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Bay Area Technology School FY2021 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2003EducationEIN 06-1708283Revenue $5.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbaytechschool.org1445 23rd Ave, 94606-5016 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Oct 2004School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Through a combined effort of staff, students, parents, and community baytech students will learn the necessary skills required for college and career readiness by engaging in a rigorous curriculum emphasizing stem. Our students will demonstrate core baytech e.a.g.l.e.s. Values and be equipped with the skill sets required to take on challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$395K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $363K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$395K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$457K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.5M Management & general 20% · $881K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $395K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Seth Feldman
Executive Director
$172,709Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Hughes
Vice Principal
$112,204Pt VII · Sec A
Warren Wallace
Vice Principal
$110,445Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Holt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Seth Feldman’s $212K as Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Seth Feldman$211,635$220,807$186,051$179,010$172,709$139,837
Kaleb Lane$114,763$157,269$121,384———
Cesley Ford-Frost——$138,778———
Curtonia Price—$133,849————
Caitlin Emig$117,851$132,211$104,716$105,055——
Cesley Fort-Frost———$130,807——
Kristine Ilochi$120,678$127,066$110,274$105,038——
Gail Williams$118,509$111,728$104,089$101,352——

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

Programs and updates

Operates a public charter school for grades 6-12 in Oakland.

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provided sixth through twelfth grade education to approximately 347 students

$3.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The William G Irwin Charity FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$881K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$241K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K$241K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K$457K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$192K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.9M$293K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$800K$656K$144K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$84K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$14K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$13K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$287K$229K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$21K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$36K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$207K$165K$41K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$423
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$167$134$33
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$25K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$29K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$334K$267K$67K
All other expensesLn 24e$155K$124K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.5M$881K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.8M$6.4M−$574K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$6.4M$109K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.8M$6.4M$1.4M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.6M$5.6M$23K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.2M$4.4M$759K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$3.8M$436K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,164,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,271,321$5,164,911
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,271,321$5,164,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,783,739$3,250,846
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,051,781$1,155,356
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,835,520$4,406,202
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $435,801$758,709
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,164,911 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,008,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,951
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,164,911
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,164,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,406,202 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $192,444$192,444
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,861,433 · Management $292,649$2,154,082
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $655,634 · Management $144,174$799,808
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,610 · Management $20,902$104,512
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,050 · Management $3,513$17,563
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,720 · Management $3,180$15,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $229,286 · Management $57,321$286,607
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,581 · Management $5,145$25,726
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,400 · Management $9,100$45,500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $165,407 · Management $41,352$206,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,691 · Management $423$2,114
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $134 · Management $33$167
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,510 · Management $6,127$30,637
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,609 · Management $7,152$35,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $266,917 · Management $66,728$333,645
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $123,980 · Management $30,997$154,977
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,524,962 · Management $881,240 · Fundraising $0$4,406,202
Part X · Balance sheet $2,608,636 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $324,468$1,072,501
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $957,016$1,253,348
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,833$41,572
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,852$241,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,601,169$2,608,636
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,690$329,843
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$127,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,690$457,448
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,392,479$2,151,188
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,392,479$2,151,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,601,169$2,608,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,151,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,164,911
XI-2 Total expenses$4,406,202
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$758,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,392,479
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,151,188

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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