School Support

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2026 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 33% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$348K
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$255K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$290K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$348K
FY2026▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$41K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$188K
FY2026$348K
Expenses
$255K
FY2026▲ +123%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$103K
FY2025$115K
FY2026$255K
Net assets
$290K
FY2026▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$124K
FY2025$197K
FY2026$290K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending June 2026) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $236K Management & general 7% · $19K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parliamentarian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Blue Grass Elementary PTO is an education nonprofit based in Knoxville, TN, formed in 2015.

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3 programs · $196K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Gift to School- Each year the principal will ask the PTO for a "gift to school". This year the top item was funding the installation of turf on the baseball field at the front and new trash bins to be placed around campus.

$176Kprogram expense
02

School Event Support

We provided decor, activities, programs, food, staffing, etc. for the following school events: 5th Grade Year End Graduation and Celebration, Back To School Meet and Greet, Fun Day, Field Day, Walk To School Day, Veteran's Day, Glow Dance Party, Kindergarten Roundup, Literacy Night, STEM Night and Fine Arts Night.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Teacher Appreciation

Meals, snack and treats provided to all staff throughout the school year to raise morale and say thank you for all their hard work. T-shirts are provided at start of school year with school year theme. Retirement gifts for teachers. Gift for year of service to teacher that serves on PTO board also provided.

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$348K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$290K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$348K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$290K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K$290K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$197K$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$197K$290K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$103$0$103$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$500$0$500$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$224K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$0$16K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$236K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $348K$255K$93K$290K 990 PDF
FY2025 $188K$115K$74K$197K 990 PDF
FY2024 $169K$103K$66K$124K 990 PDF
FY2023 $144K$57K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $41K$40K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $348,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $127,422$289,094
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,991$182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,697$58,805
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,110$348,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,930$11,960
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,648$243,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $114,578$255,493
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,532$92,588
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $348,081 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$533 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289,094
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $182 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$182
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,338$59,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,338$348,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,493 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,960$11,960
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $103 · Fundraising $0$103
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,296 · Fundraising $0$1,296
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,282 · Fundraising $0$1,282
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $224,380 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$224,380
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $15,972 · Fundraising $0$15,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,340 · Management $19,153 · Fundraising $0$255,493
Part X · Balance sheet $289,609 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $197,018$289,609
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $197,018$289,609
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,018$289,609
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $197,018$289,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $289,609 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$348,081
XI-2 Total expenses$255,493
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,018
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$289,609

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