Bucks County Association of Township Officials

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264362526
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone
2676856280
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$42,775
Expenses
$44,966
Assets
$84,193
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAURIE COURTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • RUTH SCHEMM (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DAVE NYMAN (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MAGGIE RASH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LAURIE COURTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MICHELLE BENITEZ (DIRECTOR)
  • BARBARA LYONS (DIRECTOR)

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

To advance the best interests of townships of the second class of bucks county. Bcato shall aid in the exchange of ideas and experiences among local township officials and promote a better understanding of the duties and responsibilities of township officials. Bcato will promote cooperation with existing governmental agencies in bucks county, and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

What it reported doing in 2025

Sponsor programs and processes to improve the education and skills needed by elected officials, managers and support staff to meet the needs of their residents and businesses. These programs are provided through two conventions and periodic education committee meetings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 44.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.3% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $41K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.