Lincoln Elementary School Parent-teacher Organization Pto

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453035230
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Edison, NJ, USA
Phone
7326505270
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,899
Expenses
$9,834
Assets
$10,493
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KENDALL MELLINGER (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN LOPEZ (VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAMMING)
  • MICHELLE TROBLIGER (VICE PRESIDENT - FUNDRAISING)

People named in this filing

  • KENDALL MELLINGER (PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN LOPEZ (VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAMMING)
  • MICHELLE TROBLIGER (VICE PRESIDENT - FUNDRAISING)

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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The lincoln school pto is a parent and teacher organization (pto) whose mission is to establish school and family social interaction and nurture a close relationship between the parents, teachers, and students by providing social opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom.

What it reported doing in 2015

Gifts for lincoln school, for the exclusive beneift of its students - gifts to the school students for supplies, field trips, field day and student outtings

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 66% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.