Christa McAuliffe Parent Teachers Organization

Analysis

Christa McAuliffe Parent Teachers Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Tinley Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Christa McAuliffe Parent Teachers Organization reported income of $112k and spending of $113k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $4,436 to $112k (+2422%), an average of +402% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1546%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Christa McAuliffe Parent Teachers Organization sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crane Lake Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($112k), Portage Economic Development Corp ($112k) and Perry Rotary Foundation Inc ($112k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.