Pta California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 942945025
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Fremont, CA, USA
- Phone
- 4157422296
- Rating
- 48
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $58,327
- Expenses
- $58,483
- Assets
- $33,473
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Michael Garcia (President)
- Amy Chantasirivisal (Executive Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Michael Garcia (President)
- Amy Chantasirivisal (Executive Vice President)
- Gabriele Strasser (Treasurer)
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 organization's primary exempt purpose is to support and enrich the educational experience of all students at Ardenwood Elementary School. We do this by fostering close cooperation among families, educators, and the wider community; funding programs that enhance academic, cultural, and social development; and providing resources that help ensure an inclusive, engaging, and safe school environment. The PTA raises funds to offer classroom and school-wide grants, student enrichment programs, cultural celebrations, STEM activities, health and wellness initiatives, and community-building events. We coordinate volunteers, share information with families, and partner with school staff to address student needs that are not covered by district funding. Our focus is to expand learning opportunities, promote family engagement, and support the well-being and success of every student.
What it reported doing in 2024
Student events, including socials and multicultural celebrations, exist to support students' social growth, strengthen community connections, and promote a welcoming and inclusive school environment. Social events give students opportunities to interact with peers in a fun, relaxed setting outside of academics. These activities help students build friendships, practice social skills, develop confidence, and feel more connected to their school community. By creating joyful shared experiences, socials contribute to stronger relationships and a positive sense of belonging. Multicultural events celebrate the diversity of the school community and help students learn about cultures, traditions, and perspectives different from their own. These events promote curiosity, respect, and appreciation for the backgrounds represented at school. They also provide families with opportunities to share their heritage in ways that elevate student pride and strengthen cross-cultural understanding. Benefits over 650 students and their families.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 24
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 23.5%; rating input score 24
- Program expense ratio: 23.5%; rating input score 23
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 23.5% of revenue deployed · 23.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $14K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2018 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 24/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 23/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.