Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,314,268
- Total expenses
- $3,041,709
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,295,031
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $31,020
- Investment income
- $5,636
- Other revenue
- -$17,419
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,776,978
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $198,419
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,578,559
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,445,146
- Management and general expenses
- $343,242
- Fundraising expenses
- $253,321
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,445,146
Program services were 80.4% 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
$38,368
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,256,663
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2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH & OTHER PROGRAM
total $31,020 · related or exempt $31,020
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3 · Investment income
total $5,636 · related or exempt $5,636
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$23,120
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$38,368
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$44,224
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$21,104
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $3,685 · related or exempt $3,685
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,685
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $495,059 · program services $396,047 · management and general $59,407 · fundraising $39,605
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,571,789 · program services $1,257,431 · management and general $188,615 · fundraising $125,743
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $212,342 · program services $169,874 · management and general $25,481 · fundraising $16,987
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $184,313 · program services $147,450 · management and general $22,118 · fundraising $14,745
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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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 $115,869 · program services $93,710 · management and general $13,295 · fundraising $8,864
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $26,628 · program services $21,302 · management and general $3,195 · fundraising $2,131
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $61,984 · program services $49,587 · management and general $7,438 · fundraising $4,959
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17 · Travel
total $33,632 · program services $30,269 · management and general $1,681 · fundraising $1,682
-
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 $14,915 · management and general $14,915
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24a · Other expenses: Publicity and public relations
total $233,487 · program services $214,808 · fundraising $18,679
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24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $24,723 · program services $19,778 · management and general $2,967 · fundraising $1,978
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24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE
total $18,860 · program services $17,351 · fundraising $1,509
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $15,010 · program services $12,008 · management and general $1,801 · fundraising $1,201
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24e · All other expenses
total $33,098 · program services $15,531 · management and general $2,329 · fundraising $15,238
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,534,520 · end of year $1,127,559
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,005,564 · end of year $2,925,707
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,943,583 · end of year $710,000
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,500 · 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 $4,208
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $2,241
-
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 $7,263 · end of year $7,263
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $187,858 · end of year $198,419
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,157,365 · end of year $3,391,058
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,148,635 · end of year $1,187,501
Mission and programs · 2022
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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(1) PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE BARELY EXISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ONLY FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR FAMILIES WITH A NEW CHILD OR A SERIOUSLY ILL FAMILY MEMBER IS THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA), BUT THAT LAW APPLIES ONLY TO BUSINESSES WITH OVER 50 EMPLOYEES, LIMITS ACCESS FOR PART-TIME AND NEWLY HIRED WORKERS, AND GUARANTEES ONLY UNPAID LEAVE, WHICH SEVERELY RESTRICTS ITS USE, ESPECIALLY AMONG LOW-INCOME WORKERS. UNTIL 2017, THERE WERE ONLY THREE STATES THAT HAD A PROGRAM FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE. HOWEVER, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THE FOURTH PAID FAMILY LEAVE LAW IN THE NATION WHICH MADE THE BREAKTHROUGH OF OFFERING JOB PROTECTED 12 WEEKS OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE. FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THAT LAW IN NEW YORK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP PASS TEN MORE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAWS INCLUDING TWO THAT PASSED IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR IN MAINE AND MINNESOTA JOINING . MASSACHUSETTS, OREGON, WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT, COLORADO, MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND WASHINGTON D.C. WE HAVE ALSO HELPED IMPROVE EXISTING LAWS IN CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY USING OUR NEW YORK MODEL. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WE CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS TO ARGUE FOR THE NEED FOR A FEDERAL PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAW THAT WOULD EXTEND THESE IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS TO WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATE. WE HAVE ALSO MADE GREAT STRIDES IN HELPING TO OBTAIN PAID LEAVE FOR STATE AND LOCAL WORKERS IN STATES SUCH AS TENNESSEE AND LOUISIANA WHERE PASSAGE OF UNIVERSAL PAID LEAVE FOR ALL WORKERS IS CHALLENGING BUT THE COVERAGE OF PUBLIC WORKERS HAS AN OUTSIZED EFFECT ON WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR.