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PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA

Public charity · Grantmaker Merrick, NY EIN: 11-3094122 Website

To provide cultural arts, graduation events and recognition awards to students, parents and teachers, as well as provide lunches and snacks during the school year.

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA at a glance

In short: PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,876
-82.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,876
Median grant
$5,876
Total assets
$23,627
-62.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Birch Elementary School: $6KBirch Elementary School$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Birch Elementary School ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Merrick

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $34K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Birch Elementary School Merrick, NYEducation$5,876
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$23,627$404,597$444,481$5,8761
2024$62,177$109,694$146,618$33,630Total only
2023$100,947$101,243$82,112——
2022$81,832$51,880$49,420——
2021$79,778$69,132$64,602$1,000Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA

Based on IRS filings

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA is a public charity, based in Merrick, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA is led by Samantha Lapella, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Samantha Lapella

    President

    Recording Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Cohen

    Treasurer

    Executive Vice President → Co-President, 2024

    Co-President → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Siegel

    Historian

    Co-President → Historian, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Mann

    Vice President Fundraising

    Recording Secretary → Vice President Membership, 2024

    Vice President Membership → Vice President Fundraising, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Ramirez

    Immediate Past President

    Co-President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Risa Goldman

    Vice President Marketing

    Co-Vp Committees → Vice President Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Doulos

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hallie Sherman

    Executive Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Defrancesco

    Vice President Membership

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Michelle Friend (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brooke Kelson (2024) — Co-Vp Cultural Arts
  • Former: Isabel Doerbecker (2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Rachel Cooperstock (2024) — Co-Vp Cultural Arts
  • Former: Robyn Batnick (2024) — Co-Vp Committees
  • Former: Amanda Arcuri (2021–2023) — Co-Vp Cultural Arts
  • Former: Dana Isaac (2021–2023) — Vice President Membership
  • Former: Kim Rooney (2021–2023) — Co-Vp Cultural Arts
  • Former: Lauren Arnone (2021–2023) — Co-Vp Committees
  • Former: Rachel Charney (2021–2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Tamar Simpson (2021–2023) — Co-Vp Committees
  • Former: Perri Thaler-Schecter (2022–2023) — Historian
  • Former: Courtney Ciccone (2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Jenn Ifer Cohen (2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Peri Thaler-Schlecter (2021) — Historian

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA

How much does PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA give each year?

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $34K in grants paid.

How large is PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA?

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $405K.

Where does PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA operate?

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA has awarded grants in New York.

What is PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA's EIN?

PTA New York Congress 10-138 Birch School PTA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3094122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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