Blossom Hill Home & School Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770375856
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Los Gatos, CA, USA
Phone
4083352100
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$156,561
Expenses
$85,025
Assets
$1,045,209
Liabilities
$1,521

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • COURTNEY BONIN (President)
  • JULIE WILHELM (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • COURTNEY BONIN (President)
  • JULIE WILHELM (Vice President)
  • ALI LECLERC (Co-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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The blossom hill home & school club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports the students, teachers, administrators and families at blossom hill school. We are comprised of a seven-member executive board and a general membership representing nearly 400 families. Our goal is to enhance the learning experience of all of the more than 500 students in grades k-5 at blossom hill school.we are committed to the education of the whole child, and organize annual fundraising events to support programs and activities designed to enhance the core curriculum, expand the arts, build strong character, integrate technology in the classroom, promote physical fitness, and foster a positive learning environment. Additionally, we firmly believe in the power of a strong sense of community and maintain open communication with our parents on behalf of the school.

What it reported doing in 2025

With over 45 committees and hundreds of volunteers, the blossom hill home & school club supports the students, teachers, administrators and families at blossom hill school with carefully selected educational programs and events that align with and enhance the core curriculum.we plan and manage multiple fundraising events to support our programs. Our fall fundraiser, one community lg, is our joint campaign with the other los gatos unified school district (lgusd) home & school clubs and the los gatos education foundation (lgef). The hive is our spring adult fundraiser featuring auction items and supplements the one community lg campaign. Additionally, we work to create a strong sense of community amongst families at blossom hill school and host regular events designed for the sole purpose of building community spirit and having fun. These events may include family night, the harvest festival, bike rodeos, family math night, and the swarm.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 62% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.1%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 72.4%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45.7%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.29; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.1% of revenue deployed · 72.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.