East Side Middle School Parent Teacher Assoc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134190883
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2123600114
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$238,972
Expenses
$228,455
Assets
$207,691
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSIE GOULD (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH HERZOG (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • PAUL ASHLEY (VICE PRESIDENT TECHNOLOGY)
  • TARA BRONSTEIN (CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SUSIE GOULD (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH HERZOG (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • MOTOKO SHOBOJI (CO-VP COMM RELCMP)

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

See schedule o

What it reported doing in 2024

Develop working relationships between parents and staff, and encourage parent participation in school activities and governance: during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025, the pta continued to support the schools educational community through a variety of staff appreciation, family engagement, and organizational activities. The pta hosted a welcome breakfast for teachers before the start of the school year and organized staff gatherings during the holiday season and after the last day of classes. In recognition of teacher appreciation week, the pta coordinated several initiatives to express gratitude for teachers and staff. To foster stronger connections between parents, teachers, and administrators, the pta sponsored a math night that allowed parents to explore the school curriculum with teachers in their classrooms, as well as yoga nights that encouraged community interaction and well-being. The pta also organized welcome breakfasts and social events for parents by grade level to strengthen community ties and encourage family involvement in school life. Monthly meetings of the pta executive board and general membership were held throughout the school year to discuss ongoing business, provide updates on school activities, and develop plans for future pta initiatives. External speakers were invited to present at general membership meetings on topics relevant to middle school parents, helping to inform and support the parent community. In addition, at each pta meeting, a report was delivered by the school leadership team to share progress on school matters and foster collaboration between parents and school administration.through these activities, the pta worked to enhance communication, build community engagement, support the schools staff, and promote parent participation in the educational environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% 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

SUPPORTED - 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 9th 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.4%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.8% of revenue deployed · 76.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $175K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 27 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • 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: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.