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PTA of Ms 54 Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4098842 Website

The pta of ms54 inc. Is a parent teacher association for booker t. Washington middle school 54 located at 103 west 107th street in New York city. The school has an enrollment of 875 students. The pta consists of parent volunteers that offer a myriad of services and resources that the school would otherwise not be able to provide to its students. This support includes supplementing the overall school budget to allow for the hiring of additional teachers, guidance counselors and support personnel. In addition, the pta funds art and science supplies, books for the library, planners and instructional materials for all students, musical instruments and materials and equipment for our computer and science labs. In addition, the pta supports parent events, faculty events, student events and social and fundraising events.

PTA of Ms 54 Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,240,355
+25.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$499,951
+18.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$23,269
+1515.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$251,670
-31.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who PTA of Ms 54 Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

How PTA of Ms 54 Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+10%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2021) to $335K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $165K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ms 54 Booker T Washington Sch New York, NYTo Support Educational Activities$165,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,240,355$499,951$251,670——$23,269
2024$992,074$422,248$364,491$165,0001$1,440
2023$934,317$360,820$609,548$300,2601$420
2022$1,183,045$380,408$92,786——$420
2021$897,670$300,156$198,114$150,0001$793
2020$793,628$429,740$504,481$335,0001$1,045
2019$868,692$567,877$487,889$225,1201$1,261

About PTA of Ms 54 Inc

Based on IRS filings

PTA of Ms 54 Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $23K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

PTA of Ms 54 Inc is led by Amie Ray, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amie Ray

    President

    Communications → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Cohen

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Gardy

    Wellness

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nildania Perez

    Equity Lead

    Equity → Equity Lead, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Wang

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lamonique Bates

    Assistant Treasurer

    Co-Ast Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Bazini

    8th Grade Representative

    6th Grade Representative → 7th Grade Representative, 2024

    7th Grade Representative → 8th Grade Representative, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Adams

    Communications

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aparnaa Saini

    6th Grade Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beatrice Yang

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Cunningham

    7th Grade Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha O'Day

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Hoffmann

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Donovan

    Wellness

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Sharett

    Fundraising Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nisha Lima

    Nominations

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronique Sweet

    Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (44)
  • Former: Dorine Grollman (2023–2024) — Funraising Vice President
  • Former: Sabrina Stratton (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Sara Kennedy (2023–2024) — Fundraising Vice President
  • Former: Tomomi Friedman (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Veronica Hlibczuk (2023–2024) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Peter Singh (2024) — President
  • Former: Spyridoula Ntella (2024) — President
  • Former: Stacey Ingebritson Shapiro (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Aleksandra Lokshina (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lee Uehara (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Rachel Polimeni (2022–2023) — Co-Ast Treasurer
  • Former: Terry Moreland (2023) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Victoria Micalizzi (2023) — Communications
  • Former: Colleen Welker (2019–2022) — Funraising Vice President
  • Former: Denise Broady (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Marni Aarlev (2021–2022) — Communications
  • Former: Sandra Temko (2021–2022) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Yun Joo Shin (2021–2022) — Communications
  • Former: Carmen Terrero (2022) — 7th Grade Representative
  • Former: Fernando Fernandez (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Giin Levy (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Larhonda Butler (2022) — 6th Grade Representative
  • Former: Lawrence Lee (2022) — President
  • Former: Miriam Deleon (2022) — Co-Ast Treasurer
  • Former: Juhi Chawla (2019–2021) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Kyle Clayton (2019–2021) — Co-Ast Treasurer
  • Former: Laura Adams (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Anne Rosenberg (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Larry Lee (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Marianna Crespi (2020–2021) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Tekla White (2021) — Record Secretary
  • Former: Chris Giordano (2019–2020) — Co-President
  • Former: Jerome Kramer (2019–2020) — Co-President
  • Former: Joanne Giordano (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kelly Anson Riess (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Michele Samarel (2019–2020) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Claudia Bachteler (2020) — 6th Grade Representative
  • Former: Dana Grant (2020) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Adrienne Zicklin Kanter (2019) — Co-Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer Morrissey (2019) — Co-Ast Treasurer
  • Former: John Mooney (2019) — 8th Grade Representative
  • Former: Melissa Burnazian (2019) — Co-Vp Fundraisi
  • Former: Vicky Kahn (2019) — 6th Grade Representative
  • Former: Vijayeta Sing (2019) — 7th Grade Representative

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 of Ms 54 Inc

How large is PTA of Ms 54 Inc?

PTA of Ms 54 Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $500K.

What is PTA of Ms 54 Inc?

PTA of Ms 54 Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does PTA of Ms 54 Inc operate?

PTA of Ms 54 Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is PTA of Ms 54 Inc's EIN?

PTA of Ms 54 Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4098842. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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