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Mt Bethel Elementary School Foundation Inc

EIN 58-2141784 · Marietta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong95 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To provide resources to enhance the educational enrichment programs for children attending Mt. Bethel Elementary School.

Income
$148,140
Spending
$79,133
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
86.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 92%
Employees
0
Volunteers
15

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 86.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 47% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 15 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (3)
  1. $70,705 spent. PROVIDE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MT BETHEL ELEMENTARY FOR TEACHER SUPPORT, AS WELL AS FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT. Continued on Sch O. TRAINING COURSES INCLUDE: 1.) ORTON-GILLINGHAM MATH TRAINING FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADES TEACHERS: OG MATH IS A MULTISENSORY APPROACH THAT LEADS THE STUDENT THROUGH SMALL INCREMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING TOWARD UNIFYING THEMES IN MATHEMATICS; 2.) ORTON-GILLINGHAM READING FOR ALL TEACHERS: OG READING IS A STRUCTURED LITERACY APPROACH. IT INTRODUCES THE IDEA OF BREAKING READING AND SPELLING DOWN INTO SMALLER SKILLS INVOLVING LETTERS AND SOUNDS, BUILDING ON THESE SKILLS OVER TIME; 3.) KAGAN COOPERATIVE LEARNING FOR ALL TEACHERS: KAGAN STRUCTURES ARE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM, BOOST STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE, AND RETAIN THEIR INTEREST IN CLASSROOM INTERACTION; 4.) DYSLEXIA ENDORSEMENT FOR INTERESTED TEACHERS: TEACHERS TAKE 3 10-WEEK COURSES FOCUSED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURED LITERACY, THE PRACTICE OF STRUCTURED LANGUAGE AND LITERACY TEACHING, THE RATIONALE FOR MULTISENSORY AND MULTIMODAL LANGUAGE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES, ADAPTATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, PHONOLOGICAL ANDPHONEMIC AWARENESS, PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION, AUTOMATIC FLUENT READING OF TEXT, VOCABULARY, LISTENING AND READING COMPREHENSION, AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION; 5.) READING AND WRITING STRATEGY RESOURCES BY JENNIFER SERRAVALLO: THESE RESOURCE BOOKS CONTAIN 300 STRATEGIES IN SUPPORT OF THIRTEEN READING GOALS WITH EACH STRATEGY CROSS-LINKED TO SKILLS, GENRES, AND READING LEVELS AS WELL AS A COLLECTION OF STRATEGIES THAT SPAN ALL ASPECTS OF THE WRITING PROCESS, INCLUDING ALL GENRES AND MODES OF WRITING.
  2. $3,989 spent. Provide funding to Mt. Bethel Elementary for technology updates and support.
  3. Provide funding to Mt. Bethel Elementary for Student & Classroom Support. Continued on Sch O. Sensory Hallway: A sensory path is a series of guided movements for kids to follow, shown by markings on the ground or walls. As students follow the path and complete the movements, they work off excess energy and develop their gross motor skills. Acadience Learning Assessments: Acadience helps educators monitor reading proficiency across a variety of educational settings. By detecting when students need extra support, this tool helps teachers improve student outcomes. SPIRE Decodable Readers: This robust library of 120 fiction and nonfiction decodable readers covers topics in science, social studies, and literature. Multiple reading selections for every concept allow students to apply new phonics skills to connected text. Generation Genius Subscription: Generation Genius is a K-8 teaching resource that brings school science standards to life through fun and educational videos paired with lesson plans, activities, quizzes, and reading material. Blast Off to Reading: This reading program is research-based, explicit, structured, easy-to-use, multisensory, and interactive. Lessons are structured so as not to be overwhelming and to instill confidence. Speech Grant: Playground signs allow students with limited verbal abilities to communicate their wants and needs while outside on the playground and bring awareness for our neurotypical children to bridge the gap and increase their understanding of our students with communication needs. Three new iPads with Touch Chat and a Go Talk device allow students to communicate and interact with their peers and teachers.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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