Double Peak Parent Teacher Organization
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 473651152
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- San Marcos, CA, USA
- Phone
- 7602902340
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Parent/Teacher Group
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $181,716
- Expenses
- $190,509
- Assets
- $150,264
- Liabilities
- $56,942
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Danielle Gould (President)
- Christina Montell (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Danielle Gould (President)
- Lilah Wagner (Director)
- Christina Montell (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of the double peak parent teacher organization dps pto is to help foster and enrich the education of double peak school dps students. The purpose will be facilitated by supporting activities and programs that help build a relationship between the school, children, teachers, families, staff, and community. Specifically, the dps pto shall endeavor to: promote collaborative efforts between home and school facilitate proactive communication between administrators, faculty, and families stimulate a deep-rooted interest in education in students, families, and community generate funds to help support the school encourage character, spirit, and commitment to dps celebrate diversity and raise social awareness among the learning community of dps.
What it reported doing in 2024
Family danceteacher/staff appreciation suppliesscholastic newsletter8th grade promotionwinter wonderlandinnovation/maker space suppliesmovie nightsadministrative supportsoftware support-ischoolridemother son eventmulti-cultural nightmath suppliesart suppliesscience supportprizes from admin.winter storybookleader in me program supportevent supplies-generalcounseling department supportpromotion eventsfund the suns - teacher rewardscovid assistance programsschool calendars
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 71% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $184K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.