Lowes Island Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541918752
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sterling, VA, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,551
Expenses
$35,522
Assets
$72,810

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEPHANIE CIFUENTES (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBIN MARTIN (SECRETARY)
  • TONYA WILLIAMS (TREASURER)
  • STEPHANIE CIFUENTES (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the students and staff of lowes island elementary school

What it reported doing in 2024

Student programs - support of student activities, year end programs & other misc. Student programs. (dare, 5th grade reception, music, odyssey of the mind, cluster events)

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 86% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 70% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.05; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.4% of revenue deployed · 96.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.