Blanche Ames Elementary School PTA
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 333826431
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- North Easton, MA, USA
- Rating
- 42
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Parent/Teacher Group
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $65,084
- Expenses
- $31,406
- Assets
- $57,541
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Somdatta Loomis (President)
- Karen Munzig (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Somdatta Loomis (President)
- Karen Munzig (Vice President)
- Eric Livesey (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization is organized and operated for the charitable and educational purposes of: 1. Providing additional educational activities programs materials and equipment for the children and staff in preschool through grade two. 2. Providing a forum for the exchange of information including ideas developments plans and challenges relative to the school preschool through grade two. 3. The purposes of Blanche Ames Elementary School PTA in common with those of National PTA and Massachusetts PTA are: a. To promote the welfare of children and youth in home school places of worship and throughout the community. b. To raise the standards of home life. c. To advocate for laws that further the education physical and mental health welfare and safety of children and youth. d. To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth. e. To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical mental emotional spiritual,
What it reported doing in 2024
The Wiz Fit Challenge was the schools large fundraiser for the year. Families donated in order to earn prizes and participate. Expenses prizes were minimal compared to the revenue accumulated. The money from this fundraiser went towards Enrichments Field Trips Bingo nights and all the other fun activities the PTA puts together.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 88% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 11
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 68
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 7.6%; rating input score 8
- Program expense ratio: 15.7%; rating input score 16
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 51.7%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.83; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 7.6% of revenue deployed · 15.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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 8/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 16/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.