Harper Parent Teacher Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363835275
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Wilmette, IL, USA
Phone
8472516754
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,016
Expenses
$96,292
Assets
$190,967
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIELLE SLATTERY (PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON ACHTER (PRESIDENT ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • DANIELLE SLATTERY (PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON ACHTER (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • KATHRYN MCQUARRIE (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A. To enrich our children's educational environment at harper school and offer support to the school, itsprograms and activities and its personnel.b. To provide a communication link for the harper community, including families with children in the school, the teachers at harper, and the wilmette district 39 staff.c. To cooperate with other parents and/or groups to enrich and support the children of district 39.the objectives of the harper pto are promoted through an educational program directed toward students, parents, teachers, and the general public; are developed through conferences, committees, projects and programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Before/after school student programs and clubs: supplement curriculum in the areas of fine arts, performing arts, sciences, athletics, safety and other activities related to the school and teacher supported.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 84% 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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.8%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.98; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.8% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.