Highland Elementary PTA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EDUCATIONAL AND WORKING FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE, SAFETY, EDUCATION, CARE, AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.
- Income
- $57,941
- Spending
- $58,226
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 97%
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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
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 (3)
- $14,598 spent. School Grants are funds used for purchases that exceed the normally budgeted amounts for any program line item listed on the Annual Budget. For the 2024-2025 school year, there were a total of 11 grants approved that directly benefited all students and staff (500+). Fanny packs for our paraeducators were granted to ensure the most common everyday demands were met the instant they arose by keeping those necessary items close at hand- band-aids, pencils and pens, behavior incentives, and tissues are some examples. A Social Thinking program was granted that focuses on helping kids figure out how to think in social situations and build life skills. A language translator was granted to connect multi-lingual families with their students' teachers and ensure that all academic and social needs were being met. Literacy tools were granted to aid the students that needed a little extra help with literacy. Benches were granted so students could learn outside amidst fresh air and sunshine (weather permitting). An anti-bullying assembly was funded to teach students about how to recognize different types of bullying and conflict resolution. A program was granted that provided each student with a book that was collectively read by the whole school; this promoted reading and comradery. 5th grade students had their rocket program funded that taught them physics. A new curtain was granted that separates the cafeteria from the music room to reduce the amount of excess noise and distractions. Foundational reading skills were implemented with supplemental programs and materials. Several staff members were sent to a state conference to learn more about updates to standardized state testing.
- $5,053 spent. The technology program purchased a classroom audio system that was designed to make a teacher's voice clear and audible to all students in the room. It is a portable, wireless, and easy-to-use system that requires no installation, consisting of a flat speaker/amplifier and a wireless Flexmike that the teacher wears. The system can also be integrated with other classroom media and is designed to help students, particularly those with hearing impairments, focus and learn more effectively. This system was distributed to all classrooms and benefited all teachers and students throughout the school.
- $2,165 spent. PBIS is an evidence-based framework used in schools to create positive, predictable, and safe learning environments that improve student social, emotional, and academic outcomes. It is a proactive, school-wide system that focuses on teaching and reinforcing expected behaviors through clear expectations, positive recognition, and using data to guide decision-making, while providing support for students who need more targeted help. The PTA helped fund incentives, courses, and tools to accomplish this.
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 October 13, 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 October 2000.
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 October 21, 2026.
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