Can a PTO be K-12?
We are trying to form a parent group at a high school. Are there any restrictions on using the name “PTO”?...
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Is tax-exemption the same as 501(c)(3)?
I have a tax-exemption number and have been told that it is the same as being a 501(c)(3) because we...
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Audits required for nonprofit organizations?
I was in a meeting tonight and someone said that 501(c)(3) organizations are required to have a CPA audit...
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Is e-postcard necessary?
Does our PTO need to file an e-postcard with the IRS? Our gross receipts are less than $25,000 a year....
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Independent 501(c)(3), or part of the school?
We are a fairly new school. Our principal informed us that we have to obtain our own 501(c)(3) status...
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Can PTO use funds to support referendum?
Our school district has had a referendum come to ballot five times over the past four years. Each time,...
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Create PTO before new school is open?
Our new school isn’t due to open until September (fingers crossed). A group of us wants to get started...
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How to prove our new group is “official”?
We have just recently set up our PTO. How do you prove to people you are official? We wanted to display...
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Help with starting a new PTO?
I’m a parent at a school in Florida. I was told there was someone who could help start a PTO at my...
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