Benjamin Franklin Elementary Parent Teacher Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922045879
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
La Quinta, CA, USA
Phone
0000000000
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,088
Expenses
$64,420
Assets
$15,933
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michelle Newman (President)
  • Jessica Peterson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Michelle Newman (President)
  • Jessica Peterson (Vice President)
  • Nicole Bradley (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization supports Ben Franklin Elementary School by fostering parent teacher and community involvement It raises funds to provide resources student activities an improvements that are not fully funded by the school district The organization also promotes communication and collaboration between families and school staff to benefit t community and student well-being

What it reported doing in 2025

The Ben Franklin Elementary School PTO supports a wide range of programs events and resources that enrich the student and family experience throughout the school year PTO funding helps provide assembly dcor Fall Festival decorations Color Run events and supplies Water Day activities paint night supplies student recognition initiatives PBIS reward prizes recess and sports equipment concession supplies for family nights classroom snacks Staff Appreciation Week supplies maintenance costs insurance and essential office supplies

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -17.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.