NonprofitsA Better Balance

Social Science

A Better Balance

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$3.6M

Total expenses

$3.3M

Net assets

$4.9M

Grants received

$10.4M

109 grants

EIN

203664771

Tax year

2023

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.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.5M
Program service revenue$41K
Investment income$66K
Other revenue$7K
Total revenue$3.6M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.8M
Fundraising$268K
Other expenses$506K
Total expenses$3.3M
Total assets$5.2M
Net assets$4.9M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SHERRY LEIWANT

Co-President

Board

$140K

28 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH M GEDMARK

Vice President

Board

$133K

37.5 hrs/wk

JARED MAKE

Vice President

Board

$123K

37.5 hrs/wk

DINA BAKST

Co-President

Board

$122K

28 hrs/wk

ROSLYN POWELL

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH SAYLOR

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIKE GAEBLER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

NICOLE CZARNY

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

JENNIFER TAMIS

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

JESSICA HOUGH

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

TAKIRAH WOODS

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ARIEL DEVINE

Board Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

BETH NASH

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

RISA E KAUFMAN

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

LYNN APPLEBAUM

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARCELLA KOKALATOS

Staff

$107K

37.5 hrs/wk

SARAH BRAFMAN

Staff

$104K

37.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 109 of 109

FromAmountPurposeYear
$300K
POVERTY RELIEF
2024
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$150K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
2024
$150K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$150K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO A BETTER BALANCE'S SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE
2024
$50K
TO PROVIDE ACCOMPANIMENT SUPPORT FOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND EQUITY WORK
2024
$50K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$45K
PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS
2024
$40K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$10K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR THESE ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN SOUTH
2023
$450K
Health and Health Equity
2023
$310K
TO SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADVANCE POLICIES SUPPORTIVE TO WORKERS, SUCH AS PAID SICK TIME AND PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, ESPECIALLY IN LOUISIANA
2023
$300K
POVERTY RELIEF
2023
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$170K
general support
2023
$150K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO A BETTER BALANCE'S SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE
2023
$140K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$100K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$59K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2023
$50K
78582 CENTERING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN STATE POLICY DECISIONS DURING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC
2023
$32K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2023
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$1K
General Operating Support
2023
$1K
Charitable Contribution
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR THESE ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN SOUTH
2022
$450K
78582 CENTERING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN STATE POLICY DECISIONS DURING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC
2022
$340K
TO SUPPORT ON-GOING EFFORTS TO ADVANCE POLICIES SUPPORTIVE TO WORKERS, SUCH AS PAID SICK TIME AND PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, ESPECIALLY IN LOUISIANA
2022
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$150K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$145K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$100K
POVERTY RELIEF
2022
$65K
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$50K
DONATION TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF WORKING FAMILIES
2022
$48K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$35K
PAYMENT FOR FELLOWS
2022
$35K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$34K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$30K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$30K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$18K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$11K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$250K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$225K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of using the power of the law to advance justice for workers, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their economic security by providing general operating support
2021
$50K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2021
$50K
JUST ECONOMIES
2021
$35K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$7K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$358K
General support and core support for institutional capacity building
2020
$325K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of using the power of the law to advance justice for workers, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their economic security by providing general operating support
2020
$235K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$228K
PROJECT SUPPORT - DEMOCRACY SUMMER FELLOWSHIP, FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES, PREEMPTION WORK
2020
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$95K
TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CLASP TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH AROUND PAID SICK LEAVE
2020
$50K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2020
$47K
Grant sub-award
2020
$37K
Unrestricted
2020
$35K
GENERAL
2020
$25K
DONATION TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF WORKING FAMILIES
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$15K
Resilience-NYC
2020
$10K
A GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2020
$10K
PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS
2020
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$5K
General Support
2020
$5K
General charitable purposes
2020
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$250K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$86K
General support
2019
$11K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$8K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$90K
Unrestricted
2018
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$110K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$1K
Support A Better Balance
2017

Funded by

$10.4M from 44 funders · 109 grants · 2017–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$1M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$950K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Novo Foundation

$800K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Robin Hood Foundation

$735K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

$650K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Foundation For A Just Society

$650K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Conrad N Hilton Foundation

$650K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN203664771
NTEE codeV37
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-09
Formed2005
Employees32
Volunteers12
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