Pta New Jersey Congress of Parents Pta Littleton School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237210366
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Morris Plains, NJ, USA
Phone
9736822847
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$63,432
Expenses
$58,923
Assets
$46,659

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHERINE FERRANTE (PRESIDENT)
  • NICOLE KOMISSAR (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KATHERINE FERRANTE (PRESIDENT)
  • NICOLE KOMISSAR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHAWN CORTESE (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

To support school functions and enrich the educational experience for students and staff

What it reported doing in 2024

Gifts to school $2825; teacher appreciation $4430; cultural arts $5198; free family events $1333; 5th grade events $1467; nurse supplies $17; student enrichment $384; pumpkin patch $1101; annual membership dinner $624; scholarships $1900; school beautification $29; school picnic $4582; family fun night $537; child parent events $1497; recess supplies $2734; teacher wish list $1400; spirit point celebration $61

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 79% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.2%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 46.5%; rating input score 47

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 40; 40th 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: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.2% of revenue deployed · 46.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $27K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.