Mountlake Terrace High School Boosters

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364643527
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA
Phone
4254317776
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$232,457
Expenses
$185,137
Assets
$147,273
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Emily Crum Smith (President)
  • Kelsey Eyer (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Emily Crum Smith (President)
  • Tracy Waldrop (Treasurer)
  • Tara Damschen (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To Promote the Education and Welfare of MTHS Students. MTHS Boosters encourages and promotes involvement of all parents, families and the general community in the success of children, emphasizing and recognizing each individual's needs and gifts. MTHS Boosters encourages participation through volunteerism, communication, advocacy, and leadership. The purpose of the MTHS Boosters is to provide a forum for parents, staff and students to discuss, influence and participate in the educational program at Mountlake Terrace High School and Edmonds School District #15. To promote positive interaction between Mountlake Terrace High School and the surrounding community. To encourage all students to benefit fully from their MTHS education through participation in school related activities. To increase the presence of parents and community members in the school through their volunteerism in the educational program.

What it reported doing in 2023

These are all individual sports groups and clubs. It includes the Athletic Director, Athletic Need, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Class 2022, Class 2024, Class 2025, Class 2026, Class 2027, Concessions, Cross Country, E Sports, Football, FRC Robotics, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Hawkeye, HOSA, Intensive Learning Support, Rocketry, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Softball, STEM, Boys Swim, Girls Swim, Boys Tennis, Track and Field, VEX Robotics, Volleyball, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.4%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 46.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.6% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $185K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.