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Wintriss Technical Schools INC

Tax-deductible

San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 20-4744610Revenue $453K in FY2025

On file with the IRSjointheleague.org12625 High Bluff Dr Ste 113, 92130-2053 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Oct 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Teach kids computer programming to prepare them for science and technology careers of the 21st century

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 32 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$453K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$461K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$453K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$991K
FY2021$959K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$642K
FY2025$453K
Expenses
$461K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$882K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$461K
Net assets
$174K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$174K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2006.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $315K Management & general 32% · $146K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$61,576Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Busboom
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stan Kurdziel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debra Schade
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Uyen Tran
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Osvaldo Ruiz’s $62K as Manager is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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
Sarah Cooper—$5,354$82,700$84,133$81,593$73,269
Osvaldo Ruiz$61,576—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches kids computer programming to prepare them for future tech careers.

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2 programs · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Continued teaching kids computer programming, refined curriculum, held a special event (robot competition). We take students through 8 levels of mastery from beginner all the way to being a job-ready, certified programmer.

$315Kprogram expense
02

The organization continued to offer limited tuition assistance program during the calendar year.

Pt IX · col B

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$27K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Money outPt IX
$461K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$174K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Government grantsLn 1e$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$174K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$213K$188K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$174K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$310$265$45
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K$149
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$74K
TravelLn 17$325$325
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$22K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K$315K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $453K$461K−$7K$174K 990 PDF
FY2024 $642K$487K$155K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023 $517K$563K−$46K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $809K$853K−$44K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $959K$882K$76K$107K 990 PDF
FY2020 $991K$1.2M−$231K$37K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $453,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $249,877$143,215
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $393,757$309,826
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,036$186
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $641,598$453,227
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 $283,160$274,041
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,884$186,486
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $487,044$460,527
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $154,554−$7,300
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $453,227 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$72,650
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,565
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,215
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $309,826$309,826
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $186$186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $310,012 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$453,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $460,527 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $61,576$61,576
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,460$157,460
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $265 · Management $45$310
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $35,481$35,481
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,141 · Management $6,073$19,214
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,222$33,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,315$2,315
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,960$9,960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,525 · Management $149$21,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,836 · Management $4,354$7,190
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,131$74,131
IX-17 TravelPrograms $325$325
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,276$11,276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,253 · Management $1,604$2,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,400 · Management $1,136$23,536
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $314,572 · Management $145,955 · Fundraising $0$460,527
Part X · Balance sheet $187,768 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,099$99,818
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,689$8,242
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,597$1,249
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,614$66,338
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,121$12,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,120$187,768
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,091$14,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,091$14,039
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,029$173,729
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,029$173,729
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,120$187,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,729 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,227
XI-2 Total expenses$460,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,300
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,029
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,729

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

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