PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE FUNDING AND ENRICHMENT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY.
- Income
- $78,635
- Spending
- $73,876
- Reserves
- 16.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 68%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $73,326 spent. APPROXIMATELY 700 ENROLLED STUDENTS, STAFF MEMBERS AND FACULTY AT BIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY WERE SERVED BY THE PTA DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE FORM OF CLASSROOM AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.THE PTA FUNDED EACH CLASSROOM AS WELL AS PROGRAMS IN READING, ART, GARDEN, COUNSELING, SPEECH, SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING THE FUNDS FOR CURRICULUM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL LIBRARY AS WELL AS CLASSROOM FIELD TRIPS, INTERMEDIATE STUDENT PLANNERS, CROSSING GUARDS, AND PLAYGROUND MONITORS WERE ALL FUNDED IN FULL OR IN PART BY THE PTA.MANY OF THE USUAL COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SCHOOL CLIMATE EDUCATION EVENTS WERE CANCELLED BUT THE PTA BEGAN PLANNING ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO KEEP THESE TWO ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE EDUCATION FUNCTIONING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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