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DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION

DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (Montana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $37,500 to it, the largest being HEADWATERS HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MONTANA ($30,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2022
$443k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$38k
Net assets
$17k
2/2 repeat funders
01What it does

What Dayton Elementary Parent Teacher Organization does

Mission

The purpose of the PTO is to support the education of children at Dayton Elementary School, to develop a closer connection between the school and home by encouraging parent involvement, and to improve the environment at Dayton Elementary School through volunteer and financial support.

As stated on its FY2022 Form 990.

Programs

On its FY2021 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.

The PTO began a campaign to help kickstart a school improvement plan to help improve our facility and campus. Donations were received from community members to help form a Foundation that has taken over the school improvement campaign

Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).

  1. The PTO holds an annual fundraising dinner and sells raffle tickets for gift baskets to raise money for their programs within the school

    $11,113 spent$6,179 earned by the program
    77% of program spending
  2. The PTO began a campaign to help kickstart a school improvement plan to help improve the school facility and campus. Donations were received from community members to form a Foundation that has taken over the school improvement campaign.

    $3,300 spent$436,370 earned by the program
    23% of program spending
  3. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2021 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,413.

02The organization over time
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2021: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $10k → $8k.

From the IRS filings of DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

80%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 50% · 2019 67% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION's grant income comes from Montana funders.

MT

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Montana out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $38k to it.

Operating margin−2% · below the median
Months of reserve0.4mo · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 19,715 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2022

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

3% of spending goes to programs.

Program 3%Management 0%Fundraising 97%

Governance

12
board members
0%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MT

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Questions and answers

Who funds DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION?
DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (Montana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $37,500 to it, the largest being HEADWATERS HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MONTANA ($30,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $37,500 in grants to DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION?
HEADWATERS HEALTH FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MONTANA is the largest funder on record, with $30,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like DAYTON ELEMENTARY PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Montana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2022 (financials across 2022–2022), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing