Northwestern Elementary Pto

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994136394
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Poplar, WI, USA
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,841
Expenses
$39,741
Assets
$18,832
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kimberly Saari (Co-President)
  • Jill Burkhart (Co-President)
  • Joseph Grube (Vice-President)

People named in this filing

  • Kimberly Saari (Co-President)
  • Jill Burkhart (Co-President)
  • Joseph Grube (Vice-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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Northwestern Elementary PTO exists to support and enrich the education goals and experiences of students at Northwestern Elementary School in Poplar, WI by: (a) fostering a collaborative community between families, teachers, and students, and (b) providing resources, opportunities, and events that promote academic achievement, social growth, and family engagement.

What it reported doing in 2025

The PTO provided $17,488 in funding for classroom supplies and instructional materials to support teachers and enhance student learning. Funds were used to purchase educational resources, learning tools, and classroom materials not otherwise covered by the schools operating budget. This program directly benefited approximately 500 students by improving instructional quality and supporting classroom-based learning across all grade levels.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 58.9%; rating input score 59

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.3%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 45.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51% of revenue deployed · 58.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.