Richards School PTO
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RICHARDS PTO IS A PARENT-LED ASSOCIATION DESIGNED TO PARTNER WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO RICHARDS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PHYSICAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS MEMBERS, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 750 STUDENTS.
- Income
- $69,647
- Spending
- $35,765
- Reserves
- 30.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 60%
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 (4)
- $48,401 spent. FUN LUNCH: MEAL PROGRAM WHEREBY STUDENTS PAY FOR LUNCH THAT IS CATERED BY AN OUTSIDE RESTAURANT. TAKES PLACE APPROXIMATELY 16 TIMES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND BENEFITS MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS. PTO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING/COLLECTING ORDERS AND EXECUTING MEAL SERVICE.
- $957 spent. PURCHASE BOOKS THROUGH SCHOLASTIC WITH THE PTO BENEFITING FROM A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES. IT IS HARD TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS BENEFITS, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT 200-300 STUDENTS PLUS THEIR FAMILIES ATTEND.
- $6,720 spent. YEARBOOK SALES WITH THE PTO BENEFITING FROM A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES. APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS PURCHASED A YEARBOOK.
- $3,222 spent. PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC OR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ABOVE WHAT IS PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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? 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 September 10, 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 September 2002.
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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