Mercury Mine Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860529372
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6024493700
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$119,295
Expenses
$107,748
Assets
$87,732
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rebecca Rubens (President)
  • Amy Pawlowski (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Rebecca Rubens (President)
  • Amy Pawlowski (Vice President)
  • Meghan Safko (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

Fundraising to enhance the educational experience at a K-6 public school by putting on events for community building, supplementing school supplies, PE equipment, art supplies, musical instruments and recess equipment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our biggest expense was $30,000 for the teacher reimbursements for classroom expenses directly impacting their students for supplies or fun activities, this includes PE equipment, musical instruments, STEM materials and art supplies. Entire student body benefits (500 students) $17,000 was spent giving back to our school for a successful donation push. As we met various goals for donations received, we had school-wide rewards that included a ninja course, popcorn parties and pizza parties. Entire student body benefits - 500 students $21,000 was spent on school enhancements such as classroom gardens, desert area learning and activity center, and playground enhancements. Entire student body benefits - 500 students. Our largest single expense was $9000 for new artificial turf in the school courtyard, to improve the area for students and families during school-wide events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 53; 53rd 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: 33.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $119K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.