(2) MOST PEOPLE DONT REALIZE THAT ABOUT A THIRD OF THE U.S. WORKFORCE LACKS EVEN A SINGLE DAY OFF THEY CAN USE TO CARE FOR THEIR OWN OR A FAMILY MEMBERS ILLNESS. A BETTER BALANCE HAS PROVIDED EXTENSIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO SECURE PAID SICK DAYS GUARANTEES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WE PROVIDE ONGOING LEGAL SUPPORT TO STATES AND LOCALITIES WORKING ON PAID SICK DAYS ISSUES AND NOW HAVE HELPED PASS THESE LAWS IN 15 STATES AND 23 LOCALITIES (INCLUDING THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES). IN ADDITION, WE HELPED TWO MORE STATES PASS PAID TIME OFF LAWS (IN MAINE AND NEVADA) WITH TIME GUARANTEED TO WORKERS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR WE WORKED ON WHAT IS THE STRONGEST PAID SICK TIME LAW IN THE NATION THAT WAS PASSED IN COLORADO AND ALSO PASSED A STRONG PERMANENT LAW IN NEW YORK STATE. WHEN THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HIT, WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT PAID SICK TIME PROTECTIONS WERE INCLUDED IN FEDERAL RELIEF PACKAGES AND THEN WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW. WE ALSO WORKED WITH STATES AND CITIES TO PASS EMERGENCY PAID SICK TIME LAWS TO DEAL WITH THE EMERGENCY. WE HAVE DEVELOPED MODEL POLICIES USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY INCLUDING MODEL FAMILY DEFINITIONS THAT INSURE INCLUSIVENESS FOR ALL FAMILIES AND HAVE WORKED ON REGULATIONS TO INSURE ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THESE LAWS. WE HAVE ALSO HELPED DEFEND THOSE LAWS IN COURT WHEN CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED IN TEXAS, MASSACHUSETTS, WASHINGTON AND MINNESOTA. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PREGNANT WORKERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERSLOW-WAGE WORKING WOMEN, ESPECIALLY SINGLE MOTHERS, ARE PARTICULARLY AT RISK OF LOSING INCOME OR EVEN THEIR JOBS IN THEIR EFFORT TO FULFILL FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND THAT RISK IS ESPECIALLY PRESENT DURING PREGNANCY. ABB HAS LED A RANGE OF WORK AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS TO CHANGE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT, BREASTFEEDING, AND CAREGIVING WORKERS. AN A BETTER BALANCE NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED IN JANUARY 2012 INSPIRED CONGRESSIONAL ACTION, LEADING TO THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT (PWFA) INTRODUCTION. THANKS TO ABBS LEADERSHIP 30 STATES AND 5 LOCALITIES NATIONWIDE NOW HAVE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS LAWS. MOST RECENTLY, A BETTER BALANCE LED A DECADE-LONG MOVEMENT FOR PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT. THE PUMP FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT ALSO PASSED IN 2022 AFTER MANY YEARS OF ABBS ADVOCACY. BOTH FEDERAL BILLS PASSED WITH OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AFTER ABB TESTIFIED TWICE AS THE LEGAL EXPERT BEFORE CONGRESS. POST-PASSAGE, ABB HAS GUIDED THE ENFORCING AGENCY, INCLUDING SUBMITTING A 100-PAGE COMMENT ON THE AGENCYS PROPOSED RULE INFORMED BY THE EXPERIENCES OF HUNDREDS OF WORKERS. ABB ENGAGES IN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OF THESE CRITICAL NEW PROTECTIONS AND EXISTING LAWS WITH ROBUST KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS, MATERIALS, AND PARTNERSHIPS, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING POLICYMAKERS TO PRIORITIZE THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES TO HELP ADDRESS THE COUNTRYS STAGGERING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ABB TURNED OUR ATTENTION TO HELPING POLICYMAKERS, WORKERS, AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISEASE ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. IN ADDITION, DUE TO ABBS EFFORTS, CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION LAWS HAVE BEEN PASSED IN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE. ABB HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, LITIGATING CASES, PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND REPORTS, AND PROVIDING LEGAL SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE FOR PREGNANT AND CAREGIVING WORKERS. WE ALSO ASSISTED WITH INTRODUCTION OF FEDERAL CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION.
Expenses $2,445,146 · Revenue $31,020
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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SHERRY LEIWANT
Co-President
- Total calculated
- $143,160
- From this org
- $143,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 28
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DINA BAKST
Co-President
- Total calculated
- $125,592
- From this org
- $116,268
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,324
- Hours/week
- 28
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ELIZABETH M GEDMARK
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $123,101
- From this org
- $123,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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JARED B MAKE
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $121,254
- From this org
- $112,530
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,724
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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TAKIRAH WOODS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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ARIEL DEVINE
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
BETH NASH
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
RISA E KAUFMAN
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ANNE WEISBERG
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ROSLYN POWELL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
ELIZABETH SAYLOR
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
MIKE GAEBLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
KALPANA KOTAGAL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JENNIFER TAMIS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JESSICA 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 18 December 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202323529349300812
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