Amsa Charter School Parent Teacher Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822604837
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Marlborough, MA, USA
Phone
5089048732
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,754
Expenses
$47,893
Assets
$50,251
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CYNTHIA ALBERT (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • REBECCA DAUGHERTY (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CYNTHIA ALBERT (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • REBECCA DAUGHERTY (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • BELLA ZICKUS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the pto shall be to assist the school in any deemed advisable by the trustees, administration, faculty or parents, address any grievances in a confidential manner and help direct and guide to the appropriate contacts and channels.

What it reported doing in 2022

The amsa charter school parent teacher organization (pto) plays a vital role in supporting the mission and programs of the amsa charter school. The pto is an essential link in achieving appropriate communication between the school and parents and within the parent community. The pto fully supports the amsa charter school mission and the programs as well as the faculty and staff of the school. In addition to conducting fundraising activities, it supports and sponsors student social events, teacher appreciation and other enriching volunteer activities for the amsa community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.5%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 46.7%; rating input score 47

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.5% of revenue deployed · 46.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.