Thoreau Elementary PTO Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271393899
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082171645
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,497
Expenses
$155,338
Assets
$17,609
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jacqueline Shore (President)
  • Amy Martino (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Jacqueline Shore (President)
  • Sean Kennedy (Secretary)
  • Suzanne Tonelli (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The thoreau elementary pto inc serves as a parent-teacher organization that exists to foster a greater sense of community by increasing access to the school in an all-inclusive approach for families and specifically the children in our community.

What it reported doing in 2025

In collaboration with the school principal, the library was identified as an area of opportunity to benefit 4k - grade 5. Previously, open concept to the main hallway, a new wall was constructed to create a dedicated private space for library programming to take place with less distractions. More areas for group learning were added, as well as AC/hvac. An open and airy brand new library space will create a more comfortable environment for literacy and library learning to take place.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -337.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 59.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.7% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $154K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.