Plum High Music Boosters

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883699049
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phone
7243277300
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Services, Organizations of Students

Reported finances

Revenue
$93,992
Expenses
$112,619
Assets
$71,477

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICOLE HENCHIR (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NICOLE HENCHIR (PRESIDENT)
  • DANIELLE BAJUS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ERIN BARTOLOMEO (RECORDING SE)

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 raise funds for the benefit and support of the plum senior high school music program to include providing music education services and equipment, and transportation and other expenses connected with music trips and other supporting activities in accordance with this mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promote and encourage community support of the plum high music program with the objective of involving the community in providing financial and moral support to the program. To supplement school board support of music program activities and to encourage students to participate in the activities of the plum high music program. To provide financial assistance and services for the plum high music program beyond that provided by the school district. To aid in the development of student interest in the plum high music program. To promote student leadership and responsibility. To arouse and maintain an enthusiastic public interest in all phases of the plum high music program. To cooperate with those in charge of the plum high music program and the school board to the end the music program maintains the highest possible degree of efficiency. To bring into a closer relationship the home and school so parents and the music program may cooperate intelligently in all phases of the school's music program. To promote and encourage student cultural improvement through appreciation of fine music. To actively support all performances of the school music program(band, orchestra, and chorus.) to lend all possible support, moral, and financial to the music program in the school. To provide for the plum high music program members those things over and above which is provided by the school board. To assume responsibility for publicity covering any activity or project sponsored by the corporation. To maintain enthusiastic interest in music program activities in cooperation with the music directors, staff, and school administration. To work with and assist the music directors in support of the high school music programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 80% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $113K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.