Beye School P T O
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To foster, promote, and support educational opportunities for the William Beye Elementary School community, ensure all students, teachers, staff, and families have access to all necessary resources to meet those opportunities, and to celebrate the diversity and promote inclusiveness within the community.
- Income
- $52,909
- Spending
- $43,217
- Reserves
- 22.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
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 (6)
- $9,346 spent. Supplemental School Support Program - Providing grants for projects, activities, and materials in the classroom and/or William Beye Elementary School that contribute to an improved learning environment, which are currently outside of the budget provided by Oak Park Elementary School District 97. These programs serve all 350+ elementary grade students at William Beye School and the 50+ teachers, staff, and administrators there. Through this program Beye School P T O has enabled the school to provide subscriptions to educational periodicals for all students that are integrated into the curriculum, supported a reading initiative called "One Book, One District" where all students at all grade levels engage with a single text concurrent schedule that is incorporated into grade-level appropriate language arts curriculum, provided opportunities for students to perform with professional musicians, and supported a school-wide spelling bee. Furthermore, this program has funded materials and technology in classrooms that allowed teachers to tailor their lesson plans and educational activities to the needs of their individual classrooms.
- $5,742 spent. Community Outreach Program - Fostering positive engagement among and between families, communities, teachers, school administrators, and staff. Through the Community Outreach Program Beye School P T O sponsored and hosted several community events that brought together the school community of 350+ students and 50+ teachers, staff, and administrators with the broader community around William Beye School, providing opportunities for all members of this shared community space to engage with one another, build positive relationships, and work to resolve tensions within the community in a productive and collaborative fashion. This program provided services to an estimated 1,000+ individuals within the community.
- $11,538 spent. Educational Enrichment Program - Encouraging students to learn through methods other than standard classroom learning. Providing a more in-depth investigation into topics and subjects, providing more experiential learning, or a more expansive approach to learning. Enriching students' lives by introducing them to many forms of arts and sciences, requiring them to use their imagination and creativity, and rely upon their growing knowledge of classroom subjects. The Beye School P T O has brought in speakers for all-school assemblies to address topics in reading advancement, African American history, Native American history, natural sciences, and sustainability practices that students can participate in and provided academic enrichment nights for students to experience topics in new ways. The Beye School P T O Educational Enrichment Program also encourages hands-on learning through an on-site school garden and a lunchroom waste sorting program that saves hundreds of pounds of food from landfills and is run by an award-winning Green Team made up of students and adults from the Beye community.
- $1,012 spent. Fitness in Education Program - Encourage children's physical fitness and overall well being and develop positive habits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles that lead to good health-related physical fitness, health, and wellness. Through this program Beye School P T O encouraged students to make healthy choices with events like Walk to School Day, the Great Apple Crunch, a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, and an Olympic Day of outdoor physical activity.
- Food and Nutrition Assistance Program - Ensuring that children and families have access to nutritious and easy-to-make meals and food when they need it by maintaining a publicly accessible food pantry on-site at the school for use by any in the community.
- Academic and Educational Support Program - Providing tutoring and learning assistance programs to bolster academic performance and improve the holistic learning environment for underserved students and families within the community.
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 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 June 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 April 1991.
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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