Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 251219315
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2011–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Millerstown, PA, US
- Phone
- 7178709698
- Rating
- 70
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $188,925
- Expenses
- $205,697
- Assets
- $151,372
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SHERISA NAILOR (PAST PRESIDENT)
- ADAM SERFASS (PRESIDENT)
- KRISTA PONTIUS (PRESIDENT ELECT)
People named in this filing
- SHERISA NAILOR (PAST PRESIDENT)
- ADAM SERFASS (PRESIDENT)
- STEPHEN GEIB (EASTERN REGION VP)
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 purpose of PAAE shall be to advance agricultural education in Pennsylvania by: Providing opportunities for professional development and recognition. Recruiting and retaining agricultural educators through professional, social and recreational programs. To promote agricultural education and the professional aspects of teaching agriculture. Serving as a legislative advocate for agricultural education. Planning for the future of agricultural education by working closely with the postsecondary systems in articulating courses in agriculture and maintaining worthwhile relationships with other professional organizations and agencies. To promote and develop the general welfare of the members of this organization through fellowship. To cooperate with and further support the aims and purposes of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).
What it reported doing in 2024
Provide opportunities for professional development and recognition
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 50
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
- Program expense ratio: Limited
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: -8.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 49; 49th 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 79.6% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.