PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $46K · expenses $54K · assets $29K
- Also known as
- HIGH SCHOOL
- EIN
- 33-0653406
- Address
- 25401 PASEO DE VALENCIA, LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653-5342
- Website
- LHHS-PTSA.ORG
- NTEE code
- B940
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (association)
- Ruling date
- November 1943 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes, according to the Business Master File
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 23 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
23 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Welles | AUDITOR | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Poly Zweigle | President | 2023-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julissa Salamanca | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Dana Imsande | HISTORIAN | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lucy Bermeo | Secretary | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Melissa Auten | Secretary | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Joyce Cantrell | Vice President | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Jeanne Burnett | Treasurer | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Benjamin Wirth (former) | Secretary | 2022-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mariann Gazdich (former) | AUDITOR | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Olivia Bernal (former) | HISTORIAN | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cynthia Solis (former) | Treasurer | 2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Maryam Farzine (former) | President | 2022 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sylvia Fernandez (former) | HISTORIAN | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbie Eilers (former) | AUDITOR | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Diana Tennant (former) | MEMBERSHIP VP | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Laura Bissonette (former) | President | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cindy Perkins (former) | WAYS & MEANS VP | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dolores Wirth (former) | GRAD NIGHT VP | 2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Oakley Knoles (former) | Secretary | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mur (former) | Secretary | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bethany Ayala (former) | EXECUTIVE VP | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alina Salamanca (former) | HISTORIAN | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE WELLES | AUDITOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| POLY ZWEIGLE | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MELISSA AUTEN | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| JOYCE CANTRELL | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| JULISSA SALAMANCA | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DANA IMSANDE | HISTORIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LUCY BERMEO | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| JEANNE BURNETT | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE WELLES | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| POLY ZWEIGLE | Vice President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BENJAMIN WIRTH | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARIANN GAZDICH | AUDITOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JULISSA SALAMANCA | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| OLIVIA BERNAL | HISTORIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DANA IMSANDE | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA SOLIS | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LUCY BERMEO | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE WELLES | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARYAM FARZINE | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BENJAMIN WIRTH | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARIANN GAZDICH | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MELISSA AUTEN | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| SYLVIA FERNANDEZ | HISTORIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BARBIE EILERS | AUDITOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE WELLES | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LAURA BISSONETTE | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CINDY PERKINS | WAYS & MEANS VP | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DIANA TENNANT | MEMBERSHIP VP | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| DOLORES WIRTH | GRAD NIGHT VP | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| OAKLEY KNOLES | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BARBIE EILERS | AUDITOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| MUR | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JULISSA SALAMANCA | PARLIAMENTARIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| BETHANY AYALA | EXECUTIVE VP | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALINA SALAMANCA | HISTORIAN | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $45,576 | $54,380 | $29,294 | $29,294 | $12,384 | $30,201 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $47,558 | $50,217 | $38,098 | $38,098 | $12,851 | $32,772 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $48,709 | $40,611 | $40,757 | $40,757 | $14,653 | $31,928 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $64,298 | $56,263 | $32,659 | $32,659 | $27,778 | $34,761 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC Laguna Hills, CA · 2 people in common (Joyce Cantrell, Lucy Bermeo)
- STUDENT-TEACHER-PARENT-ORGANIZATION Mission Viejo, CA · 2 people in common (Joyce Cantrell, Melissa Auten)
- LAGUNA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Laguna Hills, CA · 1 person in common (Melissa Auten)
- LAGUNA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC BOOSTERS ASSOCIATION Laguna Hills, CA · 1 person in common (Julissa Salamanca)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,875 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $9,875 | 2023 | $9,875 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC | CA | B94 | $43,514 | $46,914 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC | CA | B94 | $49,015 | $42,029 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS TEACHERS & STUDENTS INC | CA | B94 | $43,739 | $38,626 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| CLOVERLAND PARENT-TEACHER CLUB | CA | B94 | $41,288 | $50,582 | Vice President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| ANN LEAVENWORTH PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $48,552 | $52,246 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| STANISLAUS UNION ELEMENTARY PARENTS CLUB | CA | B94 | $50,030 | $46,160 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| GAULT PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $42,186 | $38,841 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER CLUB | CA | B94 | $47,520 | $62,964 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL TRIPLE-TEN PARENTS CLUB | CA | B94 | $44,340 | $55,987 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER STUDENT ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $42,831 | $56,729 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NEWCASTLE PARENT TEACHER CORPORATION | CA | B94 | $46,176 | $31,896 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HOOKER OAK SCHOOL OPEN STRUCTURED CLASSROOM PARENT TEACHER | CA | B94 | $45,898 | $48,706 | CO TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| STONE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $41,344 | $35,865 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF FOUNTAIN DAY SCHOOL - PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $43,905 | $68,223 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PARENTS FOR THE ARTS-P4A | CA | B94 | $47,551 | $45,725 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PARENT VOLUNTEERS OF CW DILLARD PTO | CA | B94 | $49,068 | $52,876 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ONAGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY FACULTY ASSOCIATION | CA | B94 | $48,151 | $52,669 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| ENSLEN PARENT TEACHER CLUB | CA | B94 | $43,312 | $40,907 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FLOWERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $47,141 | $94,933 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FOSKETT RANCH ELEMENTARY PARENTTEACHER ORGANIZATION | CA | B94 | $42,897 | $33,285 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PARENTS FOR CANALINO SCHOOL PFC | CA | B94 | $47,884 | $53,923 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PIONEER SCHOOL PARENT CLUB | CA | B94 | $42,416 | $59,020 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| DUAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE PTO INC | CA | B94 | $49,232 | $37,657 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| REEDS CREEK PARENTS CLUB | CA | B94 | $42,603 | $42,620 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RESCUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER COUNCIL | CA | B94 | $47,903 | $44,328 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B94, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,380 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $46,880 | 86.2% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $7,500 | 13.8% | |
| Total | $54,380 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $50,217 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,800 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $42,417 | 84.5% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $7,800 | 15.5% | |
| Total | $50,217 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $40,611 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,700 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $34,911 | 86.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $5,700 | 14.0% | |
| Total | $40,611 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $56,263 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $50,245 | 89.3% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $6,000 | 10.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $18 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $56,263 | 100% |
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