2026-08-31T08:13:16-05:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 956207071 PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS CHARLES F KETTERING ELEMENTARY PTA PTAC 5625989486 550 SILVERA AVENUE LONG BEACH CA 90803 NAOMI MUNOZ PTA BOARD MEMBER 5625989486 2026-08-31 0 2024 X WWW.KETTERINGPTA.ORG X X 111088 X 56089 1859 1416 51724 38008 13716 73080 63360 63360 9720 57725 0 67445 57725 67445 57725 67445 0 0 57725 67445 X PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN'S PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ITS TEACHERS. PROGRAM SERVICES 0 12813 GRADE LEVEL ENRICHMENT 0 13012 AR READING PROGRAM 0 3884 29709 NAOMI MUNOZ PRESIDENT 20.00 0 0 0 NORMA PADILLA TREASURER 15.00 0 0 0 CHRISTEN CHAPMAN SECRETARY 15.00 0 0 0 QUINTASHA LANE VICE PRESIDENT 15.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA THE ORGANIZATION 550 SILVERA AVE LONG BEACH CA 90803 5625989486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 614 3208 58239 57498 57501 177060 28771 70512 49665 52583 53582 255113 29385 73720 107904 110081 111083 432173 0 0 0 432173 29385 73720 107904 110081 111083 432173 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X FITFEST 69417 52242 17175 2583 2336 2933 5TH GRADE PROMOTION FUNDRAISING 15825 15825 10317 4 18724 18724 60 7385 12394 103966 52242 51724 2583 60 9721 25644 38008 13716 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ORGANIZATION EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,413. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT WELFARE. AMOUNT: 61,947. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 63,360. 990EZ REASONABLE CAUSE EXPLANATION FOR NOT EFILING REQUEST FOR ABATEMENT OF PENALTY REASONABLE CAUSE PTA CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS CHARLES F. KETTERING ELEMENTARY PTA EIN: 95-6207071 TAX YEAR: 2024 YEAR ENDING 06/30/2025 FORM 990-EZ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ABATEMENT OF ANY PENALTY THAT MAY BE ASSESSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILING OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED FORM 990-EZ. OUR PTA TIMELY PREPARED AND SUBMITTED ITS FORM 990-EZ BY MAIL ON MAY 14, 2026, BEFORE THE APPLICABLE FILING DEADLINE. AT THE TIME, WE BELIEVED THAT SUBMITTING THE COMPLETED RETURN BY MAIL WAS AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF FILING. WE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED FROM THE IRS CORRESPONDENCE THAT OUR ORGANIZATION WAS REQUIRED TO FILE THE FORM 990-EZ ELECTRONICALLY. THE IRS RETURNED THE PAPER FILING TO US WITH A LETTER INDICATING THAT THE RETURN WAS INCOMPLETE. HOWEVER, THE CORRESPONDENCE DID NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHICH SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS MISSING FROM THE RETURN. WE ARE THEREFORE SUBMITTING THE FORM 990-EZ ELECTRONICALLY NOW AND HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RETURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS REQUIREMENTS. WE ALSO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE IRS TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE UNUSUAL DELAY BETWEEN THE DATE THE ORIGINAL RETURN WAS SUBMITTED AND THE DATE WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE IRS CORRESPONDENCE. OUR PTA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SCHOOL THAT IS CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER. DURING THE SUMMER CLOSURE, THE SCHOOL'S MAIL WAS HELD AT THE LOCAL POST OFFICE RATHER THAN BEING REGULARLY ACCESSED BY PTA REPRESENTATIVES. THE HELD MAIL WAS NOT RECEIVED AND REVIEWED BY THE PTA UNTIL AUGUST 28,, 2026. CONSEQUENTLY, WE DID NOT HAVE ACTUAL NOTICE OF THE IRS'S CONCERNS UNTIL THAT DATE. UPON RECEIVING AND REVIEWING THE IRS LETTER, WE ACTED PROMPTLY TO CORRECT THE MATTER BY ARRANGING FOR THE FORM 990-EZ TO BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY. WE ARE SUBMITTING THIS REASONABLE-CAUSE STATEMENT WITH THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ANY PENALTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPER FILING OR THE DELAY IN CORRECTING THE FILING BE ABATED. THE PTA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS. THIS WAS AN INADVERTENT FIRST-TIME FILING ERROR, AND THERE WAS NO INTENT TO DISREGARD THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FILING OBLIGATIONS. THE ORIGINAL RETURN WAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TIMELY, AND WE MADE A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE FILING REQUIREMENT. THE ISSUE AROSE FROM OUR MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE REQUIRED FILING METHOD AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, FROM THE DELAY IN RECEIVING THE IRS CORRESPONDENCE WHILE THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER. WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM OCCURRING AGAIN, INCLUDING ENSURING THAT FUTURE FORM 990-SERIES FILINGS ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE PTA'S TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AND IRS CORRESPONDENCE EVEN DURING PERIODS WHEN THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED. IN LIGHT OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE IRS ABATE ANY PENALTY ASSESSED AGAINST THE PTA. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FACTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PTA ACTED IN GOOD FAITH, EXERCISED REASONABLE CARE IN ATTEMPTING TO MEET ITS FILING OBLIGATION, TIMELY SUBMITTED THE ORIGINAL RETURN, AND TOOK PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION ONCE THE IRS CORRESPONDENCE WAS RECEIVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I DECLARE THAT I HAVE EXAMINED THE FACTS STATED IN THIS REQUEST AND, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, THEY ARE TRUE, CORRECT, AND COMPLETE. SINCERELY, NAOMI MUNOZ, CPA (INACTIVE) PTA BOARD MEMBER CHARLES F. KETTERING ELEMENTARY PTA 550 SILVERA AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90803 INFO@KETTERINGPTA.OR DATE: AUGUST 30, 2026 THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.