2026-02-09T07:52:35-08:00 2025-06-30 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2024-07-01 203664771 A BETTER BALANCE INC ABET 2128650303 500 7TH AVENUE 8 FL New York NY 10018 RACHEL SICA OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 2026-02-09 true true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z INIMAI CHETTIAR 500 7TH AVENUE 8 FL New York NY 10018 3046523 false X abetterbalance.org X 2005 NY 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. 12 10 28 12 0 3532909 2912699 41435 29000 66041 98259 6883 -24544 3647268 3015414 0 0 2793846 2846204 0 351748 505829 887305 3299675 3733509 347593 -718095 5178575 4358842 252423 150785 4926152 4208057 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. false false 2968610 29000 Paid Family and Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave: Millions of U.S. workers lack paid leave for personal or family health needs, with workers in low-wage jobs much less likely to have paid leave than higher-income earners. A Better Balance has worked with coalitions and partners to help secure paid family and medical leave laws extended paid time off to bond with a new child or to address a personal or family members serious illness in D.C. and 13 states. With our legal and policy support, there are also now shorter-term paid sick time laws in 17 states, D.C., and more than a dozen localities, with nearly all of them based upon our model policy. Our organization has also made great strides at the state and local level in helping to obtain paid leave for educators and government workers, including many in the South. We both lead paid leave coalitions and work closely with state advocates and policymakers to pass, implement, defend, and enforce paid leave policies. We also continue to develop and update tools, model bills, and resources on paid leave. In addition, we work at the national level to advocate for federal paid family and medical leave and paid sick time legislation. Pregnant and Postpartum Workers Rights: Pregnant and postpartum workers face job and income loss due to workplace discrimination or lack of accommodations at a time when they need economic security the most. For far too long, pregnant workers were put on leave, fired, or forced to risk their health when they required a modest change to their work duties or job environment. Other workers faced termination while they were recovering from childbirth, even a mere weeks or days after giving birth. Breastfeeding workers face barriers such as inadequate private space and break time on the job. Many workers cease breastfeeding or must choose between their income and feeding their child. A Better Balance leads advocacy efforts for laws protecting pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding workers. This includes passage of the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Pump for Nursing Mothers Acttwo landmark civil rights protections passed after a decade of progress in states. We also protect, defend, and enforce critical legal protections so that pregnancy and breastfeeding do not lead to financial ruin.Additional Workers Rights: A growing number of Americans are struggling to juggle work responsibilities with care for loved ones, with millions providing care simultaneously to minor children and older adults. A Better Balance also works to curb abusive attendance policies, advance fair and flexible schedules for medical or caregiving needs, combat discrimination against caregivers, protect rights for temporary workers, ensure that an inclusive definition of family is incorporated into workplace leave laws, and protect local worker protection laws against abusive state preemption. 2968610 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 28 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 10 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false NY TN X INIMAI CHETTIAR 2128650303 500 7TH AVENUE New York NY 10018 STEVEN A TOLEDO COO 37.50 0.00 X 161975 0 30518 JARED MAKE Vice President 37.50 0.00 X 144274 0 28775 ELIZABETH M GEDMARK Vice President 37.50 0.00 X 151503 0 0 MARCELLA M KOCOLATOS MANAGING ATTORNEY 37.50 0.00 113325 0 13748 INIMAI CHETTIAR President 37.50 0.00 X 90517 0 13541 SHERRY LEIWANT President Emeri 2.00 0.00 X 80865 0 0 DINA BAKST President Emeri 2.00 0.00 X 79426 0 0 TAKIRAH WOODS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL DEVINE Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH NASH Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RISA E KAUFMAN Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN APPLEBAUM Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SAYLOR Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE GAEBLER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE CZARNY Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TAMIS Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA HOUGH Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 821885 86582 4 false true true 0 36274 2876425 2912699 RESEARCH & OTHER PROGRAM 541700 29000 29000 29000 98259 98259 0 0 0 0 36274 31109 -31109 0 0 OTHER 900099 6565 6565 6565 3015414 35565 98259 0 0 0 0 548270 438616 65792 43862 0 1765410 1412328 211850 141232 0 324506 259605 38941 25960 208018 166414 24962 16642 0 0 0 0 0 0 320022 256460 38137 25425 258343 237676 20667 65348 52278 7842 5228 0 0 53569 42855 6428 4286 25336 22802 1267 1267 0 0 0 0 0 10825 10825 OTHER FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 59642 59642 WEBSITE 35000 32200 2800 BOOKS SUBSCRIPTION AND REF. 25865 20692 3104 2069 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 23963 19170 2876 1917 9392 7514 1127 751 3733509 2968610 413151 351748 843283 1015607 3002906 2400660 1315988 923780 0 0 0 0 0 428 11928 0 0 0 0 0 15970 6867 5178575 4358842 242216 149294 10207 1491 252423 150785 X 2739485 2278985 2186667 1929072 4926152 4208057 5178575 4358842 -718095 X false true X true false X 4189691 3062979 2321836 3532909 2912699 16020114 0 0 4189691 3062979 2321836 3532909 2912699 16020114 7625940 8394174 3092 1114 5636 66041 98259 174142 0 9021 2576 3685 6883 6565 28730 16222986 250456 0.51740 0.58820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 15783 32353 48136 2920474 2968610 298431 74608 false 264448 272257 314984 298431 1150120 1725180 48136 48136 66112 68064 78746 74608 287530 431295 11839 27396 15845 15783 70863 Operating lease liability 1491 1491 3015414 3015414 3015414 3733509 3733509 3733509 false SPECIAL EVENT 36274 36274 31109 36274 36274 31109 31109 -31109 false false false false false false false false false ELIZABETH M GEDMARK Vice President 151503 151503 JARED MAKE Vice President 144274 28775 173049 MARCELLA M KOCOLATOS MANAGING ATTORNEY 113325 13748 127073 STEVEN A TOLEDO COO 161975 30518 192493 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Circulated to entire Board for review and questions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Salaries discussed and approved by independent Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Salaries discussed and approved by independent Board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are available upon request.