EASTERN PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
EIN 27-2323547 · Parent & Teacher Groups (B94)
What they do
THE EASTERN PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO) PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN FOSTERING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS, STAFF, and THE BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITY. BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HOME and SCHOOL, THE PTO ENHANCES THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES and ACTIVITIES. ONE of ITS PRIMARY FUNCTIONS is to PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT for FIELD TRIPS, ALLOWING STUDENTS to ENGAGE IN ENRICHING EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THESE EXCURSIONS NOT ONLY BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS BUT ALSO CREATE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE to THEIR SOCIAL and ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT. SECONDLY, THE PTO PAYS for A SET AMOUNT PER PUPIL for OUR STAFF to BUY ANY ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED. LASTLY, THE PTO FUNDS CRUCIAL SCHOOL CLUBS (BOOK CLUB, OUTREACH COMMITTEE)IN ADDITION to SUPPORTING STUDENT EXPERIENCES, THE PTO is DEDICATED to RECOGNIZING and APPRECIATING THE HARD WORK and DEDICATION of SCHOOL STAFF. THROUGH ORGANIZED EVENTS and THOUGHTFUL GESTURES, SUCH AS STAFF AP
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Board and leadership roster (4)
JENNIFER COMSTOCKPRESIDENT
KELLY BULLOCHSECRETARY
KIMBERLY CAREYVICE PRESIDENT
LYDIA POTTHOFFTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- 1600 EASTERN AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686
- County
- Grand Traverse
- In care of
- LYDIA POTTHOFF
- Primary officer
- LYDIA POTTHOFF, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- August 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DGN LLC
- NTEE classification
- Parent & Teacher Groups (B94)
- IRS tax category
- Parent & Teacher Groups