PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The purposes of this association, in common with the purposes of the National PTA and the California State PTA, are: a. To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship. b. To raise the standards of home life. c. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. d. To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. e. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.
- Income
- $116,917
- Spending
- $121,343
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
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)
- $12,676 spent. Fund staff development activities for continuing education to enable the ~40 Longfellow Middle School educators to provide a better educational experience for ~475 Longfellow Middle School students.
- $72,089 spent. "Fund supplies and activities for students beyond what is covered by the school district, providing a better experience for the ~475 Longfellow Middle School students. Examples include field trips, and classroom supplies,"
- $9,132 spent. Support BUSD in being able to maintain staffing levels in the face of budget cuts by subsidizing a portion of a staff salary. Benefits the ~475 students of Longfellow Middle School by maintaining educational programs that would otherwise need to be cut.
- $12,417 spent. PTA events for the the educational and/or community-building benefit of the ~475 middle school students and their families.
- $6,770 spent. Provide staff appreciation efforts from the PTA for the ~40 hardworking Longfellow Middle School educators.
- $2,000 spent. Grant to Berkeley Public Schools Fund to support students accross the Berkeley school district, including at Longfellow Middle School.
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? 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 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 September 1967.
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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