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← PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,580,385
Total expenses
$30,965,473
Contributions and grants received
$18,505,910
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,936,765
Investment income
$2,582,594
Other revenue
$555,116
Total assets, end of year
$60,436,825
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,192,375
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,244,450
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,920,656
Management and general expenses
$4,508,400
Fundraising expenses
$1,536,417
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,920,656

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,505,910

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $235,680

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE

    total $14,936,765 · related or exempt $14,936,765

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,592,079 · excluded $2,592,079

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $272,013

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $272,013

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $272,013 · excluded $272,013

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $78,593

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $88,078

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$9,485

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$9,485 · excluded -$9,485

  • 11a · Other revenue: LITIGATION SETTLEMENT

    total $283,103 · excluded $283,103

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $283,103

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,821,939 · program services $589,207 · management and general $732,580 · fundraising $500,152

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,580,700 · program services $11,566,517 · management and general $1,554,386 · fundraising $459,797

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $490,273 · program services $413,899 · management and general $58,463 · fundraising $17,911

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,960,465 · program services $3,967,841 · management and general $711,711 · fundraising $280,913

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,384,647 · program services $1,098,074 · management and general $202,991 · fundraising $83,582

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,034 · management and general $6,034

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $210,157 · management and general $210,157

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,583 · management and general $4,583

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,032,855 · program services $3,000,780 · management and general $23,973 · fundraising $8,102

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $128,430 · program services $127,427 · management and general $1,003

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $445,151 · program services $355,058 · management and general $67,115 · fundraising $22,978

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $811,856 · program services $608,521 · management and general $183,355 · fundraising $19,980

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,586,314 · program services $1,240,922 · management and general $244,655 · fundraising $100,737

  • 17 · Travel

    total $477,675 · program services $418,041 · management and general $44,747 · fundraising $14,887

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $934,048 · program services $831,255 · management and general $96,593 · fundraising $6,200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $237,182 · program services $185,539 · management and general $36,580 · fundraising $15,063

  • 24a · Other expenses: ASSESSMENT/TRAINING

    total $216,282 · program services $215,048 · management and general $1,234

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $209,946 · program services $108,534 · management and general $101,412

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES, MBR & SUBS.

    total $148,169 · program services $54,186 · management and general $87,937 · fundraising $6,046

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $100,976 · program services $52,201 · management and general $48,775

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $177,791 · program services $87,606 · management and general $90,116 · fundraising $69

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $235,600 · end of year $25,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,347,656 · end of year $11,923,276

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,140,500 · end of year $2,833,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,319,261 · end of year $1,300,930

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $415,192 · end of year $320,322

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

    $2,619,009

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

    $502,510

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,353,681 · end of year $2,116,499

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,325,148 · end of year $30,876,827

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,935,847 · end of year $11,040,971

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $548,742 · end of year $916,787

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,931,572 · end of year $4,041,361

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,092,034 · end of year $25,234,227

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,386,831 · end of year $25,143,049

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,113,706 · end of year $5,101,401

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MAKING OUR GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER IS A DAUNTING TASK, AND WE ARE A SMALL ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO TRANSFORM A GOVERNMENT THAT EMPLOYS 2.1 MILLION CIVILIANS AND MANAGES TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER REVENUE NEEDED TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE. TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LEVERAGES OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY WORK TO FOCUS ON CHALLENGES THAT HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON GOVERNMENT'S CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE WORKS TO BUILD A BETTER GOVERNMENT AND A STRONGER DEMOCRACY.

  • THE PARTNERSHIP: OUR SUPPORT FOR A WELL-FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT REQUIRES THE PARTNERSHIP TO EFFECTIVELY MEET OUR DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE OF MISSION IMPACT AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY. WE MUST BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP TALENT BASED ON INVESTMENTS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, TALENT, LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES AND NETWORKS.

    Expenses $10,389,663 · Revenue $28,022

  • PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP. MANY POLITICAL AND CAREER LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE A DIVERSE PUBLIC AND GUIDE AGENCIES IN FULFILLING THEIR POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX PROBLEMS FACING OUR NATION. THE PARTNERSHIP VIEWS LEADERSHIP AS THE MOST CRUCIAL FACTOR INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS. BY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF GOVERNMENT LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AS WELL AS POLITICAL APPOINTEES, AND PROVIDING FORUMS FOR THEM TO DISCUSS SHARED CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS, THE PARTNERSHIP HELPS LEADERS BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE WITHIN THEIR OWN AGENCIES AND ACROSS GOVERNMENT. OUR APPROACH TO DEVELOPING LEADERS IS GROUNDED IN OUR PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP MODEL, WHICH OUTLINES CORE VALUES GOVERNMENT LEADERS MUST EMBODY-STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC TRUST AND COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC GOOD- AND OUTLINES THE COMPETENCIES THEY NEED IN A MODERN GOVERNMENT AND AT EACH STAGE OF THEIR LEADERSHIP CAREERS.

