Pocopson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203555115
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2022
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Phone
6107939241
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$49,878
Expenses
$46,462
Assets
$64,330
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIN REESE (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • MARY BOND (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • DENAE RUSSELL (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MOLLY ROBERTS (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ERIN REESE (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • MARY BOND (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • DENAE RUSSELL (CO-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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A) to foster a working relationship between home, school, and community and to help promote a safe and fun learning environment for students of pocopson elementary school. B) to promote an ongoing relationship between teachers, staff, students, and families that will support the education objectives as set forth by the state and local boards of education. C) to raise and distribute funds within the school and community for the purpose of educational and social enhancement of the students of pocopson elementary school.

What it reported doing in 2024

Teacher/staff appreciation: expenditures of $7,116 for various teacher and staff appreciation intiatives throughout the school year, including welcome back lunch, stock the lounge, caramel apple bar, hot cocoa bar, thankful lunch, janitors' appreciation day, bus drivers' appreciation day, teacher appreciation week, end-of-year staff gifts, and end-of-year lunch. These events and initiatives help strengthen relationships among teachers, staff, administration, students, and families.

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 98% 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: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.8%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 55; 55th 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: -39.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.5% of revenue deployed · 98.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.