Longfellow Elementary PTO

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134338009
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Portland, ME, USA
Phone
2078748195
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$33,228
Expenses
$22,800
Assets
$18,981
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Kelly Finck Waters (Treasurer)
  • Ariel Zodhiates (Co-Chair)
  • Holly Zela (Co-Chair)

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

To provide enhanced educational opportunities for the children of Longfellow School through funding and organizing activities involving cultural enrichment, science, literacy, nature and the arts, and to encourage community and shared experiences with the families and neighborhoods that surround the school.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided enhanced educational opportunities for the children of Longfellow School through funding and organizing activities involving cultural enrichment, science, literacy, nature and the arts. Encouraged community and shared experiences with the families and neighborhoods that surround the school.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.5%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.5% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.