057
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,968,610
- Management and general expenses
- $413,151
- Fundraising expenses
- $351,748
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,968,610
Program services were 79.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$36,274
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,876,425
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2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH & OTHER PROGRAM
total $29,000 · related or exempt $29,000
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3 · Investment income
total $98,259 · excluded $98,259
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$36,274
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$31,109
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$31,109
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $6,565 · related or exempt $6,565
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$6,565
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $548,270 · program services $438,616 · management and general $65,792 · fundraising $43,862
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,765,410 · program services $1,412,328 · management and general $211,850 · fundraising $141,232
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $324,506 · program services $259,605 · management and general $38,941 · fundraising $25,960
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $208,018 · program services $166,414 · management and general $24,962 · fundraising $16,642
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $320,022 · program services $256,460 · management and general $38,137 · fundraising $25,425
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $258,343 · program services $237,676 · fundraising $20,667
-
13 · Office expenses
total $65,348 · program services $52,278 · management and general $7,842 · fundraising $5,228
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $53,569 · program services $42,855 · management and general $6,428 · fundraising $4,286
-
17 · Travel
total $25,336 · program services $22,802 · management and general $1,267 · fundraising $1,267
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $10,825 · management and general $10,825
-
24a · Other expenses: OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPENSES
total $59,642 · fundraising $59,642
-
24b · Other expenses: WEBSITE
total $35,000 · program services $32,200 · fundraising $2,800
-
24c · Other expenses: BOOKS SUBSCRIPTION AND REF.
total $25,865 · program services $20,692 · management and general $3,104 · fundraising $2,069
-
24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $23,963 · program services $19,170 · management and general $2,876 · fundraising $1,917
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,392 · program services $7,514 · management and general $1,127 · fundraising $751
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $843,283 · end of year $1,015,607
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,002,906 · end of year $2,400,660
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,315,988 · end of year $923,780
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $428 · end of year $11,928
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $15,970 · end of year $6,867
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $242,216 · end of year $149,294
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $10,207 · end of year $1,491
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,739,485 · end of year $2,278,985
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,186,667 · end of year $1,929,072
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
A Better Balance (ABB) is a legal advocacy organization using a range of legal strategies to promote equality and expand choices in the workplace for at all income levels so they may care for their families without sacrificing their economic security.
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Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave: Millions of U.S. workers lack paid leave for personal or family health needs, with workers in low-wage jobs much less likely to have paid leave than higher-income earners. A Better Balance has worked with coalitions and partners to help secure paid family and medical leave laws extended paid time off to bond with a new child or to address a personal or family members serious illness in D.C. and 13 states. With our legal and policy support, there are also now shorter-term paid sick time laws in 17 states, D.C., and more than a dozen localities, with nearly all of them based upon our model policy. Our organization has also made great strides at the state and local level in helping to obtain paid leave for educators and government workers, including many in the South. We both lead paid leave coalitions and work closely with state advocates and policymakers to pass, implement, defend, and enforce paid leave policies. We also continue to develop and update tools, model bills, and resources on paid leave. In addition, we work at the national level to advocate for federal paid family and medical leave and paid sick time legislation. Pregnant and Postpartum Workers Rights: Pregnant and postpartum workers face job and income loss due to workplace discrimination or lack of accommodations at a time when they need economic security the most. For far too long, pregnant workers were put on leave, fired, or forced to risk their health when they required a modest change to their work duties or job environment. Other workers faced termination while they were recovering from childbirth, even a mere weeks or days after giving birth. Breastfeeding workers face barriers such as inadequate private space and break time on the job. Many workers cease breastfeeding or must choose between their income and feeding their child. A Better Balance leads advocacy efforts for laws protecting pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding workers. This includes passage of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Pump for Nursing Mothers Acttwo landmark civil rights protections passed after a decade of progress in states. We also protect, defend, and enforce critical legal protections so that pregnancy and breastfeeding do not lead to financial ruin.Additional Workers Rights: A growing number of Americans are struggling to juggle work responsibilities with care for loved ones, with millions providing care simultaneously to minor children and older adults. A Better Balance also works to curb abusive attendance policies, advance fair and flexible schedules for medical or caregiving needs, combat discrimination against caregivers, protect rights for temporary workers, ensure that an inclusive definition of family is incorporated into workplace leave laws, and protect local worker protection laws against abusive state preemption.
Expenses $2,968,610 · Revenue $29,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Steven A ToledoSTEVEN A TOLEDO
COO
- Total calculated
- $192,493
- From this org
- $161,975
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,518
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,975
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,518
- Filer's total
- $192,493
-
Jared MakeJARED MAKE
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $173,049
- From this org
- $144,274
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,775
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,274
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,775
- Filer's total
- $173,049
-
Elizabeth M GedmarkELIZABETH M GEDMARK
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $151,503
- From this org
- $151,503
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,503
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $151,503
-
Marcella M KocolatosMARCELLA M KOCOLATOS
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $127,073
- From this org
- $113,325
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,748
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $113,325
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,748
- Filer's total
- $127,073
-
Inimai ChettiarINIMAI CHETTIAR
President
- Total calculated
- $104,058
- From this org
- $90,517
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,541
- Hours/week
- 37.5
-
Sherry LeiwantSHERRY LEIWANT
President Emeri
- Total calculated
- $80,865
- From this org
- $80,865
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dina BakstDINA BAKST
President Emeri
- Total calculated
- $79,426
- From this org
- $79,426
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Takirah WoodsTAKIRAH WOODS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ariel DevineARIEL DEVINE
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Beth NashBETH NASH
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Risa E KaufmanRISA E KAUFMAN
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lynn ApplebaumLYNN APPLEBAUM
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Elizabeth SaylorELIZABETH SAYLOR
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mike GaeblerMIKE GAEBLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nicole CzarnyNICOLE CZARNY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jennifer TamisJENNIFER TAMIS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jessica HoughJESSICA HOUGH
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 9 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202640409349301004
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