Parents Association of the Salk School
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 412064335
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 2126148785
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $105,090
- Expenses
- $89,153
- Assets
- $372,694
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CLARE HUSTON (PRESIDENT)
- FANIA WASHINGTON (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- EVAN STEIN (SECRETARY)
- KELSEY MACCARTER (TREASURER)
- RACHEL SAFFERSTONE (VP FUNDRAISING)
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
The salk school's mission is to take advantage of young people's natural curiosity and to engage them in learning that is personally meaningful, socially responsible, and academically rigorous. Our goal is to help students develop the habits of mind of various experts and become lifelong learners who are reflective, creative and independent thinkers by having them engage with powerful ideas across the content areas. Additionally, we help students think critically and solve problems to improve their communities. Committed to excellence and equity, we seek to prepare all students for the challenges of the 21st century.
What it reported doing in 2024
Equipment and technology for the classrooms benefit approximately 400 students. This includes laptops, smartboards, carts and other supplies.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
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: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 81.5%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 93.6%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 15.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.18; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 81.5% of revenue deployed · 93.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $83K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.