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Public Education Services Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 04-2679788

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 • Filed on Apr 14, 2026

PO Box 301223Boston, MA 02130

(877) 223-9390

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

69th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

71st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

16th percentile

-16%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$68,912

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 90.7% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

24th percentile

-22%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

54th percentile

7.0%

Faster revenue growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$41,478

Down $11,890 (-22%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$41,478

Down $11,890 (-22%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Revenue

Up

$75,944

Up $4,980 (+7.0%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$87,834

Down $6,087 (-6.5%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$11,890

Up $11,067 (+48%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2022: $45,363Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $45,3632022Assets 2023: $76,325Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $76,3252023Assets 2024: $53,368Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $53,3682024Assets 2025: $41,478Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $41,4782025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$41,478
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$41,478

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $71,735Expenses 2022: $69,571Net Income 2022: $2,1642022Revenue 2023: $113,321Expenses 2023: $82,359Net Income 2023: $30,9622023Revenue 2024: $70,964Expenses 2024: $93,921Net Income 2024: -$22,9572024Revenue 2025: $75,944Expenses 2025: $87,834Net Income 2025: -$11,8902025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$75,944
Expenses$87,834
Net Income-$11,890
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 14, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$80,294
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

SpeakOUT's primary exempt purpose is to provide LGBTQ education to members of the New England community

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provided scholarships for 6 high school/college students$0$3,000
Provided trainings for SpeakOUT volunteers and trainings for other organizations with similar missions to ours$0$1,083
Conducted speaking engagements for LGBTQIA education. Provided speakers for engagements including church, youth, college, curriculum, high school health classes, services agencies, and corporate teach-ins.$0$212
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ellyn RuthstromExecutive DirectorFT$68,912-$68,912
Meg DuberekBoard Member-$0--
Luree NikiasBoard Co-Chair And Treasurer-$0--
Joseph AlcantaraBoard Member-$0--
Sam ChatterjeeBoard Co-Chair-$0--
Mark HeathBoard Member-$0--
Jam HammondBoard Member-$0--
Nitasha KocharBoard Member-$0--
JJ NelsonBoard Member-$0--
Trevor BoylstonBoard Member-$0--
Francis MirandaBoard Member-$0--
Lisa PatrickBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Education Services Inc
EIN
04-2679788
Phone
8772239390
Address
PO Box 301223, Boston, MA 02130

Signing Officer

Name
Luree Nikias
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6179032329
Signed
2026-04-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

Sale of branded merchandise at various events and through our website; Interest earned on savings account

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Other expenses detailed in line 16 include expenses not including grants, benefits paid to or for members, salaries, professional fees, or payments to independent contractors, occupancy, rent, utilities and maintenance, or printing affiliated expenses. The expenses in line 16 include scholarship expenses, training expenses, speaker training advertising and supplies, accounting fees, insurance, software, supplies, technology equipment and petty cash.

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