    Expenses $7,852,967 · Revenue $12,192,493

  • GOVERNMENT TALENT. GOVERNMENT HAS AN AGING WORKFORCE, AND IT IS STRUGGLING TO ATTRACT SKILLED, DIVERSE TALENT, PARTICULARLY AMONG EARLY CAREER WORKERS, THAT IT NEEDS SERVE THE PUBLIC NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. BY SHARPENING OUR FOCUS ON HELPING AGENCIES RECRUIT, HIRE AND RETAIN YOUNG TALENT, THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT IN NOT ONLY REPLACING EMPLOYEES NEARING THE END OF THEIR CAREERS BUT ALSO BRINGING NEW SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT WILL HELP THE COUNTRY RISE TO THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES OF THE DAY AND PREPARE FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD. IN ADDITION, TOP-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE HIGHLY ENGAGED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR MISSIONS AND CUSTOMERS. THE PARTNERSHIP'S BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RANKINGS, BASED ON AN ANNUAL FEDERAL SURVEY, SERVES AS A VALUABLE TOOL TO EVALUATE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PINPOINT AREAS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT.

    Expenses $4,172,136 · Revenue $2,687,750

  • TRUST IN GOVERNMENT. MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DO NOT BELIEVE IN OUR GOVERNMENT TO LISTEN TO THEM OR ACT IN TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE WAYS. SUSTAINED STEWARDSHIP OF OUR INSTITUTIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT A RECEPTIVE AND ENGAGED PUBLIC THAT UNDERSTANDS THE ROLE GOVERNMENT PLAYS IN THEIR LIVES. THE PARTNERSHIP FOCUSES ON PROMOTING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND STORIES OF PUBLIC SERVANTS ACROSS GOVERNMENT VIA THE SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS AND BROADER CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS FOR GOVERNMENT TO MORE CAPABLY COMMUNICATE WITH, DELIVER FOR AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC. WE ALSO REGULARLY ASSESS PUBLIC VIEWS OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND GENERATE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT TRUST AND TRUSTWORTHINESS.

    Expenses $2,505,890 · Revenue $28,500

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Max Stier

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $658,403
    From this org
    $642,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $522,487
    Bonus
    $120,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,116
    Filer's total
    $658,403

  • Tom A Bernstein

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karan Bhatia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Douglas R Conant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nora Gardner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Scott Gould

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David J Kappos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lester L Lyles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Marcil

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Heyman Millstone

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 02/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Nides

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Indra K Nooyi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sean Okeefe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven C Preston

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rajiv Shah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Tangherlini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Toni Townes-Whitley

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 03/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Vandehei

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George W Wellde Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neal S Wolin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James-Christian Blockwood

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $359,479
    From this org
    $325,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,778
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,701
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,249
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,529
    Filer's total
    $359,479

  • Timothy McManus

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $277,342
    From this org
    $249,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,036
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,306
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,244
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,792
    Filer's total
    $277,342

  • Christine Carroll

    SVP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $275,745
    From this org
    $244,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,137
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,009
    Filer's total
    $275,745

  • Michelle Amante

    SVP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $250,970
    From this org
    $222,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,360
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,081
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,529
    Filer's total
    $250,970

  • Samantha Donaldson

    VP, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $239,495
    From this org
    $221,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,595
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,119
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,476
    Filer's total
    $239,495

  • Mark Jacobson

    VP, RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & EVAL.

    Total calculated
    $225,283
    From this org
    $199,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,853
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,430
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,324
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,529
    Filer's total
    $225,283

  • Lydia Van Sant

    VP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $224,949
    From this org
    $196,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,601
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,348
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,072
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,529
    Filer's total
    $224,949

  • Dennis Daniels

    VP, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $218,628
    From this org
    $209,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,281
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,320
    Nontaxable benefits
    $961
    Filer's total
    $218,628

  • Jennifer Hommel

    VP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $215,899
    From this org
    $207,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,108
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,280
    Nontaxable benefits
    $511
    Filer's total
    $215,899

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
MAX STIER RECEIVED A RETENTION AND PERFORMANCE BONUS OF $120,000. THE BONUS AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYMENT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202521299349300342

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