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 National PTA and California State PTA, are: a. To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship, and throughout the community; b. To raise the standards of home life; c. To advocate for laws that further the education, physical and mental health, welfare, and safety of children and youth; d. To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth; e. To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of all children and youth; and f. To advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.
- Income
- $79,691
- Spending
- $59,379
- Reserves
- 8.3 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
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 25% 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 (4)
- $10,679 spent. Grade level activities/field trips - Madison Elementary PTA pay for field trips costs for each student (about 480 students at Madison) of the school and teachers/aides. Teachers advise and help pick grrade appropriate field trip destinations/activities for children, PTA organizes those and pays for bus costs and cost of entry / admission. Each child gets to go to those.
- $7,414 spent. Family fun events - family movie night, family dance night, STEM night, etc. - events by organized Madison PTA, held after school hours in which the entire Madison Elementary community can participate for free. Madison students can bring all their family members with them. This helps build community and pursue the mission of Madison PTA.
- $5,822 spent. Classroom grants to teachers $5,821 - grants to teachers who are PTA members, $10 per student for classroom supplies;
- $28,742 spent. Multiple programs provided by Madison PTA to all school students throughout the year, including, but not limited to: Assemblies - Madison PTA brings different assemblies to school, including, but not limited to in 2024-2025: STEM assembly, Author visit, Earth protection assembly, Basketball presentation. Each one of Madison's students (about 480 students) got to participate in each enrichment assembly in 24-25. Hands on Art Curriculum - Madison PTA pays for training docents and provides / pays for art supplies for 6 lessons per year. Those lessons are delivered by docents in each classroom and Madison PTA Volunteers help in classroom during that time. Each student (about 480 students) participates in those art lessons. The curriculum is carefully picked by the Hands on Art committee each year to make sure children are exposed to different forms of art, media and artists throughtout the year. STAR reading - a program that encourages all students to read and log their reading minutes (cost of app to track minutes, cost of prizes to high level achieving students). Field Day - last day of school celebration for all 480 students and staff that includes renting an obstacle course and other entertainment services.
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? 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.
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 1967.
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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