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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FAMILIES EMPOWERED.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,388,670
Total expenses
$1,294,310
Contributions and grants received
$1,094,360
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$294,310
Total assets, end of year
$409,947
Total liabilities, end of year
$284,985
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$124,962
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$866,696
Management and general expenses
$231,264
Fundraising expenses
$196,350
Program service expenses (Part III)
$866,696

Program services were 67.0% 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

    $1,094,360

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $722

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $294,310 · related or exempt $294,310

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $294,310

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $279,001 · program services $179,709 · management and general $50,421 · fundraising $48,871

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $369,201 · program services $237,808 · management and general $66,722 · fundraising $64,671

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,763 · program services $20,293 · management and general -$3,232 · fundraising $702

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,671 · program services $23,482 · management and general $14,156 · fundraising $9,033

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,747 · program services $11,300 · management and general $1,447

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,674 · program services $11 · management and general $6,663

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,345 · program services $25,345

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,254 · program services $5,254

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $58,914 · program services $54,423 · management and general $4,491

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $58,879 · management and general $58,879

  • 17 · Travel

    total $35,698 · program services $35,698

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,948 · program services $2,410 · management and general $6,538

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTOR

    total $239,795 · program services $145,275 · management and general $22,520 · fundraising $72,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSULTING

    total $60,838 · program services $60,838

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $51,298 · program services $51,298

  • 24d · Other expenses: FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT E

    total $6,261 · program services $6,261

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,023 · program services $7,291 · management and general $2,659 · fundraising $1,073

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $138,587 · end of year $175,423

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,300 · end of year $29,795

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,842 · end of year $68,196

  • 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 $136,533 · end of year $136,533

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,063 · end of year $14,166

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $138,064 · end of year $134,286

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $136,533 · end of year $136,533

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $124,962

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,602 · end of year $30,602

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

FAMILIES EMPOWERED IS A TEXAS-BASED NON-PROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ENGAGE IN A MARKETPLACE OF SCHOOLS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ENGAGE IN A MARKETPLACE OF SCHOOLS.

  • HOUSTON SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED SUPPORTS 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. 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 (I.E. SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS, SCHOOL CHOICE-RELATED EVENTS, ETC.), TEXT MESSAGING, AUTODIALS, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $238,499 · Revenue $353,802

  • TARRANT COUNTY SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED SUPPORTS 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. 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 (I.E. SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS, SCHOOL CHOICE-RELATED EVENTS, ETC.), TEXT MESSAGING, AUTODIALS, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $220,634 · Revenue $320,579

  • SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL CHOICE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES: FAMILIES EMPOWERED SUPPORTS FAMILIES LOOKING FOR SCHOOL OPTIONS IN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS REGION BY PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR SELECTING A SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS. 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 (I.E. SCHOOL CONNECTION FAIRS, SCHOOL CHOICE-RELATED EVENTS, ETC.), TEXT MESSAGING, AUTODIALS, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $217,083 · Revenue $270,579

  • Expenses $190,480

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patricia Colleen Dippel

    FOUNDER AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $159,000
    From this org
    $159,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $159,000

  • Leo Linbeck III

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    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

  • Lalla Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tihalia Brown

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $120,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2025
Filed
28 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632519349301958

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