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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FAMILIES EMPOWERED.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,595,282
Total expenses
$1,532,261
Contributions and grants received
$1,442,591
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$152,691
Total assets, end of year
$904,365
Total liabilities, end of year
$370,549
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$533,816
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,153,563
Management and general expenses
$160,891
Fundraising expenses
$217,807
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,153,563

Program services were 75.3% 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

    $1,442,591

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,899

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $152,691 · related or exempt $152,691

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $152,691

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $164,769 · program services $120,845 · management and general $13,417 · fundraising $30,507

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $624,602 · program services $458,097 · management and general $50,862 · fundraising $115,643

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,338 · program services $11,049 · management and general $10,289

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,766 · program services $46,311 · management and general $4,691 · fundraising $11,764

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,532 · program services $38,532

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $57,600 · fundraising $57,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,149 · program services $66 · management and general $7,083

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $58,071 · management and general $58,071

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $47,441 · program services $47,441

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,128 · program services $13,128

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $136,998 · program services $135,061 · management and general $1,937 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PERSONNEL EXPENSES

    total $105,779 · program services $98,529 · management and general $7,250 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONSULTING

    total $97,827 · program services $97,827 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $55,366 · program services $53,073 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,293

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,895 · program services $33,604 · management and general $7,291

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $536,752 · end of year $472,063

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $111,250 · end of year $225,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $29,993 · end of year $27,893

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

    $22,912

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

    $22,912

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $218,216 · end of year $179,409

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,580 · end of year $49,237

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $145,620 · end of year $141,903

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $218,216 · end of year $179,409

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $364,545 · end of year $433,816

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,250 · end of year $100,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FAMILIES EMPOWERED IS A TEXAS-BASED NON-PROFIT WITH A VISION THAT ONE DAY, ALL FAMILIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SCHOOLS THAT WORK FOR THEM. THE ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF 'DEMAND-SIDE' PARENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS FOCUSED ON HELPING RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED PARENTS UNDERSTAND AND ACCESS ALL THEIR SCHOOL OPTIONS (PRIVATE, TRADITIONAL ISD, MAGNET, AND CHARTER). FOR TEN YEARS, FAMILIES EMPOWERED HAS BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THEIR PRE-K-12 SCHOOL OPTIONS, CONVERSATION-BY-CONVERSATION, CALL-BY-CALL. THEIR SERVICE HAS BEEN REWARDED: PARENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY TOLD THE ORGANIZATION THAT, OTHER THAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FAMILIES EMPOWERED IS THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS THEY TRUST AND FIND HELPFUL ABOVE ALL OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ENGAGE IN A MARKETPLACE OF SCHOOLS.

  • HOUSTON SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED PROVIDES SUPPORT TO FAMILIES LOOKING FOR SCHOOL OPTIONS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON, TEXAS REGION BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR SELECTING A SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO GET THERE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAKES PARENTS AWARE OF NEARBY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OPEN SEATS, IN A TIMELY MANNER AND CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO FAMILIES VIA LIVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT WITH BILINGUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, TARGETED EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, LIVE EVENTS (E.G. SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS, SCHOOL CHOICE-RELATED EVENTS, AND LOCAL APPLICATION NIGHTS), TEXT MESSAGING, AUTODIALS AND THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S AND APPLY HOUSTON'S WEBSITES.

    Expenses $241,821

  • TARRANT COUNTY SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED PROVIDES SUPPORT TO FAMILIES LOOKING FOR SCHOOL OPTIONS IN THE TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS REGION BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR SELECTING A SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO GET THERE. FAMILIES EMPOWERED ALSO MAKES PARENTS AWARE OF NEARBY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OPEN SEATS, IN A TIMELY MANNER AND CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO FAMILIES VIA LIVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT WITH BILINGUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, TARGETED EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, LIVE EVENTS (E.G., SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS AND LOCAL APPLICATION NIGHTS), TEXT MESSAGING, AND THROUGH THE FAMILIES EMPOWERED WEBSITE.

    Expenses $234,344

  • SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED PROVIDES SUPPORT TO FAMILIES LOOKING FOR SCHOOL OPTIONS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR SELECTING A SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO GET THERE. FAMILIES EMPOWERED ALSO MAKES PARENTS AWARE OF NEARBY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OPEN SEATS, IN A TIMELY MANNER. FAMILIES EMPOWERED CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO FAMILIES VIA LIVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT WITH BILINGUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, TARGETED EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, LIVE EVENTS (E.G., SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS, SCHOOL CHOICE-RELATED EVENTS, PARENT ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, AND LOCAL APPLICATION NIGHTS), TEXT MESSAGING, AUTODIALS, AND THROUGH THE FAMILIES EMPOWERED WEBSITE.

    Expenses $208,730

  • Expenses $468,668

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Patricia Colleen Dippel

    FOUNDER AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $164,769
    From this org
    $164,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,769
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,769

  • Alexandria Hodge

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leo Linbeck III

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Debbie Hurwitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Bernal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Porter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annette Van Brunt

    BOARD MEMBER

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401299349302710

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