Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$96,661

Total expenses

$90,807

Contributions and grants received

$94,683

Grants paid

$9,317

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

$1,146

Investment income (line 4)

$3

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

-$11,315

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$12,144

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$88,699

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$88,699

Program service expenses (Part III)

$80,520

Program services were 88.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE ORCA K-8 PTSA FUNDS THE ORCA K-8 GARDEN PROGRAM, A FULLY INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND ORGANIC GARDENING CURRICULUM DELIVERED WEEKLY TO ALL K-5 STUDENTS ALONG WITH SPECIAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS (I.E., GRADES 6 THROUGH 8).THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPOSURE TO CONCEPTS THAT OTHER TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SUBJECTS MAY NOT PROVIDE, AND IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING WHEN POSSIBLE. THESE INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, FOOD JUSTICE, ORGANIC GARDENING, PNW INDIGENOUS CULTURES, FOOD/HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY AND NUTRITIONAL RECIPES, SUSTAINABILITY, PNW NATIVE PLANTS, AND FOOD CULTIVATION, HARVESTING, AND FORAGING. THE PROGRAM RESONATES WITH OUR MANTRA "IN THIS GARDEN, WE ALL BELONG" TO SUPPORT THE INCLUSIVE BELIEFS OF OUR SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY.MANY OF THESE GOALS ARE ACHIEVED BY ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSSION FOCUSING ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE LIVING CLASSROOM LIFECYCLE INCLUDING SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, WATER, WEEDING, GENERAL CARE, HARVEST, AND SEED COLLECTION. THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH THE SALMON RELEASE WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY SALMON IN THE SCHOOLS, K-5 STUDENTS RAISE SALMON FROM EGGS AND STUDY THE SALMON LIFE CYCLE BEFORE RELEASING YOUNG SALMON AFTER A WALK DOWN TO LAKE WASHINGTON. OTHER ACTIVES THAT STUDENTS ENGAGE IN ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF PLANTS, SUCH AS CALENDULA WHEN MADE INTO A LIP BALM, ASSOCIATING THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS TO THE PNW INDIGENOUS CULTURES, UNDERSTANDING THE NUTRITIONAL AND CHEMICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A FAST FOOD FRENCH FRY AND THE INFAMOUS ORCA FRIES" WHICH ARE PREPARED FROM POTATOES GROWN BY STUDENTS IN THE LIVING CLASSROOM. PLANT STARTS GROWN BY THE STUDENTS EACH SPRING ARE THE BASIS OF THE ORCA GARDEN SALE, AN ANNUAL PLANT SALE AND PTSA FUNDRAISER THAT DIRECTLY CONNECTS THE ORCA GARDEN WITH GARDENS AND FAMILIES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY.THE GARDEN PROGRAM AND LIVING CLASSROOM ARE AVAILABLE TO OVER 350+ ORCA K-8 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WISH TO TOUR, VISIT, AND/OR HARVEST FROM THE GARDEN. THE 2023-2024 ORCA K-8 STUDENT COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO THE GARDEN COMPRISED 339 STUDENTS REPRESENTING A BREADTH OF ETHNICITY AND RACE, AND SPECIAL OR UNIQUE LEARNING NEEDS.

  Expenses $49,544

• SPEAK WITH PURPOSE ELECTIVE: SWP PROGRAMS EQUIP YOUNG SCHOLARS WITH THE TOOLS AND PLATFORM NECESSARY TO VALUE AND SHARE THEIR AUTHENTIC VOICE!LEARN THE TRUTH (4TH GRADE) - SCHOLARS REFLECT ON IDENTITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ARE EMPOWERED TO SEE THEMSELVES AS ADVOCATES FOR CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT.SPEAK THE TRUTH (5TH GRADE) - SCHOLARS GAIN THE SELF-CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THEIR VOICES AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO ORIGINAL SPEECHES CALLED "PASSION PIECES." EACH ORIGINAL PASSION PIECE IS PERFORMED AT THE RISING VOICES ORATORY.TEACH THE TRUTH (MIDDLE SCHOOL) - SCHOLARS FOCUS ON THEIR AUDIENCE, CATERING THEIR PERFORMANCE AND CONTENT TO TEACH THE LISTENER. SCHOLARS HAVE MORE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ARE ASKED TO SUPPORT THEIR ARGUMENTS WITH FACTS.

  Expenses $7,982

• CLASSROOM ALLOCATIONS: $300 PROVIDED TO EACH TEACHER TO HELP ENSURE TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE OUT-OF-POCKET PURCHASES FOR NEEDED STUDENT MATERIALS AND TEACHER TOOLS. 24 TEACHERS SERVED.

  Expenses $6,750 · Grants $6,750

• NAAPID, ART ROOM, LIBRARY, PE/MOVEMENT, TEACHER/VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION, ORCA PLUS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, FIELD TRIP SUPPORT, HEALTH AND COUNSELING.THESE PROGRAMS SERVE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES $1,524 IN GRANT EXPENDITURE FOR MOVEMENT SUPPLIES AND THE NAAPID EVENT SUPPORT.

  Expenses $16,244 · Grants $2,567

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

5 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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