Wade King Elementary PTO
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 943439544
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2014–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Bellingham, WA, USA
- Phone
- 3609203815
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Parent/Teacher Group
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $96,180
- Expenses
- $93,429
- Assets
- $51,173
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Kate Boucher (President)
People named in this filing
- Kate Boucher (President)
- Alle Schene (Co-Treasurer)
- Kayleigh Bryson (Co-Secretary)
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 create a collaborative partnership between the students, their families, and the staff of Wade King Elementary, an International Baccalaureate world school. To help all children reach their full potential and to support academic learning through the primary years program model for all students, enrich the school experience for all students, connect our school with our families and community, provide special events and programs, support our teachers and staff, advocate for educational excellence in our district, and advocate for educational support in our state and nation.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Wade King PTO supports students, staff, and families through programs and events that strengthen the school community and enhance educational experiences. During the year, the PTO provided classroom and teacher support, hosted community events including the Welcome Back BBQ, Fall Carnival, Arts Festival and more, facilitated the Book Fair and Spirit Wear sales. The PTO conducted the Move-a-Thon as a key fundraising event to raise funds for their efforts. The PTO also supported after-school enrichment opportunities, including chess club and choir, helping to expand student learning, engagement, and connection beyond the classroom.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 64% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.
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: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 95.3%; rating input score 95
- Program expense ratio: 98.1%; 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: 2.9%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 95.3% of revenue deployed · 98.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $92K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 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 51/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.