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Portsmouth United for Education Inc

EIN 80-0577158 · Portsmouth, RI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PORTSMOUTH UNITED IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING UNITED EFFORTS TO SECURE THE HIGHEST ADVANTAGES IN EDUCATION, EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND.

Income
$391,318
Spending
$480,015
Spent on programs
98%
Reserves
7.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 61%
Employees
0
Volunteers
198

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 78 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 7.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 19% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 75 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 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.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 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 (8)
  1. $136,938 spent. THE HPTA HAS SERVED OVER 400 STUDENTS WITH IN-SCHOOL ENRICHMENTS, FACILITY UPGRADES, LEARNING MATERIALS, AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL EVENTS. WE PROVIDED TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH MATERIALS TO HELP MEET EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS (I.E. SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL TOOLS, SENSORY TOOLS, BOOKS, ETC.). THE HPTA ALSO PROMOTES SCHOOL SPIRIT THROUGH A VARIETY OF EVENTS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING: A BACK-TO-SCHOOL ICE CREAM SOCIAL, A FUN WALK, THE CORN MAZE, HOLIDAY HULLABALOO, SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR, P BRUINS NIGHT, FAMILY PICNICS, AND MORE. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED OVER 100 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE 2024-2025 YEAR.
  2. $96,231 spent. PHS MUSIC BOOSTERS: TO AROUSE AND MAINTAIN AN ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST IN THE VARIOUS PHASES OF THE BAND AND CHORUS PROGRAMS AT PHS. TO LEND SUPPORT; MORAL, LOGISTICAL AND FINANCIAL, TO THE BAND AND CHORUS PROGRAMS.
  3. $60,873 spent. THE PORTSMOUTH GRIDIRON FOOTBALL CLUB IS A FUNDRAISING ARM FOR OUR HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT IS NOT IN THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET. WE HELP BUY THE TEAM THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THAT THE SCHOOL DOES NOT COVER. WE HAVE 70 PLAYERS THIS YEAR THAT WE HELP WITH CURBING COSTS OF AWAY GAME MEALS, TEAM DINNERS, VARSITY JACKETS, ETC. WE UPDATE THE COMMUNITY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT OUR GAMES, PLAYERS, STANDINGS, AND FUNDRAISERS. THIS YEAR WE HAVE PURCHASED A NEW ON-FIELD END ZONE CAMERA SYSTEM, VARSITY JACKETS, AND TEAM DINNERS BEFORE GAMES.THERE ARE 16 MEMBERS ON THE BOARD WHO VOLUNTEER APPROXIMATELY 240 HOURS PER YEAR.
  4. $52,604 spent. THE MELVILLE PARENT TEACH GROUP (MPTG) IS COMPRISED OF PARENT AND TEACHER VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND TO ESTABLISH THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL'S TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES APPROXIMATELY 330 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS INCLUDE THE FALL FESTIVAL, FUN RUN, WHALE OF AN EVENING, AND A SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR. THOSE FUNDRAISERS DOUBLE AS COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS ALONG WITH OTHERS SUCH AS OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL BEACH NIGHT, HOLIDAY CRAFT NIGHT, AND THE CHARITY POLO MATCH. THE MONEY RAISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS USED FOR AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, STEAM ACTIVITIES/PRESENTATIONS, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS, CLASSROOM SUPPLIES, TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION, FIELD TRIPS, AND SCHOOL-WIDE END-OF-THE-YEAR ACTIVITIES, TO NAME A FEW.DURING FY25, THE MPTG HAD APPROXIMATELY 75 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE OVER 570 HOURS OF TIME TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
  5. $41,147 spent. THIS PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS, AND THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE. THE BOOSTERS BELIEVE THAT THE SPORTSMANSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, AND TEAM SPIRIT EXPERIENCED ONLY IN ATHLETIC COMPETITION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A WELL-ROUNDED AND WHOLESOME EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 363 STUDENT ATHLETES IN FY25. THE BOOSTERS OPERATES CONCESSIONS DURING ATHLETIC EVENTS, SELLS SPORTING APPAREL AND CONDUCTS FUNDRAISERS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ATHLETIC TEAMS AT PHS. 35 VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED APPROXIMATELY 775 HOURS.
  6. $46,615 spent. THE PMS PTO HAS SERVED OVER 600 STUDENTS WITH IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENTS, LEARNING MATERIALS, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS. WE PROVIDED TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH SUPPORT AND MATERIALS, FUND FIELD TRIPS FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND THANK TEACHERS WITH A WEEK OF RECOGNITION AND REWARD. THE PMS PTO ALSO PROMOTES SCHOOL SPIRIT THROUGH APPAREL AND EVENTS, INCLUDING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL ICE CREAM SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL NIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR OUR 8TH GRADE CLASS, AND MORE. WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 10 VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED OVER 100 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE 2024-2025 YEAR.
  7. $11,134 spent. THE MISSION OF THE KATE GRANA MUSIC & ARTS ASSOCIATION ("KGMAA" )WAS TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART HUB FOR THE MUSIC AND ARTS BY INITIALLY IMPROVING AND UPGRADING THE PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. PHASE ONE OF THIS TASK INVOLVED RENOVATING AND IMPROVING THE AUDITORIUM AND WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2019. A COMPLETELY UPDATED PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, DEDICATED TO KATE GRANA HAS BEEN OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY SINCE 2019.THE KGMAA MISSION HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS STAFF SUPERVISION OF STUDENT USE. THE KGMAA BOARD HAD MINIMAL ACTIVITY IN 2024 AND 2025 AND IS NOW TAKING ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO DISSOLVE AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
  8. $23,340 spent. THE MISSION OF THE PORTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL FINE ARTS BOOSTERS, INC. IS TO PROMOTE, BUILD AND MAINTAIN AN INTEREST IN THE ARTS PROGRAMS AT PORTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE LEND MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL.TOTAL # OF EVENTS: 13TOTAL # OF HOURS: 340 HOURSTOTAL# OF VOLUNTEERS: 30

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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