Ben Franklin Pta

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911072444
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Tacoma, WA, USA
Phone
8487026447
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$90,286
Expenses
$83,394
Assets
$53,893
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Devon Konikow (Co-President)
  • Sherry Torpy (Co-President)
  • Cat Rowe (Co-President)
  • Heather Vandenberg (Vice President - Special Events)
  • Aliya Qadri (Co-Vice President - School Support)
  • Kristin Bond (Co-Vice President School Support)

People named in this filing

  • Devon Konikow (Co-President)
  • Sherry Torpy (Co-President)
  • Cat Rowe (Co-President)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Ben Franklin PTA works in conjunction with the Ben Franklin Elementary School to provide programs and enrichment for the health welfare safety education and protection of the children who attend the school.

What it reported doing in 2024

Paid for field trip transportation, choir/drama program, 5th grade camp, assemblies, health screening, emergency prep, library resources, art programs, after school programs, other programs and classroom supplies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.3%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.3% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $83K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.