Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER
PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $700,760 to it, the largest being The George Washington University ($562,042). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $701k
- Net assets
- $318k
What Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center does
Mission
The mission of the peal center is to educate and empower families to ensure that children, youth and young adults with disabilities and special health care needs lead rich, active lives as full members of their schools and communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Pti "peal" collaborates with families of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, from birth up to the age of 26, to ensure they receive a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible. The peal center's parent training and information (pti)program provides a range of direct services, including indiviual assistnace and educational training, to children and youth with disabilities, their families, professionals, and other supporting organizations. Peal empowers parents to effectively engage in their children's education and development, as well as in resolving disputes by educating them on the benefits of alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation. The peal center also collaborates with professionals and policymakers to enhance outcomes for all children with disabilities. Over the past year, the pti programming has supported more than 6,000 parents and over 500 professionals through individualized assistance and training sessions. Additionally, peal has distributed educational materials and information to over 4,000 individuals and participated in 306 outreach events, further extending peal's impact.
$840,885 spent59% of program spendingDoh: the peal center was awarded funding to enhance support for children and youth with special healthcare needs (cyshcn) and thier families, establishing itself as a trusted and authoritative resource within pennsylvania. This initiative is realized through a comprehensive approach that includes training programs, leadership development opportunities for both youth and families, and the organization of two annual healthcare conferences held in various locations across the commonwealth. Additionally, the initiative focuses on identifying and providing support to high-risk subpopulations and underserved communities.
$202,786 spent14% of program spendingSpdg "the state personnel development grant (spdg)" in a collaborative effort with the bureau of special education (bse), pattan, and hune, has been instrumental in cultivating and sustaining a robust statewide network to build awareness, empower families and lead change. This network is dedicated to championing the rights of students with complex instructional needs, ensuring they are educated with high expectations and equal opportunities. Over the course of the year, we conducted 60 training sessions and held an additional 30 meetings with partners and members to bolster our collective efforts. These activities were aimed at enhancing understanding and support for the principles of presumed competence and promoting access to inclusive educational environments for all students. Furthermore, our statewide family network, families to the max, saw significant growth, with membership increasing from 350 to 665, now representing 80% or 54 of the 67 counties in pennsylvania. The expansion underscores the growing commitment and advocacy for inclusive education across pa.
$134,734 spent9% of program spendingYouth training & leasdership: the youth training & leadership initiative at the peal center is dedicated to empowering youth and young adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs by enhancing their understanding of their rights and bolstering their self-advocacy skills through combined funding from pti, doh, real (youth initiatives), and united way 21 & able. Through access to peal's comprehensive trainings, webinars, and resources, these youth, along with their families, gain valuable insights into various aspects of transitioning to adulthood, including employment, self-advocacy, housing, and other critical supports and skills. Additionally, the peal's youth leadership academy (yla) offers participants a unique opportunity to develop self-awareness and confidence, acquire leadership skills, forge connections with peers and community leaders, and uncover vital resources within their own communities. This holistic approach ensures that young people are well-prepared to navigate and influence their futures effectively. F2f: the family-to-family health information coordinator (f2f-hic) plays a crucial role in guiding families of children with disabilities and special…
$249,863 spent17% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,428,268.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $316k to $467k (+48%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 92% · 2018 91% · 2019 93% · 2020 92% · 2021 97% · 2022 89% · 2023 93% · 2024 90% · 2025 79%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $37k → $102k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 95% · 2023 78% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $100k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $7.7M on record.
- Department of Education$6.8M
- Department of Health and Human Services$970k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER?
- PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $700,760 to it, the largest being The George Washington University ($562,042). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $700,760 in grants to PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER?
- The George Washington University is the largest funder on record, with $562,042 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PARENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing