Pear Tree School Family Teacher Community

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873090690
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
9253375405
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,533
Expenses
$32,463
Assets
$93,197
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

  • Talia Jefferson (President and Director)

People named in this filing

  • Rachel Jackson (Secretary and Director)
  • Talia Jefferson (President and Director)
  • Aisha Strong (Treasurer and Director)

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 educational advancement of the students at Pear Tree Community School by conducting fundraising activities to provide school supplies, facility upgrades, teaching materials and meals for students.

What it reported doing in 2024

Program Service Accomplishments (List) Scholarships and Financial Aid Grants - Awarded $9855 in grants to Pear Tree School to provide scholarships and financial assistance for students, ensuring equitable access to education. American Sign Language Program - Spent $3350 on independent instructors to deliver free ASL classes to 35 elementary students, promoting inclusion and accessibility for students with hearing differences. Library Upgrades - Invested $8008.27 in books and materials to expand access to diverse, high-quality educational resources for students. Supplemental Food Program - Provided healthy snacks and supplemental food for students, spending $1210.24 to support student focus and well-being. Teacher and Community Support - Spent $4783.14 on teacher appreciation and $3270 on community events to strengthen staff morale and foster family engagement. Classroom Improvements - Purchased classroom furniture totaling $332.23 to improve the learning environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 53% for direct work, and 47% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 23.9%; rating input score 24
  • Program expense ratio: 64.5%; rating input score 65

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 62.9%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.87; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 23.9% of revenue deployed · 64.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.