PTO Today Expo
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Meet with top rated fundraising companies, exchange amazing ideas, win huge prizes, and bond with your parent group besties during this one-day event for PTOs and PTAs.
Expert Guide
PTO 501(c)(3) Toolkit
Our comprehensive guide walks you through all the essential legal steps to make your group a successful independent entity.
Free Webinar: Tax Exemption
501(c)(3) Basics for School Parent Groups
Does your head spin thinking about the IRS and tax-exemption? Our free webinar covers the whats, whys, and hows and answers a ton of frequently asked questions.
Bylaws/Nonprofit
How Good Are Your PTO Bylaws?
Having up-to-date bylaws on the books helps protect the long-term integrity of the group from the unpredictability of the future.
PTO Today Article
PTO Bylaws FAQs
Have a sticky situation (or two)? Your bylaws can help your group handle common dilemmas.
Free Incorporation Guide
How To Incorporate a School PTO
Don’t be intimidated by the process of incorporation! We cover the benefits, information you should know before you start, and the three key steps to follow.
PTO Today Article
Tax Exemption and Nonprofit Status: What PTOs Should Know
Our guide to the legal terms related to 501(c)(3) status and incorporation for school PTOs and PTAs.
Bylaws/Nonprofit
501(c)(3) FAQs for Parent Groups
Answers to frequently asked questions about your PTO’s tax-exempt status, 501(c)(3) rules, and other legal topics.
Expert Guide
PTO Startup Toolkit
Our comprehensive guide walks you through all the essential steps to make your group a successful independent entity.
PTO Insurance
Quiz: What's Your PTO Insurance IQ?
Think you’re covered? When it comes to parent group insurance, most people don’t know as much as they think—and that could cost them. Take the quiz to see if you know enough.
BYLAWS
PTO Today Article
501(c)(3) for PTOs
How to make your PTO tax-exempt. We sort through the mumbo jumbo and tell you what to expect—from the process and the IRS.
PTO Today Article
Organization
PTO Record-Retention Rules
This checklist is based on IRS rules and includes guidelines for how long to keep some of the most common types of PTO and PTA paperwork.
Bylaws/Nonprofit
Complete Sample Bylaws
Sample set of PTO bylaws covering a broad range of rules that PTOs typically include—and that we recommend.
Free Resources
Bylaws/Policies File Exchange
Sample bylaws, mission statements, policies, etc., for parent groups to use to revise or write their own.
Free Resources
Nonprofit/501(c)(3) File Exchange
Find helpful forms and information from other parent groups and PTO Today on running a nonprofit or filing for nonprofit status.
PTO Today Article
Whose Rules, School or PTO?
Collaboration between PTO and school is crucial to success, but it's also important to know who has final say when disputes arise.
PTO Today Article
Tax Court Rules on Common Fundraising Practice
A Virginia booster club was faulted for giving credit to families based on the amount they raise.