2025-11-17T09:59:39-08:00 2024-12-31 204006441 Wallace and Nordan LLP 3737 Glenwood Ave Ste 260 Raleigh NC 27612 990 2024-01-01 824082527 HIGHER ED WORKS HIGH 9197829322 PO BOX 12065 RALEIGH NC 27605 DAVID RICE Executive Dir. 2025-11-17 true true Richard P Nordan Attny P01222520 9197829322 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID RICE PO BOX 12065 RALEIGH NC 27605 1356925 false X publicedworks.org X 2017 NC To encourage citizen support for public education at all levels,emphasizing the link between an educated citizenry and economic prosperity. 22 20 6 0 647916 1340599 0 26507 16326 0 674423 1356925 0 0 325084 382467 23200 0 155839 269632 510211 617916 892678 56507 464247 497162 961409 0 497162 961409 To encourage citizen support for public education at all levels,emphasizing the link between an educated citizenry and economic prosperity. false false 561297 Higher Ed Works (d/b/a Public Ed Works) content, reach, engagement and financial support expanded dramatically in 2024:The Organization's content expanded to embrace advocacy not just for public higher education, but PreK-12 public education as well.The Organization's direct network newsletter subscribers plus social media followers remains over 300,000.Through its newsletter, advertising and social channels, The Organization reached 5,975,375 people in 2024, versus 3,351,958 in 2023.Those people, in turn, took action 7,527,607 times, versus 2,305,699 times in 2023. (Actions are defined as the number of times viewers engaged with The Organization's content via a click, opening an email, viewing a video, sharing our content or posting a comment.)20 of 21 board members (95%) supported the organization financially in 2024.In our 2024 messaging, The Organization continued to stress:The damage to public schools caused by the General Assemblys dramatic expansion of taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools with no limit on the income of applicant families.The loss of 10,000 teachers from North Carolina public classrooms in 2023, and the need to dramatically increase teacher pay to improve both recruitment and retention of public school teachersThe Organization's statewide campaign of 170 billboards promoting better teacher pay began in May 2024 and originally was scheduled to last one month. But some of the billboards were still standing 12 months later.Overreach, micromanagement and politicization by UNC System governing boards.The organization will continue to stress those themes in 2025, as well as damage at all levels of public education but especially university research and K-12 teacher training from federal budget cuts.The organization also collaborates and shares content from other education advocacy organizations. Public Ed Works intends to place a renewed emphasis on community colleges, which play an increasingly important role in workforce preparation, particularly with recent job announcements from Amazon, Boom SuperSonic, JetZero and the NC Childrens hospital.Everyone loves their local community college until budget time. And community college instructors in North Carolina are arguably paid even worse than K-12 teachers. With North Carolinas recent return to a No.1 ranking as the best state for business, Public Ed Works also intends to emphasize the vital role of public education in preparing a skilled workforce for the states businesses. The vast majority of our students continue to attend public schools. 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Part IV - Additional Information 1933 161 1772 1772 1356925 1356925 1356925 892678 892678 892678 Market VigorLLC CEO 123515 See part VI,line 3 false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information The CEO of The Organization, Emma Battle, is the principal of Market Vigor,LLC.The Organization has a contract with Market Vigor, LLC for the services of Emma Battle.Emma Battle provides consulting and administrative services, as well as development and fundraising services.Market Vigor, LLC is compensated by the Organization based upon a fixed monthly fee plus the greater of Five hundred dollars per month or fifeteen percent of advertising purchases.Total fees paid in 2023 were $122,438 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a NONE Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 The CEO of The Organization, Emma Battle is the principal of Market Vigor,LLC.The Organization compensates Emma Battle by paying Market Vigor,LLC a monthly amount that varied based upon the number of days each month that Emma Battle worked for The Organization.That set amount each month was $7250 per month for 3 months and $10,875 per month for nine months..In addition, The Organization pays Market Vigor,LLC the greater of (1) Five hundred dollars ($500) per month OR(2) 15% of the digital advertising that Market Vigor places on behalf of The Organization each month. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISSEMINATED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENT, PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH ITS MEMBERS AND OFFICERS . Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE SECRETARY ,IN PART, BY REVIEWING THE COMPENSATION LEVEL OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND SECRETARIES OF OTHER NON PROFIT ENTITIES OF COMPARABLE SIZE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS (WHICH INCLUDE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY),APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT STATUS (FORM 1023) AND ALL INCOME TAX RETURNS (FORM 990) ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Articles of incorporation, bylaws, Application for tax exempt status (form 1023) are all available for review by members of the public, upon request.