If you want specific numbers, at the national level, financial statements are included on the PTA website at
www.pta.org/aboutpta/annualreport/
Here's how it breaks down (the Forum software automatically removeds extra spaces, so I'm putting in some underlines to help line up the numbers.)
2001 Total Revenue: $7,859,619
It looks like 92.5% of this comes from dues.
2001 Total Expenses: $9,469,579
Program Services
3,652,295 Communication
__582,776 Programs
__569,433 Field Service/Training
__540,380 Advocacy
__628,329 Convention
__472,756 Officers/Meetings
6,445,969
Support Services
2,819,849 General and Admin
__203,761 Development
3,023,610
"Communication" has to do with delivering a consistent message in print and electronic communication. So I expect this is mostly the big media campaign PTA started last year. I think it caps at $3,000,000 next year.
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