Ridgecrest PTA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911161920
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Puyallup, WA, USA
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$44,185
Expenses
$38,973
Assets
$29,703
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Katie Spangler (Co- President)
  • Kristina Gibson (Co-President)
  • Samantha Dobesh-Peters (Co Vice President)
  • Aureal Wells (Co Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Katie Spangler (Co- President)
  • Kristina Gibson (Co-President)
  • Samantha Dobesh-Peters (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

Ridgecrest PTA strives to build a strong school community, be a helpful resource for our families, and promote enriching social activities that enhance the joy and well being students, staff, and parents.

What it reported doing in 2024

Special Grant Requests= We supported all students (about 450) with security cameras outside the school in places that did not have them. We also supported all students (450) with fidget toys for the calming corner of their classrooms. We provided rugs for the portables for about 80 students and support for the special education track meet. Field Trip Scholarships = We provided funds for field trips to places like Biz town, Northwest Trek, and the zoo. Students explored in a hands on way what they were learning in class. This supported about 260 students. Supplemental Support = We provided Reflex math for all students (about 450). This program supports math skills in a fun way for students

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 and revenue 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: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.2%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 31.9%; rating input score 32

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 39; 39th 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: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.2% of revenue deployed · 31.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 32/100.
  • 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.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.