PTA Massachusetts Parent-Teacher Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To bring together the community of educators families and students of the Albert F. Argenziano School in support of children as they grow and learn.
- Income
- $120,482
- Spending
- $47,942
- Reserves
- 25.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $20,283 spent. he PTA funded grade-level field trips for approximately 500 students in Pre-K through 8th grade including bus transportation averaging 600 or more per trip and admission fees to museums science centers performance venues and other educational destinations. The PTA also funded the annual 6th grade overnight residential field trip to Natures Classroom in Charlton Massachusetts. In addition the PTA provided classroom supplies for general education and specialist teachers art music library physical education English Language Learner instruction reading intervention counseling and math intervention supported visits from authors artists and musicians and funded special class events including pizza parties pumpkin celebrations and the 8th grade banquet.
- $11,427 spent. The PTA provided Argenziano School t-shirts to students for use at school concerts field trips and community events. The shirts foster school identity and serve as a visible group marker when students travel off campus. The PTA also operates an online team store offering t-shirts sweatshirts and hats year-round.
- $9,396 spent. The PTA hosted seven community-building events during the fiscal year: Fall Ball Family Fun Day Heritage Night partially supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council Literacy Night Movie Night Parent Coffee Hours and Spring Fling. These events brought together students families and educators outside of regular school hours to celebrate the diversity of the school community support student literacy and provide informal forums for parents to connect with each other and with school leadership.
- $5,553 spent. Teacher and staff appreciation: catered meals gifts and recognition events for the educators and support staff of the Argenziano School. Family emergency assistance: grocery store gift cards and contributions toward utility and internet bills for families experiencing food insecurity or financial hardship; the PTA partners with the schools family liaisons to identify families in need.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1947.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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