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The Conejo Schools Foundation mobilizes resources and partners with the community to protect, strengthen, and grow

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0705355) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
78% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.2 mo
of spending, in cash
9.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
3% of total assets
Liabilities are 3% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$715K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$864K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$657K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$715K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$751K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$619K
FY2025$715K
Expenses
$864K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$721K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$864K
Net assets
$657K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$657K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $670K Management & general 18% · $156K Fundraising 4% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$92,908Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lana Clark’s $93K as Executive Di is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lana Clark$92,908$87,500$42,500———
Cindy Goldberg———$56,779$55,125$55,125

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

CSF all-district music festival (admf) brings together over 3,600 students of all ages from across the conejo valley to perform at the world-class kavli theatre at the bank of america performing arts center.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0705355) · Dispute this line
$167Kprogram expense
02

Wasc-accredited summer program for high school students, providing them the opportunity to get ahead in their studies before the next school year. Classes are offered online in synchronous and asynchronous formats and taught by veteran cvusd teachers. Scholarships and payment plans are available upon request.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0705355) · Dispute this line
$120Kprogram expense
03

CSF student support fund used to assist cvusd students in need by providing toiletries, personal care items, and clothing for the conejo closet, to provide school supplies for the school supply drive for unhoused and underhoused students, offers student transportation assistance to those struggling to get to campus, as well as support…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0705355) · Dispute this line
$89Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$70K
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $887K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$77,468
CvusdFY2024$73,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,593
Individual RecipientFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
CvusdFY2022$77,549
CvusdFY2022$77,549
Unitemized GrantFY2022$55,242
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,332
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,500
CvusdFY2021$100,995
Newbury Park High SchoolFY2021$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,156
Thousand Oaks High SchoolFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,500
CvusdFY2020$120,000
Newbury Park High SchoolFY2020$26,500
See all 21 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$715K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$864K
Ln 25
Programscol B$670K
Managementcol C$156K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$657K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$665K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$715K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$554K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$665K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$13K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$657K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$300
Share of the $110K endowmentSch D 1g0.27%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$110K$108K$108K$108K$108K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$828K$665K
Total assetsLn 16$828K$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$809K$657K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$77K$77K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$100K$22K$66K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$222K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K$653
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$1K$348
Information technologyLn 14$24K$17K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$261K$226K$12K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$13K$13K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$864K$670K$156K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 4, 2026 $715K$864K−$149K$657K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2025 $619K$575K$44K$809K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2025 $743K$590K$152K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $527K$564K−$37K$623K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $751K$721K$30K$772K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2021 $579K$474K$105K$741K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $715,116 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,952$384,072
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $315,472$322,194
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,989$7,765
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $250$1,085
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $618,663$715,116
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $83,324$150,968
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $280,015$351,651
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $211,212$361,814
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $574,551$864,433
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,112−$149,317
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $715,116 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$19,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$365,072
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$384,072
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $322,194$322,194
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,765$7,765
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,085$1,085
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $323,279 · Excluded from tax $7,765$715,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $864,433 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $73,500$73,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $77,468$77,468
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $21,894 · Management $65,683 · Fundraising $11,942$99,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $221,585 · Management $12,324$233,909
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,307 · Management $4,263 · Fundraising $653$18,223
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,400$2,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,746$10,746
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $300$300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,704$1,704
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,678 · Management $1,159 · Fundraising $348$8,185
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,853 · Management $7,435$24,288
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,337$2,337
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,002$1,002
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $21,140$21,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $226,363 · Management $12,495 · Fundraising $22,258$261,116
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,782 · Management $12,633 · Fundraising $3,181$28,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $670,430 · Management $155,621 · Fundraising $38,382$864,433
Part X · Balance sheet $677,847 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $719,893$554,477
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $108,061$110,489
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $827,954$677,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,172$1,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,843$19,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,015$21,225
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $598,740$425,335
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $210,199$231,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $808,939$656,622
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $827,954$677,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $656,622 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$715,116
XI-2 Total expenses$864,433
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$149,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$808,939
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$656,622

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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