Blue Bell Elementary Pto

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421690150
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Blue Bell, PA, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$60,520
Expenses
$68,631
Assets
$62,006

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stephanie Rodemer (co-president)
  • Melinda Borrell (co-president)
  • Katti Karas (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Stephanie Rodemer (co-president)
  • Melinda Borrell (co-president)
  • Katti Karas (Vice 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

Enhancing the in-school experience for students. This includes assemblies purchase of agenda books for all 3rd 4th and 5th grades purchase of equipment playground percussion set purchasing supplies for gym music and art as well as supporting the schools Reading Olympics team and the Student Council club. Classroom necessities monthly recognition for students and staff special holidays and initiatives were supported as requested.

What it reported doing in 2024

Connecting and supporting the school community by sponsoring activities and events for all students and families and subscribed to various communication tools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 92% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.5%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.4%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.9; rating input score 44; 44th 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: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.5% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.